Minnesota Chinese Opera,

a place for people who love Chinese opera and share friendship

       北美曲苑是由明尼苏达州双城及周边地区以及在中国的专业戏曲演员，票友及爱好戏曲的朋友组成的一个自娱自乐的组织。北美曲苑是由美国税务局批准的具有501(c)(3)免税性质的非盈利性组织，欢迎大家支持我们。2007年秋中国著名的京剧表演艺术家胡芝风老师来到明尼苏达州访问，并为广大票友及戏曲爱好者举办了一场关于京剧的介绍，在胡老师的倡导下，北美曲苑遂于2007年底成立。我们的宗旨是，在美国及北美地区弘扬中国国粹，传承京剧文化，为喜爱中国戏曲及中国文化的朋友提供一个活动的平台，希望大家可以在一起欣赏交流中国戏曲，并且为周边的社区提供一个介绍中国文化的桥梁。

   Thank you for visiting Minnesota Chinese Opera. MCO is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (Support Us), and is composed of Chinese opera fans, amateur performers, professionals and friends around the Twin Cities, surrounding communities and China. MCO is called 北美曲苑 (bei mei qu yuan) in Chinese and was formed by a group of Peking Opera fans in the Fall of 2007 after Peking Opera Master Hu Zhifeng visited the Twin Cities. Our goal is, by having a regular meeting time and place, organizing and participating community show events, to provide a platform for fans and friends to enjoy and learn Chinese Opera and serve as a gateway or bridge to engage the local communities to understand Chinese culture in a deeper way. Membership of MCO is voluntary, including those who donate a minimal fee to make the rental place available for regular activity and those who simply come to enjoy with friends and listen to Chinese Opera. Regardless of membership, everyone is welcome to participate and enjoy Chinese Opera with us.