Podcasts about Peking opera

     This week... Insurmountable obstacles, unfortunate events, and darker obsessions collide in four films about love that wounds and scars and ends unavoidably tragic.     When a young woman is found murdered after leaving his house, down on his luck and violently tempered screenwriter Dix finds himself squarely in the police's frame. Only the testimony of his beautiful neighbor keeps him from immediate arrest. As his prosecution drags out, a relationship between them blooms. Can the blossoming relationship withstand the suspicions and outside glances? Did Dix succumb to his rage fueled impulses and will he do it again? An existential noir masterpiece with a towering lead performance, In a Lonely Place.     In the summer of 1972, young Vada Sultenfuss lives with her widowed father. Vada has a tendency toward hypochondria and a fascination with death, likely from losing her mother at birth and growing up in the town funeral parlor. This summer, Vada begins growing into her own and suffers many of life's first times. Widely considered a classic of the 1990s with a pair of fantastic child lead performances and a final act that scared a generation, My Girl.     Young Douzi is abandoned by his mother at a Peking Opera troupe. His youth is spent training to play dan, female lead, roles while his best friend, Shitou, learns jing, heroic male roles. From the brutal violence of their training, the oppressive occupation of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the crushing repression of the Cultural Revolution, Douzi and Shitou's relationship carries them through 50 years. Beautifully shot, delicately edited, and widely considered one of the best films produced in Mainland China, Farewell My Concubine.     Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona Beach, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break new mutiny... the star-crossed lovers draw the conclusion of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy of theatrical motif. Hyper stylized with an energy that has few equals and a cast that matches it beat for beat, The Bard's most well known work's third major film adaption that still brings tears of joy to long suffering High School English teachers everywhere... William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.     All that and Dave loses a letter, Tyler feels new emotions in a fetal positions, and Kevin likes to watch... everything. Join us, won't you?   Episode 410- Love That Scars

When Tsui Hark takes us to the opera, things can only get whimsical, vibrant, and joyous—despite the underlying torture and violence. Join Kenny B and Michael Scott of the A4E Podcast as we delve into Peking Opera Blues. Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or X (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed. […]

When Tsui Hark takes us to the opera, things can only get whimsical, vibrant, and joyous—despite the underlying torture and violence. Join Kenny B and Michael Scott of the A4E Podcast as we delve into Peking Opera Blues. Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or X (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed. […]

What's that screeching sound? Is it Peking Opera? Oh, wait, it's just a talent show. In this Mandarin podcast, you'll learn how to use Chinese to describe that television staple, the talent show. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1241

A seismic shift in Hong Kong filmmaking occurs on this episode of WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS with the release of the legendary action-comedy PROJECT A in 1983. Directed by (and - of course - starring) Jackie Chan, alongside his Peking Opera classmates Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, it's a raucous, often hilarious and stunt filled thrill ride packed with pirates, pratfalls and one infamous fall from a clock tower that has to be seen to be believed. It changed filmmaking forever and sent Jackie's already ascending star into the stratosphere. But does it hold up? Let's check it out! The post Episode 251 – We Do Our Own Stunts – Project A (1983) first appeared on Cinema Smorgasbord.

