Chinese Performance Acts for Events

The acts we cast, and where they belong

ING Entertainment casts and delivers Chinese performance across five continents’ worth of client expectations — heritage acts with lineages a thousand years old, contemporary crews, acrobatics trained from childhood, and specialists whose craft exists in only a handful of families.

Below is what we can bring, grouped by where it sits rather than by category. A lobby at check-in asks for something different from a beach after dark, and choosing by setting produces a better programme than choosing from a list.

ARRIVAL AND CEREMONY

The first minutes on a property. Acts that announce the occasion, move through public space, and work in daylight.

Lion Dance 舞狮 — the traditional blessing, and the most recognisable image of Chinese New Year
Drum Dance 鼓壮山河 — performers on large carved drums, ceremonial and percussive
God of Wealth 财神 — a walkabout character greeting guests
Dragon Dance 舞龙 — for larger outdoor spaces and processions

EVENING GALA

The centrepiece. Acts built for a seated audience, a stage and a running order.

Yu Opera 豫剧 — Henan’s own opera form and China’s largest, including 《花木兰》 Mulan
Bian Lian 变脸 — Sichuan opera face-changing, the masks changing in full view
Tang Palace Banquet 唐宫夜宴 — costumed ensemble dance of the Tang dynasty
A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains 只此青绿 — poetic dance from a Song dynasty landscape painting
Eighteen Bronze Men 十八铜人 — Shaolin martial arts as ensemble choreography
Shaolin Battle Flag 少林战旗 — large flags worked in formation, built for a finale
Chinese Acrobatics 杂技 — contortion, chair stacking, plate spinning, foot juggling, diabolo
The State of Rites 礼仪之邦 — Hanfu dress and classical etiquette staged as dance

CONTEMPORARY

Chinese, but not historical. For the night in the programme that should not be reverent.

Ride the Wind 揽月乘风 — a male ensemble in hanfu and horse-face skirts, classical movement on a modern beat

DINING AND LOUNGE

Hours where a full show would overwhelm. Music and craft at conversational volume.

Guzheng 古筝 and Pipa 琵琶 — two of the oldest instruments in Chinese music, solo or paired
Tea Art 茶艺 — a tea master hosting guests, or the long-spout pouring form performed in martial-arts stances
Traditional Chinese Orchestra — for galas, banquets and cultural evenings

GUEST-FACING AND INTERACTIVE

Acts that put something in a guest’s hand. Strongest with families, and the most photographed.

Sugar Painting 糖画 — figures drawn in molten sugar, made to order; intangible cultural heritage
Calligraphy 书法 — guests’ names written in brush and ink, to keep
Shadow Puppetry 皮影戏 — narrative performance behind a lit screen, nearly a thousand years old
String Puppetry 提线木偶 — marionettes that walk, write and pour tea in view
Chinese Juggling and Magic 古彩变戏法 — close-up sleight of hand with a documented lineage
Clown and Interactive Comedy 小丑互动 — physical comedy working a room or a poolside

OUTDOOR, AFTER DARK

The acts guests describe on the flight home. All need open ground, darkness and clearance.

Iron Fireworks 打铁花 — molten iron at 1,600°C struck into the air to fall as sparks
Fire Pot 火壶 — burning charcoal spun on a chain in wide arcs
Wind-Fire Rings 飞火流星 — fire spun in long spirals, combining acrobatics and martial arts
Bamboo Stilts 空中竹语 — acrobatics at the top of a six-metre pole

WHAT WE WILL TELL YOU EARLY

Some acts travel with nothing more than a performer and a case. Others need clear floor, height, a rigged safety plan, or fire authority clearance — and a few cannot be staged at certain properties at all.

We will say which is which at the first conversation, not at the site visit.

Looking for something specific?

Tell us the setting, the audience and the moment you want it to land. We will cast it, or tell you plainly if we cannot.

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