Founded in 1984, Fujian Peking Opera Troupe has constantly based on inheriting and carrying forward traditional art, aiming at promoting operatic art and serving society through reform and bringing forth new ideas. To date the troupe has performed around 400 modern Peking operas created on their own in different historic periods and has formed their own style and unique features. They have made bold attempts in working out list of operas, directing technique, setting off acting skills by contrast with music and stage art, and absorbing quintessence from companion art forms. Thus the troupe has become influential in the opera circles.                                                                                                                     

Programs:

* Yandang Mountains (Starred by Ruan Xuedong and Shi Bingquan)

This is a representative opera featuring group martial arts. In the form of pantomime to portray characters by using physical actions such as toss and turn, pounce and strike and dance movements, the opera reveals the plot of the insurrectionary army fighting the government troop of the Sui Dynasty.

* Little Cowherd (Starred by Han Ning and Kang Xuaohu)

This is a light song and dance drama, depicting happy pastoral life of peasant family using antiphonal singing in kunqu vocal music.

* Zhang Sijie Descends to the World (Starred by Fan Lexin and Tianlei)

Time:  Earlier in October till the end of November, 2002

Japanese Sponsor: Japan Juvenile Cultural Center

Sent by: China Foreign Performance Company