Oedipus Rex (Zhejiang Beijing Opera)

Tue Jul 12, 2011

21:00

Location

Makarios III Amphitheatre
(Amphitheater of School for Blind)
28th October Street
Acropoli, Nicosia 2012

Phone: 22674920-99542165

Description

Oedipus Rex will be presented by the Zhejiang Beijing Opera company which will travel all the way from China to participate at the Festival. Headed by eminent artist Weng Guosheng it was given the honor by Ministry of Culture as one of the “First Group National Key Troupes”. Among the hundreds of forms of opera throughout China, Beijing Opera exerts the greatest influence, and is therefore regarded as a national art form. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are all fascinating and artistic. Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents to the audience unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceful gestures and acrobatic fighting.

Within the framework of the 15th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama.

With English and Greek surtitles.

Tickets:
Paphos:
Moufflon Bookshop 26934850
Stokkos 26947037
Time Out 26949522

Limassol:
JMZ Copy Centre 25355123

Nicosia:
Ticket Sales Centre THOC 77772717