The China National Peking Opera Company will return to London to the Peacock Theatre from 13 – 15 October with a double bill of The General and the Prime Minister and The Legend of the White Snake. The returning visit is part of the Company’s 2016 international tour and a proud part of the Sadler’s […]
Image: www.sure-architecture.com This year’s China Britain International Design Week (CBIDW) 2016 opens today at the Siemens’ Crystal Building. The theme for this year’s event is “Designing towards a Smart Future”. The event will focus on Design, Innovation and Technologies, and certainly, business opportunities between China and Britain. CBIDW 2016 includes two parts: an exhibition and a […]
By Libby Binks On 5 October Taiwan’s leading percussion ensemble, the Ju Percussion Group, will perform in the UK for the first time as part of their 30th anniversary European tour celebrations. The Barbican will host this virtuosic group as they dazzle audiences with their breath-taking, dramatic and highly theatrical show. In 1986, the Ju […]
继在北京的演出售罄之后，伦敦巴比肯艺术中心将迎来一场集合众艺术家的精彩绝伦的打击乐演出 —— 台湾朱宗庆打击乐团(Taiwan’s Ju Percussion Group)首次光临伦敦。 演出将在10月5日举行，这是其在欧洲巡演的其中一站，为了庆祝乐团30周年纪念日，乐团将在四个欧洲的首都城市进行巡回演出。而有幸迎来乐团的四个音乐厅分别是：比利时的布鲁塞尔皇家美艺厅(Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels)、荷兰的阿姆斯特丹音乐厅(Musiekgebouw, Amsterdam)、德国的柏林音乐厅(Konzerthaus, Berlin)，以及最后一站伦敦的巴比肯艺术中心(The Barbican Centre in London)。 这著名的打击乐团在感官上融合了亚洲传统，西方经典以及当代打鼓，将音乐技巧展现到极致。这令人振奋的舞台效果与完美无缺的细心编排展现了它的异国情调，演奏了超过三百种打击乐器，如锣，鼓，木琴，狮鼓，以及印尼的竹制乐器。 朱宗庆打击乐团的曲目荟萃别具特色，带着台湾的心跳震撼着世界。这样的演出，不仅仅对热衷鼓乐和打击乐的狂热粉丝，同样对于所有喜爱优雅和美丽的观众来说，都是一场真正的视听感官盛宴。 朱宗庆于1986年创立了打击乐团，至今已经演出了超过2500场，他们超凡的音乐表现力和表演技巧风靡全球，俘虏了各地观众的心，同时彻底改变了台湾打击乐。 打击乐团至今已经在28个国家举办过巡演，并通过他们完善的教学体系培养了超过130,000名打击乐器乐者，同时他们受委托创作了多达214篇乐曲。 朱宗庆乐团的成长反映了当代打击乐在台湾岛上的发展，同时也逐渐成为了国家的财富。 在朱宗庆乐团成立之初，很多台湾人对于打击乐流派并不熟悉。多亏了乐团的活跃，使得朱宗庆乐团在岛屿上很快成为了家喻户晓的名字。1987年，该乐团离开了音乐厅, 开始了一系列的室外演出，例如在各个旅游景点和历史建筑前表演。该乐团还专门为儿童表演，除了努力发现更多的潜在观众，朱宗庆乐团还与跨界艺术家合作，打破打击乐的局限性。 早在今年, 朱宗庆入选国际打击乐艺术协会名人堂。打击乐艺术协会成立于1972年, 名人堂表彰了为打击乐在打击乐表演，教育、研究、学术、管理，作曲以及产业中最受人推崇的专业领导者。打击乐艺术协会从成立之初，仅将这最高荣誉颁给120名鼓手及打击乐乐手，其中包括朱宗庆，林戈·斯塔尔（Ringo Starr），依芙琳·葛兰妮爵士（Dame Evelyn Glennie） 和 斯蒂芬·莱奇（Stephen Reich）。 朱宗庆打击乐团将于10月5日的晚上19：30分在伦敦巴比肯艺术中心演出。 为了回馈Nee Hao 读者对本杂志多年的支持，感谢乐团慷慨，现为大家提供乐团伦敦演出门票20% off的优惠码 : 88998 更多信息及购票咨询 请致电巴比肯票务中心： 0207 638 8891 或 浏览 www.barbican.org.uk. 20% Off Code, Quote – 88998Click on advert […]
There will be a unique performance of The Yellow River Cantata and other Chinese choral music on Saturday Oct 1st in London, given by the Chopsticks Choral Society. Some of you may have heard of this flagship work (or at least the piano concerto version), a “classic” as popular in China as perhaps the Messiah […]
Nanjing Week in London is a cultural exchange programme between London and Nanjing, it is part of the London Design Festival and showcases a range of products and activities from Nanjing’s creative and cultural economy. Nanjing Week in London will culminate in a cultural festival on Potters Field Park at London Bridge 23rd and 25th […]
By Libby B Following a recent sell-out performance in Beijing, London’s Barbican Centre will be the host to a breath-taking performance of virtuosic drumming and powerful theatre as Taiwan’s Ju Percussion Group heads to London for the first time. The show takes place on 5 October and forms part of a European tour to celebrate […]
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Chinese celebration second to only the Chinese New Year. Today is the date of this festival, based on the Chinese lunar calendar which is always on the 15th day of the 8th month, where the moon is at its fullest, roundest and brightest. The Chinese community in the UK will […]
With France still being the top destination for Chinese visitors to go to, two members of our editorial team took a quick trip to Paris, travelling on one of Eurostar’s new trains. By July Pang – Travel Section Sponsored article Having arrived at St Pancras International train station an hour before departure, we were invited […]
At China Exchange, they know how to pick their battles – see Team Italy Vs Team China as they go head-to-head on whose version of the noodle is superior. Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli and food critic and columnist, AA Gill will share the Italian story. Will they subscribe to the view that Marco Polo brought […]