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WASHINGTON----The Peking University
Performing Arts Troupe today announced their performing arts tour of
American universities from January 27th - February 7th, 2005."
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The Peking University Performing Arts Troupe's U. Monifa Days, a 30-year -old aspiring theatre actor
from Chicago, received top scores to rise above more than 2,200 other
participants in the competition and clinch the title as this year's winner.

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and a personal publicist .

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Jon J. Hopeful actors across the country who could not attend the live
auditions were allowed to submit videos of their audition both online and by
mail. in mid-January and will
be chronicling her West Coast experience through an online video diary.
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America 's Best Dramatic Actor Selected in Second Annual Nationwide Search

ATLANTA, Turner Network Television (TNT), the first
and only network dedicated to drama, announces the winner of its second annual
"Dramatic Auditions" program, a nationwide search for the most talented
aspiring actors in America.

TNT's Dramatic Auditions search began in Los Angeles on Oct.

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The tour and performance are presented by the Peking University
Education Foundation and the Peking University Alumni Association. TNT is also
available in high-definition., a Time Warner company, is a major
producer of news and entertainment product around the world and a leading
provider of programming for the television industry.

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Zhihong Xu, President of Peking University and Vice
Chairman of The Chinese Academy of Sciences. 20.tnt.tv) and, in
each city on the program's tour, had the opportunity to perform their selected
scene live in front of a panel of judges.
Days was selected as one of the top three finalists from a group of 20
semifinalists in November and flown to Los Angeles for a final audition
taping. I'm very excited
to get such an awesome boost to my career.

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Peking University Performing Arts Troupe Announces American Tour; Tour to Promote Communication and Friendship between Chinese and American Youth

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heading to Chicago on Oct.

This information can also be accessed on the official TNT Dramatic
Auditions Web site at http://www.

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Liu in the US at (301) 806-8770.

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As a university of the new
type, the university offers a number of diverse branches of learning
such as pure and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities,
and sciences of management and education. While stressing academics on
the basic sciences, the university has also paid special attention to
the development of applied sciences. Currently Peking University has
216 research institutes and research centers, two national engineering
research centers, 81 separate disciplines, and 12 national key
laboratories.

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All of the
performers are undergraduates and postgraduates who are now studying
in Peking University. "The
Dramatic Auditions program is something that can really get me going in the
right direction and put me in front of all the right people.

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Stops include universities across the country:

-- January 29th (Saturday), 2005 2:00pm
Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

-- January 30th (Sunday), 2005 7:30pm
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD

-- February 2nd (Wednesday), 2005 7:30pm
The Alice Statler Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

-- February 4th (Friday), 2005 8:00pm
Miller Theatre, Columbia University, New York , NY

-- February 5th (Saturday), 2005 2:00pm
Yale University, New Haven, CT

For additional information, to set up a media interview or to find
out more about the performing arts events in each location, please
contact Dr.

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This
series of performances is scheduled to highlight the distinguished
talents of the Peking University Symphony Orchestra's Traditional
Chinese Music Ensemble, Peking University Chorus, and Dance Companies.

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Focused on serious dramatic acting, "Dramatic Auditions" re-enforces
TNT's dedication to drama. The first major off -channel talent
search contest conducted in a format similar to traditional auditions,
"Dramatic Auditions" attracted thousands of talented actors from across the
country.tnt.

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For more information about Peking University, visit
www.edu.

TNT Announces 'Dramatic Auditions' Program Winner

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Days'
followers can view the video diary at http://www.

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S. The performances are set
to reflect the breadth of education provided by the liberal arts
program at Peking University and promote friendship and communication
between American students and their Chinese counterparts . 11 and making one final stop in New York City on
Oct.

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About Peking University

Peking University, located in Beijing, China, has become a center
for the world in teaching and research.tv

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As the grand prize
winner of TNT's Dramatic Auditions program, Days will receive $50,000, an
apartment in Los Angeles, use of a car for 12 months, acting lessons at both
Jeremiah Comey's Studio and the renowned Margie Haber Acting Studio in L. Days is relocating to L.A.

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For their audition, the budding actors selected monologues from The New
Classics' movies on TNT (a complete list is available at http://www. She then went on to defeat Saadiqa Muhammad, also of Chicago, and
Serge Thony of New York in the final audition process.

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"This win with TNT has given me an amazing opportunity," said Days. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour
dramas, such as Law + Order, Without a Trace, Alias, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER,
NYPD Blue, Charmed , Judging Amy and Angel; broadcast premiere movies; and
championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA.

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