The Academy of Chinese Opera is China's oldest and most prestigious college for the study of Peking opera. Through lectures and demonstrations comparing Noh, Peking opera, Western opera, and ballet, Professor Fukami helps his students come to a deeper understanding of their craft.
In November 1999, Toshu Fukami gives his first lecture for the University. He unfolds the commonalities found in the actor s mentality of Noh and Peking Opera as he demonstrates the two different stage performances of Noh and Peking Opera In May 2000, his second lecture focuses on the theme of How an actor could win over oneself on stage adding color to it with actual demonstrations of stage performances.