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Spring revival
Art+Culture / Art Focus in Guangzhou
Written by : Sammi Zhou
May 7, 2008
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| S pring is not for studying, says a famous Chinese proverb. That's right, especially in sticky, humid Guangzhou. Take a look around: flowers are blooming and birds are singing, yet we all seem in slow motion, tired and a little overworked. See whether the following events can revive your spirit…
Love is the ageless topic for us humans. The Sapphire Arts Space will present "Puppetry: YuYu MiMi" telling of a love story from May 1 to 3, while the Modern Dance Company will also produce a dance called "And I love You So" displaying different faces of love on May 9. Moreover, from May 16-18, the Asphodèles Theater Company will offer a bilingual comedy (Chinese/French), "Arlequin Explores China", in Nan Fang Theatre, featuring a love story filled with vengeance, passion and jealousy.
In the Xinghai Concert Hall, Fu Cong, the son of China's maestro trans ... ... |
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A harvest month
Art+Culture / Art Focus in Guangzhou
Written by : Sammi Zhou
Apr 13, 2008
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A harvest month
Art and music for sunny April
The art galleries and concert halls have eventually
recovered from the harsh winter and finally usher in the harvest month. So, in April, we have plenty of art functions for you to spend your spare time.
Firstly, a large coverage is thrown to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, where Norwegian group "Secret Garden" will make their first performance in Guangzhou on April 26. Their album "Songs from the Secret Garden" exceeded one million copies in more than 60 countries, and their instrumental style is something of an ear-opener. More, on the same day, the prominent British-born conductor Bramwell Tovey will lead the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra in presenting "Love for UK" in the Xinghai Concert Hall. In other words, you may be spoilt for choice in which is better to see.
Moreover, two marvelous recitals happen in April. On a 1 ... ... |
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Busy life begins
Art+Culture / Art Focus in Guangzhou
Written by : Sammi Zhou
Mar 12, 2008
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| The hottest art and music this month
After a long holiday, we finally return to work. Although the Spring Festival month has finished, the passion of the artists of traditional Chinese crafts is still high. In Fei Gallery, a space design show named "Drunk Wind" will interpret an unforgettable contemporary Chinese artistic conception, using the most mundane materials such as plants, tea leaves and fabrics. Besides, from March 29 to April 14, a group of artists who are living in Xiao Zhou Village brings the prints back for one of their original purposes – making New Year pictures in Fei Gallery.
Some well-chosen oils exhibitions are held in Guangzhou this month. In Guangzhou Shamian Culture Center Gallery, artist Zhang Leshuai will be praising the so-called "skin-deep" generation, those who indulge in fashionable lifestyles, from March 5-20. From March 15-25, Fei Gallery will display the images of Guangzhou in the eyes of French artist Pascal Maljett ... ... |
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Festival breaks
Art+Culture / Art Focus in Guangzhou
Written by : Sammi Zhou
Feb 4, 2008
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| The New Year in art and music.
February may be a cold small month, but it's anything but quiet in China. For all Chinese, February means holidays, but you can still appreciate a few well-chosen shows this month.
To provide a romantic and sweet February, the Xinghai Concert Hall will specially present two meaningful concerts. On Feb 14, St Valentine's Day, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Zhang Jiemin, Violinist Wen Wei and Soprano Chen Xiaoduo will perform Chinese and foreign love songs. On Feb 21, which is the Yuanxiao Festival (元宵节, it's regarded as Valentine's Day in southern China), the China National Orchestra, with Conductor Zhang Lie and Chinese flute player Jiang Guoji will play different kinds of folk music including "Nao Chun", "Xin Chun Yue", "Give You A Rose" and so on. All the players are famous folk musicians from China. It's worth a look-see, for sure.More still in the Xinghai Concert Hall, two pianists from France ... ... |
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