Prepare to be amazed by renowned and record-setting group The Peking Acrobats on Friday, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m., at the Moraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center (FPAC), 9000 W. College Parkway in Palos Hills.
Since the group’s founding in 1986, The Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform such daring maneuvers as effortlessly piling onto a precarious stack of chairs and display their technical prowess through trick cycling, precision tumbling, juggling and gymnastics. The Peking Acrobats are accompanied by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments.
The Peking Acrobats set the world record for the Human Chair Stack on Fox Network’s “Guinness Book Primetime” in 1999, where they balanced six people on six chairs 21 feet in the air without a safety net or lines. The group also has been featured on several TV shows, including “Ellen’s Really Big Show,” “The Wayne Brady Show,” “ABC’s Wide World of Sports” and “NBC’s Ring in The New Year Holiday Special.” Some company members were featured in the films “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s Thirteen.”
The Peking Acrobats have achieved international acclaim, thrilling audiences around the world. They are part of a time-honored Chinese tradition, rooted in centuries of history and folk art. Each generation of acrobats must add its own improvements and embellishments to the performance and because of this, high honor is conferred on those skilled enough to become acrobats. This group integrates folk art traditions with 21st century technology to deliver an inventive and groundbreaking performance.
Tickets are $35 for adults, $33 for seniors 55+, and $30 for under 18 and veterans/active military. For tickets, visit morainevalley.edu/fpac/tickets, call the Box Office at (708) 974-5500 or visit the Box Office in Building F Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For news media inquiries, contact Maura Vizza, Moraine Valley communications specialist and sports information coordinator, at (708) 974-5742 or Vizzam@morainevalley.edu.
