Welcome the Year of the Dragon!
18 Jan 2012
Beijing Performing Arts Group ring in Chinese New Year on Monday 30 January (6pm) at Academy 2, Student's Union.
The Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester are inviting staff and students to celebrate this year's Chinese New Year Spring Festival with a spectacular show from the renowned performing arts troupe of Beijing Normal University.
The show will feature traditional Chinese dance, a Shaolin King Fu demonstration, Chinese neo-folk music played on traditional instruments like the erhu and dizi as well as poetry, calligraphy and choral song.
The troupe has toured extensively, playing to audiences of thousands in China, America and Europe, warming hearts all over the globe and encouraging a broader understanding and appreciation of Chinese arts.
The performance will be followed by a drinks reception, where the audience will be able to meet and mingle with the performers.
Tickets are free but registration is required as numbers are limited.
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