Performaces and Exhibitions

February 28,2003


Performaces and Exhibitions
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	Music Zheng fun Canadian-Chinese musician Mei Han is to stage a concert highlighting the zheng instrument along with China Philharmonic Orchestra. Now based in Vancouver, Canada, Mei took up the zheng at ten and was for many years a soloist with the Zhanyou (Soldiers) Ensemble in Beijing. Her career now spans Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. She explores how to combine the zheng with Western instruments while retaining the essence and beauty of the traditional instrument. In the concert she will premiere When Cranes Fly Home written especially for her by John Sharpley, an American-Singaporean composer. Ticket prices: 50-300 yuan (US$6.02-36.14) Time/date: 7:30 pm, March 2 Location: Poly Theatre, Dongsi Shitiao Tel:6506-5345, 6506-5343 ±£Àû¾çÔº£¬¶«ËÄÊ®ÌõÂ·¿Ú Wonderful women To celebrate March 8 International Women's Day, three top women musicians who have been performing for four decades will stage a concert along with the China Film Symphony Orchestra. The three female artists are violinist Yu Lina; pianist Bao Huiqiao; and erhu player, Min Huifen. Yu shot to fame after premiering Butterfly Lovers in 1959 at the age of 18. Erhu player Min has won many awards since getting her first gold medal in 1963 in China's nationwide musical competition held in Shanghai. She has played worldwide, winning acclaim from musicians, critics and audiences alike. In the concert under the baton of Li Ling, the three will play solos of the three great works they are known for - Butterfly Lovers, Yellow River, and River Waters, a top erhu piece. Ticket prices: 80-480 yuan (US$9.63-57.83) Time/date: 7:30 pm, March 7 Location: The Great Theatre of Cultural Palace of Nationalities, 49 Fuxingmennei Dajie Tel: 6602-2770, 6602-1734 Ãñ×å¹¬´ó¾çÔº£¬Î÷µ¥Î÷ evergreen idol Qi Qin, whose pop songs made him one of the earliest idols from China's Taiwan, is confirmed to play a concert in the capital. His two best known songs, Perhaps in Winter and The Outside World won Qi a loyal following when he first appeared on the scene in the mid-80s. The evergreen star's Beijing show will also feature the Beijing Symphony Orchestra. Time/date: 7:30 pm, March 21 Location: Capital Gymnasium, Baishiqiaolu Tel: 6833-5552 Ê×¶¼ÌåÓý¹Ý£¬°×Ê¯ÇÅÂ· Dance Legendary bird Inspired by a Chinese myth, telling how a mythical bird called Jingwei tries to fill up the sea with pebbles, a ballet of the same name created by the Tianjin Ballet affiliated to Tianjin Opera and Dance Theatre is set for the stage. Ticket prices: 80-580 yuan (US$9.63-69.87) Time/date: 7:30 pm, March 12-14 Location: Poly Theatre, Dongsi Shitiao Tel: 6500-1188 ext 5176 ±£Àû¾çÔº£¬¶«ËÄÊ®ÌõÂ·¿Ú The Red Detachment of Women The Central Ballet of China is to feature the red, revolutionary ballet, originally created as the first Chinese ballet in the 1960s. The ballet depicts the growth of a group of slaves turned female soldiers who were oppressed by landlords in Hainan Island during the Second Civil War (1927-1937). While it is amusing to see slim women dance on their toes while carrying guns and clad in green uniforms, it is a good chance to peep into those revolutionary years in Chinese history. Ticket prices: 180-680 yuan (US$21.68-81.92) Time/dates: 7:30 pm, March 7,8 Location: Poly Theatre, Dongsi Shitiao Tel: 6500-1188 ext 5176 ±£Àû¾çÔº£¬¶«ËÄÊ®ÌõÂ·¿Ú Drama Greek tragedy The National Theatre of Greece is to stage Anitgone, one of the greatest Greek tragedies. Greece's best troupe previously visited China in 1979 and 1999. The drama was one of the plays featured in the opening ceremony of last year's Asian Greek Drama Festival. With both