![]() The result is the opposite: we become overly aware of a process of minimalization, combined with broadness of gesture. As with many Western experimental theaters, a purpose of this classical troupe is to stimulate the audience's imagination. In searching for the essence of Peking Opera, Ch'i Style, one finally must conclude that it is in the company's simplicity. While acknowledging the history and importance in China of the Peking Opera - it has survived a revolution and it demands the most rigorous training - one watches this version with an awe bordering on bewilderment. Despite all the anticipation, the 200-year-old performance technique, as offered for the first time in America by a Shanghai company, seems more esoteric than exotic. THE opening of the Peking Opera, Ch'i Style, at Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday was a gala East-West social event, but in terms of art being communicated to a Western audience, the evening represents a severe cultural gap. ![]()
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