主播：Wendi（中国）+Selah（美国） 歌曲：Helpless今年奥运会开幕式（the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony）的很多创意都来源于一些French plays（法国戏剧）。今天，我们来聊一聊中西方戏剧的对比。01 历史起源和剧种分类法国是an important source of plays（戏剧的重要来源）。法国戏剧起源于medieval religious dramas（中世纪的宗教戏剧），这是一种有关宗教题材的戏剧。如mystery plays（神秘剧），它演绎的是选自《圣经》的一段神秘的故事，miracle plays（奇迹剧），一般是关于某个圣徒的奇迹，还有morality plays（道德剧），目的是教给人们某个重要的品德。· morality /məˈræləti/ n. 道德，品行They often performed in churches or public spaces (经常在教堂或公共场所上演).The French Renaissance (法国文艺复兴) brought a revival of classical themes and structures (带来了古典主题和结构的复兴), influenced by Greek and Roman models (受希腊和罗马模式的影响).古希腊戏剧（Greek theater）起源于公元前6世纪的Athens（雅典），是世界最古老的戏剧之一。它最早是在religious festivals（宗教节日）上表演的，为的是献给Dionysus (狄俄尼索斯）——古希腊的酒神，也是古希腊戏剧之神。· theater n. 戏剧古希腊戏剧主要分为两种类型：tragedy（悲剧），一般是关于human suffering（人类经历的痛苦）；comedy（喜剧），经常非常讽刺（satirical）。其实中国的戏剧也属于世界古老戏剧之一，据说最早也是一种民间的歌舞仪式，一般以祈福、求神、祭祀等等为主题，和古希腊戏剧有相似之处。中国的京剧（Peking Opera）主要有文戏和武戏两种类型。武戏一般是打斗的主题（martial subjects），有关war（战争）, rebellion and intrigue（叛乱和阴谋），注重演员的martial arts（武术）功底和身体动作的表演。· martial /ˈmɑ:rʃ(ə)l/ adj. 尚武的文戏一般主题是和social life（社会生活）有关，通过dialogue（对白）和lyrics（唱词）来讲一段故事，传达角色情感。02 表演风格差异中西戏剧在performing style（表演风格）上有比较大的差异。西方歌剧在表演过程中focus on（注重）powerful singing（强有力的演唱）和emotional expression（情感表达），表演是self-explanatory（不言自明的），fluid（流畅的），以及life-like（写实的）。这些也和西方其他的艺术作品风格一脉相承。· explanatory /ɪkˈsplænətɔ:ri/ adj. 解释的，说明的比如舞台上的props（道具）都是identical to the object in real life（模仿现实中真实的物品），还有很多舞台效果都很写实，比如fake blood（假血）, fake knives（仿真刀），或者sound effects（音效）等等。· identical adj. 完全相同的相比于西方戏剧，中国的传统戏剧更加的symbolic（写意）。For example, many movements（许多人物的动作）are just imitating actions （模仿真实情景）, like riding a horse, or entering a room.· symbolic adj. 用作象征的，被认为是象征的It's not so straightforward (它并不是很直接). It is symbolic where the audience infers what is happening in that moment (观众推断在那一刻在发生着什么).· infer v. 推断，推论舞台上的道具are also not exactly life-like（也不是那么写实）。有些剧里的道具只有一张桌子，当演员坐在旁边的时候它是桌子，当演员站在上面张望的时候它又变成了城楼。03 中西方戏剧的人物角色划分The roles in traditional Chinese operas（中国的传统戏剧） are fixed（是固定的）。京剧的角色有四大行当：生旦净丑。Sheng（生）, which refers to male roles（男性角色），and Dan（旦）, the female roles（女性角色）。除了the main male and female characters，还有Jing（净），who play with their face painted（花脸），他们扮演的是一些比较严肃的角色，比如warriors（士兵）， heroes（英雄）还有statesmen（政治家）。Chou（丑）, which is the clown（小丑）, also has a painted face, with a patch of white paint around his eyes and nose（一般在眼睛和鼻子的这个位置会涂上一块白色），用来营造comic effect（喜剧效果）。京剧中，各类角色根据剧中人物的身份、气质与性格的不同，都有固定的脸谱、扮相和服饰。Using body and face makeup or paint is a great way to show which characters they are!在西方的戏剧中，会有protagonists（主人公），他们是整部戏剧的核心，drive the plot（推动着情节的发展），他们也经常face challenges or a tragic fate（面对挑战或者悲惨的命运）。· protagonist /prəˈtæɡənɪst/ n. 主人公主角的对立方就是antagonist，一般就是the character opposing the protagonist（剧里面的反派）。· antagonist /ænˈtæɡənɪst/ n. 对手；敌人西方戏剧里还有一类演员是the chorus，一个小的歌队或者合唱团，起的是类似于旁白的作用，他们会comment on the action（对情节做一些评论），provide background information（补充背景信息）。· chorus /ˈkɔ:rəs/ n. 合唱团除了这些角色之外，还会有heroes（男性英雄角色），heroine（女性英雄角色），comic heroes（喜剧角色），villains（恶霸角色），lovers（情人）等等。· villain /ˈvɪlən/ n. 恶棍西方戏剧中角色的分类不像京剧里这么固定，一般会根据他们的voice pitch（声调）和voice range（音域）来定。· pitch n. 音高04 中西方看剧的习惯The audience is also an important part of a play（观众也是戏剧很重要的一环）. 一个好的喜剧是completed by the performers and the audience（由演员和观众共同完成）。audience /ˈɑːdiəns/ n. 观众中国的传统戏曲通常是performed in the open air（在露天演出），所以technically（严格说来）它不像是在一个closed theater（封闭式剧院）。有一个 rising trend nowadays（当下的趋势），就是这些戏剧正在moving into the theaters（搬到剧院里），而且there has been a resurgent interest among the young people（年轻人也重新拾起了对传统戏剧的兴趣）。resurgent /rɪˈsɜ:rdʒənt/ adj. 复兴的；再度流行的在西方，去剧院看戏剧也变得less common than it used to be（比之前更少见）, 而且比较昂贵，但依然是valued in western culture（在西方文化中受到重视的）。 现在有了电视和streaming（流媒体），戏剧也can be watched online（可以在网上观看）。更丰富的选择和观看方式has opened up this world to many（为许多人打开了这个世界）！而在网上看到一些amazing（超级棒的）戏剧之后，很多中国年轻人也start to show great interest in going to the theaters（开始对去剧院这件事充满兴趣）！