Chinese and English subtitles. Time/date: 7:30 pm, March 6, 7 Location: Tianqiao Theatre, Beiweilu, Xuanwu District Tel: 8315-6170 ÌìÇÅ¾ç³¡£¬ÐûÎäÇø±±Î³Â·30ºÅ Human bait Tuo'er is a term referring to people who help con artists achieve their aims. Chinese comedian Chen Peisi stars as a man who opens a matchmaking company and invites his wife and relatives to act as his Tuo'er to attract rich bachelors. Hoping to get rich by doing business with one bachelor, he finds himself caught in a dilemma after his wife unexpectedly falls in love with the bachelor - a Chinese overseas businessman. What to choose, love or money? Ticket prices: 80-480 yuan (US$4.81-57.83) Time/dates: 7:30 pm, March 3-9 Location: Grand Chang'an Theatre, Jianguomennei Dajie Tel: 6510-1380 ³¤°²´ó¾çÔº£¬½¨¹úÃÅÄÚ´ó½Ö Bloody youth Based on a drama produced in Soviet Union, Taboo Games of Youth is to be performed for the first time in Beijing, by students of the China Central Academy of Drama as their graduation piece. The drama reflected serious issues and satirized the education system in society, and was banned for a period of time in USSR. It was a huge success on stages not only in the USSR but also all over Europe. Ticket prices: 40-200 yuan(US$4.81-24.09) Time/date: 7:30 pm, March 4-19 Location: China Children's Theatre, 64 Dong'anmennei Dajie Tel: 6603-7255, 6603-7265 ¶ùÍ¯¾ç³¡£¬¶«°²ÃÅ´ó½Ö64ºÅ Peking Opera Beijing Peking Opera Theatre is to stage a series of Peking Operas as follows: Shajiabang on March 1; Courtesan Yu Tangchun and Ma Chao on March 3;and Confession on March 4. Ticket prices: 50-800 yuan (US$6.02-96.38) Time: 7:30 pm, March 1, 3, 4 Location: Grand Chang'an Theatre, 7 Jianguomennei Dajie Tel: 6510-1307 ³¤°²´ó¾çÔº£¬½¨¹úÃÅÄÚ´ó½Ö Movie From Italy La Strada (The Road), directed in 1954 by Frederico Fellini, starring Giulietta Masina (Gelsomina), Anthony Quinn (Zampano) and Richard Baseheart (The Fool). The director says this film is not of neo-realism, but it certainly has that look - a linear-time narrative in gritty black and white whose itinerant characters exist in a world of squalor and fatal consequence. It starts with the female protagonist sold by her mother to Zampano for 10,000 lira as a replacement for her sister Rosa who has died under unexplained circumstances. She is to be the man's assistant, slave and bogus wife. In Italian with Chinese subtitles. Ticket prices: Free Time/date: 7 pm, March 6 Location: the Italian Embassy Cultural Office inside the embassy, 2, Sanlitun Dong Er Jie Tel: 6532-2187 Òâ´óÀû´óÊ¹¹ÝÎÄ»¯´¦£¬ÈýÀïÍÍ¶«¶þ½Ö2ºÅ Art Novel twist on novel A freshversion of the famous novel Bailu Yuan by Chen Zhongshi will be displayed at the National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature. The new version was produced by local artist Li Xiaochao who, with large-sized pottery sculptures, vividly portrays a panorama of the vicissitudes of peasants' life on the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi Province in the novel. Li spent three years combing through the province in an attempt to chart disappearing scenes in villages almost half a century ago. More than 3,000 pottery products described in 88 scenes in the novel are reproduced. Time/date: 9 am-4 pm, March 1-31 Location: Wenxueguan Lu Tel: 8461-9071 ÖÐ¹úÏÖ´úÎÄÑ§¹Ý Space on the move The first major academic art exhibition of 2003 gathers works by Wang Huanxiang, Feng Feng, Deng Jianjin, Xin Yi, Wei Ligang, Lao Dao, Lin Chunyan, Zhang Cheng and Zheng Xuewu at the Red Gate Gallery. As a gallery dedicated to record the changes of Chinese contemporary art, the Red Gate display oils, synthesis materials and paper paintings in different styles by outstanding Chinese contemporary artists who are leaders in their respective