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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 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, men typically performed dan roles in this genre, (-5[1])such as “verdant-robed girls” who move their water sleeves. An effort to “proletarianize” this genre into “a revolutionary model” included the creation of The Legend of the Red Lantern. (10[1])Male actors in this genre may 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 opera? ■END■ (10[2])

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
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan B78-5
Aidan Jordan (DII)KenyonOhio State B10710
Kevin Zheng (DII)Michigan CCedarville14310
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan BMichigan A14310

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2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%107.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y683%0%17%119.80
2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State01/27/2024Y3100%0%33%131.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y771%0%57%119.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%75.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y5100%0%20%96.20