"Qingdao was once a German colony and the city is an exotic place with Western-style buildings. It is also relatively close to Japan and has historical ties. The recorded opera is probably Peking Opera, judging from the language.  "Mainland China is so vast that the West could completely fit in it, and it is likely that the performers of this opera toured around the country." Local music at a temple reimagined by Keisuke Oki. Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world's first collection of the sounds of human migration.  For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration

People watch a Peking Opera performance by Zheng Xiao during the launch ceremony for Beijing theme city promotion activities at the 34th Hong Kong Book Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on July 17, 2024.2024年7月17日，第34届香港书展在香港会议展览中心开幕，北京首次作为主题城市参展。书展上，观众们还能欣赏北京京剧院国家一级演员、梅派传人、著名京剧表演艺术家梅葆玖入室弟子郑潇女士表演京剧《贵妃醉酒》。This year's Hong Kong Book Fair, which has made Beijing the theme city for the first time, is showcasing nearly 10,000 high-quality books from the Chinese mainland through cultural communication activities, offering an opportunity for readers to explore the country's rich literature, culture and history.北京作为今年的主题城市首次参加香港书展，通过文化传播展示近万本来自中国大陆的优质图书，为读者提供探索中国丰富文学、文化和历史的机会。With the theme "Film and Television Literature", the 34th Hong Kong Book Fair opened on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and will close on Tuesday. It will feature over 600 seminars and cultural activities, and has attracted 760 exhibitors.第34届香港书展以“京港携手筑梦·书香共绘华章”为主题，7月17日正式开幕，将持续至7月23日，将举办600多场研讨会和文化活动，展览总计吸引约760家展商参与。With Beijing as the theme city, this year's mainland pavilion has set out a dedicated area exhibiting the capital's publishing achievements and development accomplishments in recent years.今年书展继续设置中国内地展馆，并首度以北京作为主题城市，展示北京近年来的出版和发展成就。The Beijing exhibition area spans about 150 square meters. In addition to showcasing nearly 3,000 books published by Beijing agencies, it features more than 100 cultural and creative products that highlight both Beijing and traditional Chinese culture. Visitors also have the opportunity to appreciate ancient book restoration techniques, which have been listed as national intangible cultural heritage.北京展馆面积约150平方米，除汇集北京地区出版机构近三年出版的新书和畅销书等近3000册外，同时集中展示展销具有京味文化和中华优秀传统文化特色的文创产品，并设有国家级非物质文化遗产古籍修复技艺展示区。Twelve cultural organizations from Beijing, including Beijing Publishing Group, are attending the fair, and distinguished cultural scholars and writers from Beijing and Hong Kong have been invited to engage with readers.本届香港书展携12家北京地区出版文化单位集体亮相中国内地馆。"It feels like revisiting an old friend," said Wang Heling, a representative from Beijing Publishing Group. She said that unlike previous years, when each publisher was responsible for its own books, this time there was a remarkable sense of unity among Beijing publishers.北京出版集团主题分公司总经理王曷灵表示：“感觉就像重逢一位老友。”与往年每个出版机构都负责自己的书籍不同，这次北京各大出版机构之间有一种团结的感觉。Wang said her team had started to prepare for the event in April, adding that the exhibited books underwent several rounds of screening to ensure they can reflect the characteristics of Beijing. She expressed the hope that the event will help to deepen cultural exchanges between Beijing and Hong Kong.她的团队从4月份就开始为这次活动做准备，展出的书籍经过了几轮筛选，确保能够反映北京特色。王曷灵表示，希望此次活动能深化北京与香港的文化交流。Lu Peizhao, editor-in-chief at Guangxi Publishing Media Group, said his team had participated in several Hong Kong Book Fairs.