The Chinese State Circus: Mei Li
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| Original title | The Chinese State Circus: Mei Li |
| Country of production | Germany |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 52 minutes |
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The Chinese State Circus: Mei Li is a documentary by Norbert Busè , produced by Studio.TV.Film , which was broadcast on arte on December 26, 2013 at 7:20 pm.
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The story of the orphan girl Mei Li is based on a true story and gives the title of the show by the Chinese State Circus, which the film documents on its European tour. The award-winning and world-famous Chinese State Circus also set new standards with this piece, in which over 40 artists and acrobats participated. The legendary circus from the province of Anhui does without animals, but the world's best acrobatic performances are on the program. The film follows the 15-year-old artist Zhu Wan, who is almost never at home and sees the circus as his family. The half-orphan started acrobatic training at the age of 5 and is now one of the stars of the Chinese State Circus. The filmmaker takes up the long history of the performing arts in China, which are part of the “Bai Xi”, the “Hundred Arts”. Wall drawings that are more than 2500 years old and can be found today in old graves tell and a. of this story. The documentation also addresses daily circus life, which is characterized by discipline and community. Many are part of the circus family from an early age, which means that a group grows together whose members can completely trust each other in the dangerous art of acrobatics.