Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Peking Opera's LEGEND OF THE WHITE SNAKE and THE JEWELRY PURSE at Lincoln Center

The China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG) will present two new Peking opera productions at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, September 2 & 3, 2015. The two productions, LEGEND OF THE WHITE SNAKE and THE JEWELRY PURSE, will be performed by the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (NACTA) and will star the highly acclaimed Peking opera performer Zhang Huoding in her US debut. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at both productions below!

This engagement is the fifth production in an ongoing partnership between CAEG and the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Peking opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre, which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics.

Zhang Huoding is one of the most renowned and widely beloved contemporary Peking Opera performing artists. Her singing, acting and dancing possess the characters of the great China masters, and have garnered her tremendous admiration from audiences of all ages throughout China. Following her initial schooling, she entered the Tianjin Opera School. Upon graduation, she was admitted into the ZHANYOU Peking Opera Troupe in Beijing. In 1995, she transferred to the National Peking Opera Company. In 2007, she performed a solo concert of symphonic opera in the Great Hall of the People, becoming the first opera performer there. A year later she joined NACTA to work as a teacher. More information about Zhang Huoding is available at www.zhanghuoding.net.

LEGEND OF THE WHITE SNAKE plays Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 8:00PM. THE JEWELRY PURSE plays Thursday, September 3 at 8PM. Tickets are $22-$107, with premium seats for $167. Tickets are available for purchase here.