LEARNING from a MASTER

Legendary Japanese theater director Tadashi Suzuki, 78, is at the foot of the Simatai section of the Great Wall to share the secrets of his acting technique

Spines upright, arms held slightly apart from the torsos, and eyes gazing into the distance, 22 men in black T-shirts, shorts and white socks line up to march on a stage in circles, stomping hard on the ground to Japanese music.

Three meters away from the performers, a gray-haired man wearing black from the neck down, with the exception of white socks, watches from a red chair.