广西出版传媒集团副总编辑卢培钊表示，他的团队参加了几次香港书展。He said his team had prepared about 700 books and cultural and creative products for this year's fair, including many books with traditional culture themes.今年他们团队为香港书展准备了约700本图书和文创产品，其中包括许多以传统文化为主题的书籍。"We can feel the passion from Hong Kong residents," Lu said. "Compared to book fairs on the mainland, I think the Hong Kong Book Fair garners a higher level of social attention and public participation."卢培钊表示：“我们能感受到香港市民的热情，与内地的书展相比，我认为香港书展吸引了更多的社会关注和公众参与。”Zheng Xiao, from Beijing's Jingju Theater Company, attended the fair for the first time and was invited to give a short performance.北京京剧院国家一级演员、梅派传人、著名京剧表演艺术家梅葆玖入室弟子郑潇女士受邀参加此次香港书展，并表演了京剧《贵妃醉酒》。She said it allowed her to feel the enthusiasm from Hong Kong residents, and said she wanted to deepen Hong Kong residents' understanding of traditional Chinese culture, particularly the younger generation.她表示感受到了香港居民的热情，希望能够加深香港市民，尤其是年轻一代，对中国传统文化的理解。The mainland exhibition area has set up a thematic exhibition of books, with a focus on the display and sale of works by President Xi Jinping and related study materials, such as the first two volumes of Selected Readings from the Works of Xi Jinping, and the four volumes of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.内地展馆设立图书展示展销区，重点展示习近平主席著作及相关学习资料，如《习近平著作选读》前二卷、《习近平谈治国理政》全四卷等。It also features books that introduce the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics, as well as ancient classics and cultural series that encapsulate the fundamental values of traditional Chinese culture.此外，馆内还收录了介绍中国特色社会主义实践的书籍，以及概括了中国传统文化基本价值的古代经典和文化丛书。In line with its film and TV literature theme, related literary works from the mainland are also on sale, including White Deer Plain, Blossoms Shanghai and To the Wonder.与影视文学主题相呼应，内地相关文学作品也在发售中，包括《白鹿原》、《繁花》和《我的阿勒泰》。More than 30 original animation books from the mainland, such as Hello and Forbidden City, are also appearing for the first time at the thematic exhibition.《你好呀！故宫》等30余本内地原创动画书籍也首次亮相此次书展。Readers showed great interest in mainland books. Louis Tsang, a 76-year-old attendee, said he decided to set aside at least half a day to explore the mainland exhibition area this year, as he believed that the books were rich in traditional Chinese culture.不少香港市民对大陆书籍表现出极大的兴趣。76岁的香港市民Louis表示，由于今年书展的书籍包含浓厚的中国传统文化，他决定至少留出半天时间参观内地展馆。Tsang said he appreciated the displays at the mainland pavilion, including the intangible cultural heritage experience, but said the provision of more explanations would enhance the experience, as it would allow visitors to gain a deeper understanding of the connotations behind the exhibits.他赞扬内地馆的展览还有非物质文化遗产的新奇体验，如果能够提供展览解说，参展者们也能更深入地了解展品背后的内涵。Accountant Irene Tse said she has attended the book fair for 27 years. She often takes a day off on the first day of the fair to see the exhibition, as it's usually less crowded.香港会计Irene表示，她参加书展已有27年了。她通常在开展的第一天请假去书展，这个时间书展的人流量较小。Tse said she had been eager to explore the Beijing exhibition area and expressed keen interest in mainland books, especially those about culture and history. She said texts written in vernacular and literary Chinese are more expressive than those in Cantonese.Irene表示她热衷于探索北京展馆，并对以文化和历史为主题的内地书籍表现出浓厚的兴趣。用白话和简体中文写书比粤语更具表现力。Tse said she had also noticed that the books showcased in the mainland pavilion are of higher quality than before.她还注意到内地展馆的书籍质量较以往来说更高了。Book fairn.书展Peking Operan.京剧White Deer Plainn.《白鹿原》Blossoms Shanghain.《繁花》To the Wondern.《我的阿勒泰》Hello and Forbidden Cityn.《你好呀！故宫》