fields. Time/date: 10 am-5 pm until March 9 Location: Watchtower, Dongbianmen Jiaolou, Chongwenmen Tel: 6525-1005 ºìÃÅ»ÀÈ£¬¶«±ãÃÅ½ÇÂ¥ Abstract and civilization Three artists at Qin Gallery are jointly showing works with a modern ambience. Feng Feng's oil paintings are the result of his study of Chinese traditional culture. The colour red,which used to be the privilege of the court, is liberally poured on the canvas along with other proprietary colours of yellow, orange and dark green. Yang Yang mainly focuses on romance with Chinese rice paper and ink added by a modern touch to depict love and sweet memory. Zhang Cheng's works are landscapes of his hometown in northeastern China. Time/date: 9:30 am-7 pm, February 28-March 14 Location: 1-1E Huaweili, north of Beijing Curio City. Tel: 8779-0461 ÇØê»»ÀÈ£¬»ªÍþÀï1-1E£¬±±¾©¹ÅÍæ³Ç±± New abstractions Art works by German artist Hugo Seegatz and Hans-Gerd Doneck made in abstract shapes and colours are on show at Z & A Space Gallery. Fusing pastel and watercolour in their works, both have been influenced by expressionism. Each uses oils, canvas and paper to express their strong feelings towards human life and relations among people. Time/date: 1-7 pm, February 22-March 16, closed on every Monday Location: 422-511, Wangjing Xiyuan Tel: 6471-1700 Î¨Ò»¿Õ¼ä£¬Íû¾©Î÷Ô°£´2£²££µ£±£± Lifetime Colour photos by Bai Yiluo, silk screen and jet prints by Hong Hao, black and white photos by Jiang Zhi, paintings by Liu Ye and a 76-minute film by Yang Fudong are jointly presented at the new exhibition held at Beijing Tokyo Art Projects. Time/date: 10 am-5 pm, February 22-March 22 Location: 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District Tel: 8457-3245 ±±¾©¶«¾©»ÀÈ£¬¾ÆÏÉÇÅÂ·£´ºÅ Spring greeted Paintings in bold colours in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed at Melodic Gallery to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing. He won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and develops a vivid close-up focus of natural scenes. Time/date: 9 am-5 pm, March 1-31 Location: 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store Tel: 6518-8123 Ä«á°»ÀÈ£¬½¨Íâ´ó½Ö£±£´ºÅ Israeli designs The Israeli Embassy is staging a special exhibition at Jintai Art Museum to introduce the latest creative designs by contemporary artists and designers from that country. Designers there have in recent years succeeded in attracting the attention of the world to their creations. One London-based magazine has stated that it is time for people in the design field to shift their attention to Israel, where brisk, fresh work is on the rise. The exhibited design works are very practically related to daily life. Time/date: 9 am-4 pm until March 8 Location: 1 Nongzhan Nanlu, inside Chaoyang Park Tel: 6501-9441 ½ðÌ¨ÒÕÊõ¹Ý£¬³¯Ñô¹«Ô°ÄÚ Soul of India Bronze ware from ancient India will be shown for the first time at China Millennium Altar on the second stop of a three-month tour of China. As one of the four ancient civilizations in human history, ancient India was a land of mythology. And bronze making has a long history dating back to the period of the Indus Civilization, about 2500-1500 BC. A total of 80 invaluable unearthed bronzes will be displayed. Most of them belonged to the ancient Pala Dynasty (750-1150) in north India and the Chola Dynasty (846-1279) in south India. Some 15 excavated bronze items are believed to be evidence of time-honoured cultural exchanges between India and China. Links were established by the famous Chinese monk Hieun Tsang (602-664) who studied in the Nalanda monastery for five years around 632. Time/date: 9 am-5 pm until March 17 Location: 9A Fuxing Lu Tel: 6857-3281 ÖÐ»ªÊÀ¼ÍÌ³



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