Drama 'Friendlies' staged in Beijing
(BOCOG)
Updated: 2006-07-17 15:36 The Beijing Children's Art Theater Cooperative is
directing a large-scale fairy-tale drama to promote the five mascots of the 2008
Beijing Olympics. Entitled Friendlies (or fuwa), the drama is set to be staged
at Beijing's Poly Theater from August 5th.
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The theater cooperative responsible for the new show held a press conference
in Yan Huang Art Museum this Monday, with the entire production team, including
producer Zhang Hongsheng and director Shao Zehui, in attendance.
The fairy-tale drama tells of how five animals come to be friendlies (or
fuwa). The show will utilize many dazzling stunts, most notably acrobatics. The
difficulty of the acrobatic performances is said to reveal the spirit of Olympic
competition.
The Beijing Children's Art Theater Cooperative has organized numerous
activities to publicize the new show. For example, people can get free tickets
by calling a hotline from 2 to 2:08 pm. Also, programs performed by children 4
to 14 years of age have a chance of becoming part of the children's programs
scheduled for the Olympics. The selected programs will be presented in Poly
Theater August 13th.
Following its premiere in China's capital, the show is scheduled to tour
other Olympic cities, including London and Sydney.
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