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Video

The first two video clips offer a small sample of Beijing Opera in performance. Video clips 3-7 are news reports about Ghaffar Pourazar and the life of Beijing Opera performers. They are provided for informational purposes only.

  1. Monkey King (7:00)
    • Beijing Opera Company (45 person troupe) performing Havoc in Heaven at the Workers Club of Beijing
    • Solos by Ghaffar
    • Beijing Opera Company with Ghaffar Pourazar as Monkey King
  2. Monkey King (6:40) Beijing Opera Monkey King Troupe (20 person troupe) performing at Zheng Yi Ci Opera House in Beijing
  3. CNN/CCTV report on Monkey King production in 1999 (4:15)
  4. CNN Headline News report on the National Troupe of China production of Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Ghaffar Pourazar (2:20)
  5. CCTV (China Central Television) documentary on Midsummer Night's Dream (in Chinese) (4:10)
  6. Pilot Guides report on Beijing Opera Training made by the National Geographic crew (3:42)
  7. Star TV-Focus Asia report on Beijing Opera (9:00)

Photos

Below are some photos of the International Monkey King Troupe. You can download and use any of these images for your publicity.

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1. Monkey King and his followers

2. The Monkey King looks toward his next adventure (a brighter version)

3. The Monkey King as an official in heaven

4. The fearsome four-eyed demon

5. Ghaffar Pourazar plays a young scholar (sheng)

6. Ghaffar creates his monkey mask

7. The Princess

8. The Year of the Monkey

9. Three actors prepare their makeup

10. Four warriors in battle

11. The Monkey eats peaches in Havoc in Heaven

12. The Monkey wields two swords in the world of the Dragon King

13. The Monkey nibbles something tasty

14. Two female warriors

15. Monkey poses with Kirstin Leitner, former head of UNDP in China

16. Monkey crosses swords with the woman warrior

17. Monkey fights with the woman warrior

19. Ghaffar Pourazar (Monkey King), Master Zhang Shaohua (the turtle), and Morimura Chie (the woman warrior)