The Company was founded in Las Vegas in 1994 under its director and creator Yan Yan Zhao. It prides itself on the creation of live entertainment shows that share the exquisite beauty, splendor, and culture of authentic China through the talents of their award winning Acrobats, Shaolin Kungfu, and original music scores. These high-caliber productions depict detailed costumes, exciting acrobatics, and precise choreography. We bring traditional China to the modern age!

Currently and for the past 32 years, MPY has had Imperial Acrobats of China shows running in Circus Circus-MGM Resort International in Reno, Las Vegas, NV, and has logged in over 62,876 performances to date. Jungua—Descendant of the Dragon debuted in 2008. It was performed in Cirque Phenix in Paris and Tohu in Montreal, Canada, and it went on a tour of almost all Harris casinos throughout the U.S. After these, it went on the tour in the rest of the Europe. In 2011, we debuted the highly successful show the CHI OF SHAOLIN-THE TALE OF THE DRAGON with performances in Cache Creek Casino Resort and the Royal Opera House in Oman and a tour of the US. THE LEGEND OF THE DRAGON LADIES continues to attract audiences of various age groups both at home and abroad since 2015. Touch of Asia, a 90-minute show consisting of eight artists, was performed in 2020. The performers come from China, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan Region of China, and other countries and regions. Asian art was amply presented in the show. In Branson, Missouri, a culturally rich city in the state, the show was warmly received by the audiences there, and they stood up in applause after each performance. MPY also scouts talent for other corporations, such as Cirque du Soleil.

Since 2018, MPY International LLC has been producing Chinese acrobatic performances for National Basketball Association events, delivering high-energy halftime shows to audiences worldwide. Building on this success, MPY created the acclaimed act “Big Wheel”, which was presented at the 42nd Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris in 2023.

In 2025, MPY produced Chinese acrobatic acts for the Awakening show at Wynn Las Vegas, where the production received strong critical acclaim.




Operating in tandem with our sister company MPY International, Imperial Entertainment specializes in producing groups of Chinese acrobats and other Asian artists billed as "The Imperial Acrobats of China". We work in cooperation with numerous international Circuses from countries such as France, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands and Canada. It is your entertainment gateway between China and the world.

We offer a direct connection to a wide array of shows and continually bring unsurpassed talent to and from China and the rest of Asia in all capacities. We provide our performers with the opportunities to serve as cultural exchange ambassadors in the broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment field, and are a powerful team in building and producing shows in the United States and internationally.