Some foreign students are going through rigorous training for the art of Peking Opera. Many young people are now studying at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing.
Meet Elias from Finland: he’s here to learn the role of the painted face, and ia now in a physical training class. For a beginner it is very demanding, but he’s determined to master his role.
Student Elias Edstrom Hualian said, "I have to be able to lift my leg up very high..."
Rahel Buschor is from Switzerland. She’s only been here for a couple of months, but is already getting a handle on her role as the monkey king.
This is her hour long training session, where she combines the moves and lines along with the beats and gongs.
She shows us a key move that captures the essence of her role.
Student Rahel Zoe Buschor said, "...the eyes are very important.."
There are more than a dozen foreign students at the academy, and their training ranges anywhere from 4 months to 4 years. Instructor Lv Suosen has taught many of them.
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