FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com january 31, 2013 • BUZZ • The Queens Courier 67 www.gyroworldnyc.com Free Delivery 718-428-3800 Minimum order $10.00 Fax: (718) 428-3877 Open 7 days a week 10:30 am – 12:00 midnight $3 OFF Any Order of $30 or More 194-23 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, FLUSHING • 718-428-3800 One night Only the Peking Acrobats to Perform at Kupferberg Center for the Arts Friday, February 22, 2013 The Kupferberg Center for the Arts presents the Peking Acrobats at the Colden Auditorium on February 22, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $20- $30 and are available online at www.KupferbergCenter.org or by calling the Kupferberg Center Box Office at 718.793.8080. The performance is recommended for all ages. Since their Western debut in 1986, the Peking Acrobats have astounded audiences with their incredible talents rooted in centuries of Chinese history and folk art. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; they are experts at trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. They push the envelope of human possibility with astonishing juggling dexterity and incredible balancing feats, showcasing tremendous skill and ability. They are masters of agility and grace. Accompanied by live musicians skillfully playing traditional Chinese instruments and high-tech special effects, the Peking Acrobats create an exuberant entertainment event featuring all the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival. Records of acrobatic acts can be found as early as the Ch’in Dynasty (221 B.C. - 207 B.C.) and Chinese acrobats through the ages have continued to perfect what has become an evolving folk art form. Tradition demands that each generation of acrobats add its own improvements and embellishments. Because of the unusual and difficult nature of the feats involved, high honor is conferred upon those skilled enough to become acrobats. The Chinese acrobatic tradition gets stronger through continued innovation of the artists and the endless enthusiasm from their adoring audiences. The Peking Acrobats have been featured on numerous television shows and celebrity-studded TV Specials including Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous. They set the world record for the Human Chair Stack on Fox’s Guinness Book Primetime TV show where they balanced six people precariously atop six chairs 21 feet up in the air without safety lines. The Peking Acrobats have also made the scene on the silver screen as Company members featured in Steven Soderbergh’s hit film Ocean’s 11 playing along with Hollywood’s elite such as Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and George Clooney. For one night only, the Peking Acrobats will perform their only area performance at the Colden Auditorium at Queens College. How to Buy Tickets: • Box Office: 718.793.8080 • Online: www.KupferbergCenter.org • Groups: Call Box Office at 718.793.8080 for groups of 10 or more. • Discount Tickets: Discount tickets are available for students, seniors and Queens College staff, faculty and alumni. How to Get There: Kupferberg Center for the Arts is located on the Queens College campus between exits 23 & 24 on the eastbound service road for the Long Island Expressway in Flushing. Free Parking and Wheelchair Accessible. ADVeRTORiAl Catering Available Visit us at the same EXPANDED Location! GYRO WORLD GYRO WORLD GYRO WORLD DELIVERY ONLY. Exp. 2/28/13 10% OFF Catering Services Exp. 2/28/13 20% OFF Entire Bill Mon. to Thurs. All Day Exp. 2/28/13
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