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>> Kunqu Opera: The Story of the Stone
Organizer: Beijing Cao Xueqin Study Institute, Beijing Botanical Garden and PKU Convention Center
Performers: Jiangsu Performing Arts Group Kunju Opera House
Venue: PKU Hall Auditorium
Date: November 2, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 19:00
Intro: This performance aims to offer audience a grand show, which also helps to spread the study of Cao Xueqin and his work. The performance has five famous scenes, including Lin Daiyu makes sad farewell to her father; Jia Yucun abuses his power of judgment, etc.
>> Kunqu Opera: Kunqu Opera in the Story of the Stone
Organizer: Beijing Cao Xueqin Study Institute, Beijing Botanical Garden and PKU Convention Center
Performers: Jiangsu Performing Arts Group Kunju Opera House
Venue: PKU Hall Auditorium
Date: November 3, 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 19:00
Intro: This performance is composed of Kunqu which appears in the Story of the Stone. Those Kunqu, coming from Water Margin, the Romance of West Chamber and other plays, have strong connections with leading characters in the whole story.
>> Concert: Chopin for Five Pianos Concert
Organizer: PKU Convention Center and Beijing Polytheater Corporation
Performers: Slawomir Jaskulke, Katarzyna Borek, Joanna Duda, Pawel Kaczmarczyk and Pawel Tomaszewski
Venue: PKU Hall Auditorium
Date: November 6, 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 19:00
Intro: Chopin was an outstanding composer and there are various ways to play his pieces. It will be definitely a brand-new experience to hear his masterpieces played by five pianos at the same time.
>> Concert: Gu Qin concert by Luo Suli
Organizer: Tian Jin Gu Qin Association and PKU Convention Center
Main performer: Luo Suli
Venue: Multifunctional Hall
Date: November 15, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time: 19:00
Organizer: Tian Jin Gu Qin Association and PKU Convention Center
Main performer: Shi Yu, Wei Shengbao and other performers
Venue: Multifunctional Hall
Date: November 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 19:00
>>Drama: Classics of Shakespeare come to China——A Midsummer Night's Dream
Organizer: Milky Way Productions China Limited and PKU Convention Center
Performer: TNT Theater
Venue: PKU Hall Auditorium
Date: November 16 & 17, 2011 (Wednesday & Thursday)
Time: 19:00
Intro: A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most successful dramas. And TNT Theater aims to perform it in a traditional British way. “We will try hard to combine the theme and characters to make the comedy more powerful.” said the art director Paul Sibinte.
TNT Theater encourages audience to be participants and tries to insprire their imagination. It also involves various art forms in the drama and invites great composers to design the music.
>> Concert: Solo Concert by Du Yuhan
Organizer: Tian Jin Gu Qin Association and PKU Convention Center
Performer: Du Yuhan
Venue: Multifunctional Hall
Date: November 17, 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 19:00
>> Concert: Schubert quartet——China National Symphony Orchestra concert series
Organizer: PKU Convention Center
Performer: China National Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Multifunctional Hall
Date: November 19, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 19:00
>> Concert: From Vienna to Beijing——the dialogue between piano and Gu Qin
Organizer: PKU Convention Center
Performers: Lin Quizi and Wang Peng
Venue: Multifunctional Hall
Date: November 27, 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 19:00
Written by: Liu Yineng
Edited by: Qian Xin
