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Women Generals of the Yang Family To Receive NYC Production

A scene from Women Generals of the Yang Family
A scene from Women Generals of the Yang Family

Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company will present Women Generals of the Yang Family, a rarely seen full-length Peking Opera classic that tells an 800-year-old story about Chinese heroines, on Sunday, September 21 at 2:30pm at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College and Sunday, October 5 at 3pm at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

This spectacular evening of music, song, mime, glorious costumes, amazing martial arts, and acrobatics will feature a cast of over 50 plus actors; it will be in Chinese with English subtitles.

Qi has performed around the world in such operas as Green Stone Mountain, The Legend of the White Snake, and Autumn River. She moved to New York City and established the Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company in 1988.

For more information, please visit www.qishufang.com.

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