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14 Aug, 2008

A day at the office – or the Peking Opera

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By Kevin Tibbles, NBC News Correspondent

It is a centuries old, elaborate tradition simply called “the Peking Opera.”

Acting, singing (although to the western ear that is debatable), tumbling and all sorts of other sundry stuff makes it an enjoyable, if not incomprehensible, evening. 

So, to be allowed to “suit up” and partake in a production of traditional Chinese theater in Beijing was both a privilege and honor.







VIDEO: A day at the Peking opera

My role? I was to be the “Ocean King” in a production of something no one bothered to tell me.
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