Acrobatics demonstration
Scent of Thunderbolts: A Cantonese Opera Experience & Workshop, October 26, 2024. Courtesy of Toronto Biennial of Art, videographer: Miles Rufelds.
A demonstration of acrobatics with two young Starlight Chinese Opera, students, as they spin and spar with a double-headed spear, a stylized stage weapon. (0:42 minutes)
Speaker:
That’s a basic exercise they do.
And then, the next one.
This is a… when you see the Monkey King, traditional—
[Explanation continues, partially inaudible]
[Atmospheric soundscape]
[Clacking of spears]
Speaker (warning to students):
Watch out for the lights, and watch out for the audience.
[Audience exclamations]