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The title character of a work in this genre has to pick up a cup with her teeth and place the cup on a tray behind her by bending backward. Performers in this genre imagine “exchanging breath” and “stealing breath” into a cavity (-5[1])that fills their whole body. A character in this genre has a red face with an inverted gourd on it as part of its “personality makeup.” Before modern-day, (10[2])men typically performed dan roles in this genre, such as “verdant-robed girls” who move their water sleeves. (10[1])An effort to “proletarianize” this genre into “a revolutionary model” included the creation of The Legend of the Red Lantern. Male actors in this genre may (10[1])blow dust to change the color of their beards while playing acrobatic wǔshēng characters. For 10 points, The Drunken Concubine is in what most popular form of Chinese (10[1])opera? ■END■

ANSWER: Peking opera [or Beijing opera; or Jīngjù or Guójù; prompt on Chinese opera or xìqǔ; prompt on revolutionary model operas; prompt on opera]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jem BurchYale BHarvard B42-5
Michael SunBrandeis BDartmouth B7010
Michael SunBrandeis BDartmouth B7010
Megan WangBrown ABrandeis A8710
Joy AnHarvard ATufts B11310
Jerry ZhangHarvard BYale B14110

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2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%107.00
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2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y5100%0%20%96.20