Introduction of China's Acrobatics Latest Updated by 2003-07-11 10:10:14 The history of acrobatics in China can be traced back to Neolithic It is believed that acrobatics grew out of the labor and self-defense skills that the people practiced and demonstrated during their leisure By 300 BC， such skills as walking on 3-meter high stilts and juggling 7 daggers at a time had been developed in C As the world economy developed， acrobatics was also developed into a kind of performance Acrobatics became known worldwide through performances presented along the Silk R During the 13th century， the reputation of acrobatics as an impressive art form began to The public didn't respect acrobatics as they had before， and many acrobats found it very difficult to find places to After the sounding of the drum， the acrobatic show would Several benches and a few props was all an acrobat These early acrobatics didn't care so much about giving a beautiful performance， so long as the conveyed a feeling of danger and The life of those fallen acrobats was A lot of acrobatic performers were forced to do farming in Because of their love for acrobatics， acrobatic art was able to survive for Located in Northeastern Plain， Wuqiao County relies on Wandering through small villages here， you can see a lot of people practicing Although， they're not as professional as I Currently， M Jiang is teaching acrobatics to his There are over 400 families who are capable performing They sometimes perform in the other cities The 'Acrobatic Macrocosm' was built for local acrobatic performances by the Wuqiao Municipal There are many other forms of folk art performed Because renting a stage in a big theatre in urban areas is often very expensive， local acrobatic troupes build temporary stages for their These temporary stages not only can save money， but also can be moved and In the early 1980s， the American Education Commission introduced acrobatics into the students' China established two art schools especially for acrobatics-Wuqiao Acrobatic School and the Beijing Acrobatic S To become a competent acrobat， students must begin practicing the basic skills from the time they are only 6 or 7 years Because the techniques employed in acrobatics are extremely difficult and risky， students must endure a good deal of pains for their Handsprings are one of the basic skills in Students must practice Apart from somersaults and handsprings， waist and leg flexibility and headstands are the other basic skills students must The training is long， hard， and Acrobatic students can better illustrate the beauty of human body when they are performing in physique In Europe and North America， Chinese acrobatic performances attract large Acrobatics is an interactive art Whether you are old or young， educated or illiterate， you can appreciate it as long as you can There is no language barrier and cultural Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe was awarded many gold medals during the 'Tomorrow and Future' International Acrobatic Festival in France， which draws the most outstanding acrobats from around the A high level acrobatic program needs excellent technique coaches and much preparation time before it is ready to be performed in Zhou Pinqi， technical coach of Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe， started to practice acrobatics when he was a child and became a He， Zhang Gongli and other four students participated in the Shengyang Acrobatic Troupe in The programs he guided have twice won the highest prize at French Acrobatic F He has his own unique methods of coaching his Because it has an abundance of excellent acrobatic coaches， Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe has trained a group of outstanding The Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe produced the first themed acrobatic gala entitled 'Moon Light Acrobatics' in C The performance matches the theme 'Moonlight Acrobatics' through innovations in stage Acrobatic art has its own The performance itself is very depictive; therefore the requirement for lighting is much stricter than opera and The theme music perfectly coincided with the performance， which made the atmosphere of the event even However， before the rehearsal， the performer gave the director a lot of Ju Yi， director of 'Moonlight Acrobatics'， said， 'Most acrobats do not have dancing They don't understand I mean the performance just didn't fully express the emotion of the ' Chinese acrobatic art is still what it was centuries ago in that it does not over emphasize the role of Performers pay more attention to Therefore it takes time for performers to adapt to the 'Moonlight Acrobatics' took eight months to prepare， from planning and rehearsing to the performing the first That was much longer than other stage A successful acrobatic show also requires appropriate Costumes further enhance the beauty of the performance and increase the visual When you watch a Chinese acrobatics show， you are strongly impacted both mentally and It is truly and unforgettable
