Hong Kong Arts Festival will present the European premiere of an exhilarating new chamber opera by Chan Hing-yan at Richmond Theatre on Thu 27 & Fri 28, July 2017. A century of Chinese history distilled into three acts, Datong – The Chinese Utopia tells the incredible story of utopian philosopher and constitutional reformer, Kang Youwei, through the […]
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Lang Xiao interviews Shan Shui artist Wu Ke ahead of London exhibition
LONDON — Wu Ke (b.1969), an established painter from China will present his unconventional creations of traditional Chinese landscape paintings to a British audience for the first time, at his forthcoming solo exhibition Another Shan Shui at Cookhouse Gallery Chelsea College of Arts this September (21st-26th). By Lang Xiao – ARTouch Consulting (艺触咨询) Lang Xiao: In the UK, Chinese Shan Shui […]
London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival – Sunday 25th June
London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at London’s Regatta Centre on Sunday 25th June 2017. The 22nd edition of the London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (HKETO), which […]
Senior Artist of the People’s Republic of China to hold private view in British Museum
Senior Artist of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Huafeng is holding a private view of 30 of his works at the Clore Centre for Education in the British Museum on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 June 2017. Zhang Huafeng is both a prolific and prestigious Chinese artist, integrating a Baoshi style of Chinese impressionism […]
Madeleine Thien in conversation – London
Madeleine Thien is a novelist and short story writer whose work has been translated into 23 languages. Born in Vancouver, her parents both Malaysian-Chinese immigrants, her writing is heavily influenced by her family history and her experiences as a child. Do Not Say We Have Nothing is testament to that, detailing the story of 10-year-old […]
Film Review:《我不是潘金莲》I am not Madame Bovary – In UK Cinemas Now!
By Emmanuelle Khoo Directed by Feng Xiaogang, I Am Not Madame Bovary is a stellar, satirical masterpiece that incorporates a powerful and intriguing storyline, a kick-ass heroine and beautiful cinematography. Playing the lead is none other than China’s superstar, Fan Bingbing. Fan plays Li Xuelian, a village woman who stages a fake divorce with her husband […]
Glasgow – The TOTAL BWF Badminton World Championships 21 – 27 August
THE countdown is now officially on as we nearly reach 100 days to go until the 2017 TOTAL BWF World Championships! Over 350 competitors from over 50 countries will make their way to Glasgow’s Emirates Arena this August for the seven day knock-out tournament. Among the countries competing will be China, the most successful country […]
The Guildhall School and Shanghai Opera House present Wen Deqing’s Chinese opera
The Guildhall School and Shanghai Opera House present the UK premiere of Wen Deqing’s original contemporary Chinese opera, The Wager on 26 & 27 May and a concert of traditional Chinese music on 22 May as part of a miniature residency by the Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group. A Faustian story of luck, temptation and fate, The […]
DING YI – One of China’s most successful and collectable artists to exhibit in London
Timothy Taylor is to host Ding Yi’s first solo exhibition in London. Continuing his ongoing investigation, Appearance of Crosses, this show will present seven never-before seen paintings. As one of today’s preeminent Chinese contemporary artists Ding Yi’s work employs a distinctive language of mark-making to examine the function of abstract painting both as a personal […]
London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will celebrate the 20th Anniversary
London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the creation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at London’s Regatta Centre on Sunday 25th June 2017. Commemorating 20 years since the handover, London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival forms parts of a series of events organised or supported by the Hong […]