The Peking Acrobats® Live at the Historic Holmes Theatre

February 12, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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Experience The Peking Acrobats® live on February 12 at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. A breathtaking evening of gravity-defying feats, live music, and the festive pageantry of a Chinese carnival.

This performance at the Historic Holmes Theatre offers a rare opportunity to experience this world‑class production live—an unforgettable evening of awe, energy, and artistry for audiences of all ages.
For more than three decades, The Peking Acrobats® have astonished audiences worldwide by elevating Chinese acrobatics into a modern theatrical spectacle that blends ancient tradition with contemporary stagecraft. Direct from the People’s Republic of China, this elite troupe represents the highest level of physical discipline, artistic precision, and cultural storytelling in the acrobatic arts.

The performance audiences will experience is a fast‑paced, visually stunning production featuring gravity‑defying feats of balance, contortion, tumbling, and coordination. Signature acts include towering pagodas of chairs balanced without safety lines, astonishing foot‑juggling routines, precision tumbling, trick cycling, aerial choreography, and feats of strength that test the limits of human capability.

What sets The Peking Acrobats apart is not just technical mastery, but artistic cohesion. The performers are accompanied by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments, creating a rhythmic and emotional soundtrack that merges seamlessly with the choreography. High‑tech lighting, vibrant costumes, and dramatic visual effects transform the stage into an atmosphere reminiscent of a Chinese carnival, combining spectacle, music, and motion into a single immersive experience.

Rooted in an acrobatic tradition that dates back over 2,000 years, the company’s artistry reflects the Chinese philosophy of harmony between mind and body—where balance, strength, and grace are inseparable. Yet this is far from a museum piece. The Peking Acrobats continually evolve their performances, integrating modern theatrical design while preserving the integrity of the ancient art form.

Holmes Theatre Tickets: $26 Adults & $13 Students

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About the Talent:

The Peking Acrobats®

Direct from the People’s Republic of China, The Peking Acrobats® emerged in 1986 as an elite touring ensemble dedicated to presenting China’s millennia‑old acrobatic traditions on modern stages worldwide. Their repertoire synthesizes disciplines developed over 2,000 years—including chair‑stack balancing, precision tumbling, contortion, aerial work, and trick cycling—into a theatrical production that emphasizes musicality, pacing, and visual storytelling. Performances are often accompanied by live musicians on traditional Chinese instruments, a signature that binds ancient cultural forms to contemporary stagecraft.

International Recognition: Over nearly four decades, the troupe has made frequent appearances on television and in film, with credits that include Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen. They have collaborated with major symphony orchestras (from the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra to the Atlanta Symphony) and earned a Guinness World Record on FOX’s Guinness Book Primetime in 1999 for their breathtaking Human Chair Stack—balancing six people atop six chairs, 21 feet in the air, without safety lines. These milestones underscore their reputation for combining astonishing athleticism with refined stage presence.

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