Jun.14, 2024
CEMS-MiM Office
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Events
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"Listen, the Sounds of Nature" Concert
【Introduction】
Musicians from Dali, Yunnan, including teacher Ajian, a natural sound recorder and handmade instrument maker, and teacher Sun Yuan, a flute and xiao player, will bring a variety of unique instruments to the bustling cityscape of steel and concrete. These instruments, crafted from cactus, gas tanks, nut shells, and more, include delightful creations such as the mouth harp, handmade water drop piano, modern "handpan," ocean drum, dombra, and many others.
At the concert titled "Listen, the Sounds of Nature," we can slow down the pace of life and join Ajian and Sun Yuan to experience the echoes of valleys, the soft hum of insects, the breath of the sea, and the songs of birds. This event promises a tranquil and comfortable journey through the sounds of nature.
Details of the event are as follows:
【Date & Time】
Friday, June 14, 19：00
Saturday, June 15, 15:30/19:00
【Venue】 Mengminwei Concert Hall
【Ticket】Scan the QR code
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Youth Version of "Peony Pavilion"
【Introduction】
Since its premiere in 2004, the youth version of “Peony Pavilion” has been performed for more than four hundred times, and has been performed in dozens of cities at home and abroad. The major honors it has received are too numerous to mention. In the Douban harvested 9.1 points of high praise, and let the average age of kunqu audience fell to thirty years old! It has been hailed by many as “the unmissable Kunqu performance of your life”.
The youth version “Peony Pavilion” is a story with the core of “love in dream”, “love in death”, and “love in life”, which is created by the editors based on the original work of Tang Xianzu, who inherited the original lyrics completely, and after a careful combing. It is divided into three books: Upper, Middle and Lower. The performance of the whole book for three consecutive days, three hours a day, is enough to make theatergoers linger and revel in the world of kunqu's beauty. As Mr. Bai Xianyong said, “There is no other Kunqu, but to get the word ‘beauty’, the beauty of diction, dance, music, and human feelings, it is a comprehensive art of beauty, one of the greatest cultural achievements of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.”
Details of the event are as follows:
【Date & Time】
Upper Session: Friday, June 14th 7:30 PM
Middle Session: Saturday, June 15th 7:30 PM
Lower Session: Sunday, June 16th 2:00 PM
【Venue】New Tsinghua Xuetang, Experimental Theatre
【Ticket】Scan the QR code
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Culture
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The Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday with rich cultural and historical significance. Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, it usually falls in June according to the Gregorian calendar. This festival is marked by various customs and activities that have been passed down through generations, reflecting the deep-rooted traditions of Chinese society.
One of the most iconic traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival is the making and eating of zongzi, a type of sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. Zongzi come in various shapes and fillings, depending on regional preferences. Common fillings include sweet options like red bean paste or dates, and savory options such as pork, salted duck eggs, or chestnuts. This practice is believed to commemorate the attempts to preserve Qu Yuan's body by throwing rice into the river to feed the fish.
