Tuesday the 24th I toured the Shanghai Opera school with the SEA. Mr Zhao was our tour guide for the day. He is a former playwright for the Beijing Opera and the Kunqu Opera and he attended the school as a child. He provided us with a wonderful understanding of how the students train and we were able to see acrobatic and dance training as well as makeup application and costuming. The day finished with 3 performances by the students. I now want to see more Chinese opera!
