ARTS / CULTURE & LEISURE
By Global Times Published: May 09, 2021 06:28 PM
Dancers rehearse for
Dancers rehearse for
Five Stars Rise in the East Photo: Courtesy of Beijing Performance & Arts Group Chinese dancers from the Beijing Performance & Arts Group will stage a drama inspired by an arm protector dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) unearthed in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing from June 19 to 21.
The brocade armband, one of China s national treasures and greatest archaeology discoveries of the 20th century, is embroidered with the phrase Five stars rise in the east, benefit China. It was discovered in 1995 near the elbow area of a corpse in a tomb at the Niya ruins in Xinjiang. Due to its importance, the armband has been restricted from being exhibited abroad. According to historians, an independent oasis state called Jingjue was once located at Niya, which lies along the ancient Silk Ro
ARTS / MUSIC
By Global Times Published: May 05, 2021 06:33 PM
Promotional material for opera gala Photo: Courtesy for Beijing Performance & Arts Group
Promotional material for opera gala Photo: Courtesy for Beijing Performance & Arts Group
The Beijing Performance & Arts Group is staging a series of performances as part of its May performance season which began Friday, including 21 dance and opera performances. The opening performance features five China s traditional operas including Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera and Qu Opera.
According to the gala s director Kong Jie, it selects classic operas sections that have been popular for decades and capture historical moments, like
Dragon Beard Ditch from Chinese writer Lao She and Ming Dynasty s dramatist Tang Xianzu s
ARTS / BOOKS
By Global Times Published: Apr 20, 2021 06:48 PM
The poetry recital gala Photo: Courtesy of Beijing Performance & Arts Group A poetry recital gala took place in Beijing on Monday in order to mark the upcoming World Book Day, which falls on Friday. The gala hosted by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Beijing Performance & Arts Group hosted a number of A-list stars in China to recite poems accompanied by acting out scenes and stories on stage.
Covering four sections, the gala connected different poems in a natural narrative way to provide a complete picture of how Chinese people work together to develop their homeland.
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