ATHENS, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Melodies and tunes centuries old from ancient China resounded at the foot of the Athens Acropolis, a citadel of ancient
Greece, Wednesday evening, giving the audience a marvelous night of the meeting
of two great civilizations traversing both the distance and time.
As part of celebrations for the China-Greece Cultural Exchanges and Culture Industry Cooperation Year nike air max 97 uomo saldi , a troupe from China's Suzhou Kun Opera Theatre of east China's Jiangsu Province presented the opera, one of the Masterpieces of the
Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, at the foot of a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
The exquisite performance of six scenes from the Peony Pavilion, a play written by playwright Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty in the 16th century was
staged at the impressive Roman-era Herod Atticus Theater in the context of the
Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the most prestigious annual cultural festival in
Greece since 1955.
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forms of Chinese opera with over 600 years of history.
Despite the long history, the powerful plot of the extraordinary tale of love between two young people, the beautiful melodies, the elegant
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today.
"We are so happy that on the occasion of the Year of Greece-China friendship we watch this performance. Since I come from the theater field, as a director, I
feel that the affinity between the two civilizations in theater is so intense...
I think it is precious for us, people involved in theater, to watch such
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told Xinhua following the performance.
"I think the Greek audience has a very good understanding of opera in general and I think they comprehend our Kun opera. Kun opera is a masterpiece of UNESCO
intangible cultural heritage," the director Cai Shaohua told Xinhua, shortly
before the show.
"I think that opera is a very good art form for communication and exchanges between different cultures and different peoples. This time apart from the
performance we are going to the Athens School of Fine Arts to do a workshop and
we are looking forward to exchange ideas with students nike vapormax saldi , with professors and with the general public," Cai said.
According to the director, to present a beautiful Chinese love story in a beautiful Chinese opera before the audience, the troupe has been fully prepared.
This is not the first time for the Suzhou Kun Opera Theatre to perform in Athens. In 2008, they performed in three nights in the Megaron Concert Hall and
also won a big success.
Angeliki Pagoni Donne Nike Air Vapormax KPU TPU Porpora Scontate , a Greek teacher who is also staging theater shows for children, watched Wednesday's performance with
her daughter. She was impressed by the artistic techniques and told Xinhua she
will attempt to use them in her future shows.
"It is the first time I am watching a Chinese cultural performance. I came out of curiosity, because my daughter is fond of Chinese culture. She took the
initiative to buy the tickets and I came along," she said.
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peoples.
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