The programme presented by the Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe will be selected from the following:

Grand Martial Arts: With flipping, somersaulting, jumping, diving, hand-standing and gymnastic movements, the acrobats form a rowing boat, a decorated archway and a pyramid.

Balancing Bowls on Head: An acrobat stacks bowls on her head and feet, and makes various handstands and rolls, performing stunts such as Black Dragon Coiling around the Pillar and Balancing Bowls while Biting a Flower.
Balancing Bowls on Head won the “Golden Clown” prize at the 9th Monte Carlo International Acrobatics and Circus Competition in Monaco and the Fragrant Grass silver prize at the 4th Wuhan International Acrobatic Art Festival.

Hand Skill: Balls, hoops, sticks and bats are tossed into the air and the faster the tempo the higher the techniques required.

Jumping through Hoops: Using different postures, the acrobats jump through the hoops stacked from the ground. The last stunt is an acrobat flying through the top hoop which is more than 2.6m high. This item won the gold prize at the 3rd Wuhan International Acrobatic Art Festival.

Miscellany: Knives, forks, cups and plates are used as props in this item. It shows the high balancing skills of the acrobats.

Kicking Bowls on a Unicycle: This is performed by two acrobats - one rides a two-metre-high unicycle carrying a 1.2m-high metal frame on the shoulders : the second,a female acrobat, stands on the metal frame and kicks bowls, dolls and shuttlecocks onto her head.

Climbing Shaking Poles: The acrobats climb up poles jump off to other polesand slide down with ease and at great speed.

Juggling with the Feet: Lying on a small chair, the acrobat skillfully juggles with a big square table, a big fish bowl and a square carpet, making the table and fish bowl spin and carpet fly in the air.

Head Balancing with Jars: Taking porcelain jars and pots are tossed, rotated , spun and cought on heads and bodies. The jar weighs over 5kg and it seems to sticks to the head or body parts like a magnet.

Cycling Skills: As a grand finale, over a dozen acrobats form a peacock tail on the bicycle. This item won the gold prize at the first Wuhan International Acrobatic Art Festival and the top gold prize at the 13th and 20th “Spring in April” International Friendship Cultural Festival in Pyongyang, DPR Korea.

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