The Peking Acrobats ®

Since their debut in 1986, THE PEKING ACROBATS® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring
maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; they are experts at treacherous wire-walking, 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. Often accompanied by live musicians skillfully playing traditional Chinese instruments and high-tech special effects that coalesce with the music and awe-inspiring feats to create an exuberant entertainment event featuring all the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival!

THE PEKING ACROBATS have been featured on numerous television shows and celebrity-studded TV Specials including NICKELODEON’S UNFABULOUS, THE WAYNE BRADY
SHOW, THAT’S INCREDIBLE, ABC’S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS as well as NBC’s RING IN THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL. They set the world record for the Human Chair Stack on Fox’s GUINNESS BOOK PRIMETIME TV show where they astounded audiences with their bravery and dexterity as they balanced six people precariously atop six chairs 21 feet up in the air without safety lines! THE PEKING ACROBATS are also making the scene on the silver screen as Company members were 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. THE PEKING ACROBATS also appear in that film’s sequel, Ocean’s 12 and are pleased to announce that Shaobo Qin from our company will again appear in Ocean's 13, scheduled for release in June 2007.

THE PEKING ACROBATS recently made their debut at the Hollywood Bowl. They performed as part of the Hollywood Bowl’s Fireworks Season Finale. Please see our Symphony Concerts page for the full story!

THE PEKING ACROBATS are also pleased to announce their newly released DVD which was recorded on their 2005 North American Tour as a television special
(Photo by: James Thompson,
The Rock River Times)

for HDNet and is now available for sale to the general public. The show, shot in High Definition format, is currently airing regularly on HDNet television on various dates and time. THE PEKING ACROBATS® are honored to have been selected by HDNet to participate in their technically innovative programming, allowing THE PEKING ACROBATS® to once again be on the cutting edge of modern entertainment technology!

In February of 2005, THE PEKING ACROBATS premiered in Italy where they astounded Italian audiences with their incredible talents. This five-week, twelve-city tour took them to Milan, Pisa, Bologna, Naples and many other fascinating and exciting cities in Italy. The performers endeared themselves to the Italian audiences where they performed stellar shows to sell-out crowds.

Their opening in Milan was a spectacular media event that was covered nationally by the Italian press. All of Italy knew that THE PEKING ACROBATS had come to entertain the Italian people with their ancient artistry! In city after city, the reviews were filled with accolades attesting to their superb performances - THE PEKING ACROBATS were the toast of every city they visited! Here, again, is another triumph for THE PEKING ACROBATS as they share their incredible talents, abilities and culture with an entirely new audience. The warmth and appreciation of the Italian people made the THE PEKING ACROBATS feel right at home and they look forward to the end of this year when they will return to Italy for their second tour of that country.

The ability to perform the astounding is rooted in centuries of Chinese history and folk art. 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; an acrobat can be considered the Chinese equivalent of an American opera star. It is telling that the Chinese acrobatic tradition just gets stronger, due to the continued innovation of the artists and the endless enthusiasm from their adoring public.

A performance by THE PEKING ACROBATS, therefore, brings with it the opportunity to view the epitome of a rich and ancient folk art tradition, highlighted by today’s technology melding the ancient and traditional with the modern wonders of the 21st Century. As the Seattle Times reports: "Nearly everything THE PEKING ACROBATS did last night was amazing - and stunning, and breathtaking and WOW!" and Clive Davis of the New York Post sums it up thusly: "THE PEKING ACROBATS [are] pushing the envelope of human possibility…Pure artistry!"



  More Information For further information and inquiries on our attractions, contact IAI at: cynthia@iaipresentations.com marissa@iaipresentations.com

For more information and tour scheduling contact our theatrical booking agents: SRO Artists Inc. gigs@sroartists.com   Peking Acrobats DVD

The Peking Acrobats DVD now available!

Only $20.00 Each, including Shipping & Handling!

This all new and exciting full-length DVD is the gift you and your family will enjoy over and over again...together! Taped on their 2005 US Tour, this beautifully recorded digital video, with 5.1 Surround Sound enhancement really draws you into the action.



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The materials above are subject to change. Please check back often for the most current information.   Reviews Below are only samplings of THE PEKING ACROBATS ® fabulous reviews from their many years of extensive touring. These reviews say it all, and with virtually every word of these glowing articles quotable, here are only a few highlights:

"The things these kids can do before breakfast…seem to push the envelope of human possibility. If daring and dexterity turn you on, this is a show that will probably twist you around in your seat…it's amazing and exciting!"
~ New York Post


"It's like watching 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' LIVE, without camera tricks creating special effects. All 26 members of this troupe are amazing athletes with grace and charisma in addition to their razor-sharp precision…everything entertainment should be!"
~ Dance Insider


"Amazing! Zounds! The vocabulary of exclamation seeks expression as the medium of awed and surprised reaction to the wondrous feats of THE PEKING ACROBATS! In their graceful efforts…these brightly costumed tumblers, acrobats, cyclists, jugglers and clever clowns provide 90 minutes of family fun that infuses springtime in New York with an extra measure of joy."
~ New York Times


"...At no time have we seen anything like the Peking Acrobats. Feats of clowning, dexterity, grace, strength and coordination rippled from the stage in a series of pleasurable waves. One was left waterlogged in wonder."
~ Chicago Tribune


"...For all the skills and tricks, however, it is the special artistry of some of the performers that takes what could be a gymnastic and athletic display into high-class entertainment."
~ New York Times


"...The gasps of amazement said it all...gymnastic display of such awesome pyrotechnics that they knocked the capacity audience on its ear."
~ Anchorage Daily News


"...'A' is for acrobats and astounding, amusing, audacious and accomplished, accurate and attractive and admirable, all of which describe, though not completely, The Peking Acrobats."
~ Variety


"...Nearly everything The Peking Acrobats did last night was amazing - and stunning and breathtaking and WOW!."
~ Seattle Times


"...The Peking Acrobats regularly passed from the seemingly impossible to the virtually unbelievable."
~ Los Angeles Times