Keep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theatre is one of the Beijing theatres to present acrobatics all year round.
Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Chinese and foreign tourists. The programme features trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks. Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions.
Time: 7:15 pm, daily
Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6507-2421, 6507-1818
Joyful jugglers: The China Acrobatic Troupe is staging a nightly variety show at the Tiandi Theatre, where the seemingly impossible is made real.
Spinning plates, juggling umbrellas, contortionists and acrobats fill the air. Integrating superlative juggling, unicycling, balancing and jumping through hoops with the finest ancient Chinese dancing, the star-studded cast will amaze.
Time: 7:15 pm, daily
Place: 10 Dongzhimen Nandajie, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6502-3984
(China Daily August 21, 2004)
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