Shanghai Acrobats of the People's Republic of China Will Make Segerstrom Center Debut This Fall

Lauded as one of the leading acrobatic companies in the world, the award-winning Shanghai Acrobats of the People's Republic of China has been entertaining generations of audiences for five decades, both at home and abroad. For its debut at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the company will perform a spectacular new show, "Shanghai Nights" on Saturday, October 1 with performances at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

"Shanghai Nights" tells the story of a dreaming boy who enters a world of fantasy where he finds a beautiful fairy phoenix and follows the mesmerizing and graceful creature on an adventure. With more than 100 top aerial acrobats, trampoline artists, jugglers and contortionists performing in "Shanghai Nights," Orange County audiences will experience a thrilling show that beautifully blends high-flying adventure and China's rich cultural heritage - including dazzling costumes and stirring music.

Tickets for Shanghai Acrobats of the People's Republic of China start at $19 and will go on sale Sunday, May 22 at 10 a.m. PST and will be available online at www.SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714)556-0236.

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Shanghai Acrobats of the People's Republic of China 2016 was founded in 1959 and belongs to the artistic entities of governmental finance allocation (state-owned enterprise). It has become one of the most influential and competitive acrobatic companies in China, and has won many awards at acrobatic and circus competitions around the world.

Since the 1980s, the company has traveled to more than 30 countries, including the United States, Germany, Spain, Britain, Mexico, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, Turkey, Canada, Indonesia, Fiji, Cameroon, Guinea and Nigeria. Through the frequent activities of the international tours and performances, the troupe has not only introduced Chinese acrobatic and circus art round the globe, but also promoted friendships with the peoples of various countries.

In 1999 and 2000, the company toured Germany and The Netherlands as The Great Chinese State Circus. In recent years, the company and its acts have performed on tour with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 2002 and 2003, Cirque du Soleil's Myste?re of at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Stardust's World Christmas circuses in Germany and The Netherlands in 2011 and 2012. From 2004 to 2010, the troupe performed at Rixos Hotel in Turkey. In 2012, its 40 acrobats performed a tour in Canada with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony's 52-piece orchestra. From 2012 to 2014, the company performed as Shanghai Acrobats in ERA, a permanent show of more than 50 performers, in Xinyang, one of China's most important tourist cities. This coast to coast North American tour by Shanghai Acrobats of the People's Republic of China 2016 is bringing Shanghai Nights to the United States for the first time.

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