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The Chinese State Circus

 
Description: The Chinese State Circus is a touring circus which aims to present the Chinese circus arts to European audiences. The ... more
The Chinese State Circus ... show is based on Chinese acrobatic acts. All the performers come from China and are trained in the Chinese Tradition of horse theatre or Ma Xi.

Newest Review: ... that I really enjoyed it. This is one of the best circus performances you are ever likely to see and the professionalism and talent are there for all to see. Having seen them now It's not hard to see why The Chinese State Circus are held in such esteem around the world for their craft. This is a brilliant show that is well worth the money. If you go and see the first show and really enjoy it ... more

 ... then why not go again as there are three dates usually. Oh the only drawback is that you are not allowed to film any of the action or take any photos....more

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Lakerfanster
Premium Review The Chinese State Circus: Let's go for a Chinese (1331 words)
by - written on 27/09/09 (Very useful, 135 readings)
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**Introduction** This is something a little different to what you may know my reviews to be about. When I heard that as part of the UK Tour the Chinese State Circus was coming to my home town of Taunton I was not really that bothered either way but when I was offered the opportunity of a free ticket to go and see a show I decided to go along and see what it was all about. The touring circus are part of The "European Entertainment Corporation" who also put on the Moscow and Berlin state Circuses. **The Chinese State Circus** The Chinese State Circus began touring the United Kingdom in 1992 and has become one of the world's most ...  Read the complete review

dove3066
Premium Review Chinese State Circus - Disney Inspired? - But still fantasti ... (342 words)
by - written on 29/01/09 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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We were lucky enough to see the Chinese State Circus perform at Milton Keynes Theatre this week. The skill of the performers in this show is amazing. The show is however quite short. The first half is 45 minutes and the second half is 40 minutes. The first half of the show is based around ancient China and replicates a number of the skills that would have been performed for the Chinese emperors hundreds of years ago. This included such things as plate spinning and contortionism.The colours and detail on the costumes was outstanding. It was all narrated by "the monkey King". This was one of the disppointing parts of the show as the ...  Read the complete review

 

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