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In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017 photo, movie director Zhang Yimou, right, looks as an emcee speaks with the Chinese female folk art performers on stage during a press conference for the "2047 Apologue" in Beijing. Zhang's new, much smaller-scale endeavor aims to start a conversation about the relationship between people and technology, and where this relationship is heading. He called "2047 Apologue" a "conceptual performance, because it's not a show or a story." Instead, he has hired Chinese folk art performers and companies from Europe and the U.S. to supply technology such as drones and robotic arms for the hourlong show that is broken into several "fragments." It will be performed at the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing from June 16-18, and then tour several Chinese cities. (AP Photo/Louise Watt)
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In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017 photo, Peking Opera star Qiu Jirong, left, stands after being introduced on stage at a press conference for the "2047 Apologue" by movie director Zhang Yimou in Beijing. Zhang's new, much smaller-scale endeavor aims to start a conversation about the relationship between people and technology, and where this relationship is heading. He called "2047 Apologue" a "conceptual performance, because it's not a show or a story." Instead, he has hired Chinese folk art performers and companies from Europe and the U.S. to supply technology such as drones and robotic arms for the hourlong show that is broken into several "fragments." It will be performed at the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing from June 16-18, and then tour several Chinese cities. (AP Photo/Louise Watt)
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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo, actors from right, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon, movie director Zhang Yimou and actress Jing Tian pose for a selfie on stage upon arrival for a news conference for the movie "The Great Wall" at a hotel in Beijing. During an interview on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, Zhang said the disappointing U.S. performance of the biggest budget China-U.S. co-production to date, "The Great Wall," may have been down to a weak story. Nevertheless, Zhang called the fantasy epic a "first step" in such collaborations and hoped filmmakers wouldn't be put off. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, Chinese director Zhang Yimou arrives to attend Daejong Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea. Zhang must pay more than $1.2 million in fines for having three children in violation of China's strict family planning rules, officials said Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 22, 2010, file photo, Chinese director Zhang Yimou smiles during a press conference to promote his new movie in Beijing. Media reports circulated online this week that Zhang Yimou, who is also known as the architect of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, has seven children from his two marriages and from relationships with two other women. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)
