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The program blends the Peking Acrobats' aerial feats and daring maneuvers with the majestic and sumptuous sound of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on a spectacular journey through acrobatic art forms thousands of years in the making. The 21-member troupe performs daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs, precision tumbling, somersaulting, astonishing juggling dexterity, incredible balancing feats and gymnastics. According to the New York Post, the Peking Acrobats “…seem to push the envelope of human possibility," and Dance Insider says, "It's like watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon LIVE, without camera tricks creating special effects."

Friday night the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra will be conducted by Thomas Wilkins, the new Principal Guest Conductor. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Wilkins serves as the Music Director of the Omaha Symphony and the Resident Conductor of the Detroit Symphony. Last summer Wilkins led the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in the fireworks finale with Pink Martini. With great enthusiasm for his new gig, he will be conducting several programs at the Bowl this summer.

Pack your picnic baskets. It's almost time for another amazing summer at the Hollywood Bowl. Yesterday the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced the Hollywood Bowl 2008 Summer Season. Esa-Pekka Salonen will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in two performances of Mahler's 8th Symphony in his final concerts at the Bowl as Music Director. Bramwell Tovey was named Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic of the Hollywood Bowl. He will conduct his own Urban Runway on July 8 and several other concerts throughout the summer.