Today, we'll continue to talk about the life of Mei Lanfang whose global influence extends far beyond the realm of Peking Opera, leaving an indelible mark on the world stage and cementing his legacy as a cultural ambassador of unparalleled stature.

In the first installment of what will be a two-part feature, we will delve into the enduring legacy of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. As a cultural icon who resonates across generations, he embodies a spirit of resilience and artistic expression in the face of adversity.

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Lost in the Neon Glow: A Foreigner's Journey Through Beijing Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/lost-in-the-neon-glow-a-foreigners-journey-through-beijing Story Transcript:Zh: 在拥挤的北京过街天桥上，魏京独自站着，他的眼睛在炫目的 neon 灯和川流不息的车流中摆动。En: On the crowded pedestrian overpass in Beijing, Wei Jing stood alone, his eyes swaying amidst the dazzling neon lights and the continuous flow of traffic.Zh: 被高楼大厦和复杂的街区包围，他的心像北京的地图一样千疮百孔，他迷失了方向。En: Surrounded by skyscrapers and intricate streets, his heart was as riddled as a map of Beijing, he was lost.Zh: 魏京是一个青年，他的脸庞犹如尚未雕琢的玉石，双眼富有好奇心和探索欲望。En: Wei Jing was a young man, his face resembling an uncarved jade, his eyes full of curiosity and a desire to explore.Zh: 他来自远方的国度，背包囊括了他的一切。En: Hailing from a distant land, his backpack held all his possessions.Zh: 他已经对北京的语言有了深度的了解，而这是他对这座城市最深的挚爱之一。En: He had acquired a deep understanding of Beijing's language, which was one of his deepest loves for the city.Zh: 他自认为可以将 "你好" 和 "谢谢" 这样的词汇用得非常熟练和自然，但当他开口说话，周围的人会瞬间理解他的外籍身份。En: He believed he was adept at using phrases like "hello" and "thank you" very fluently and naturally, yet when he spoke, people around him instantly identified him as a foreigner.Zh: 公交车上、菜市场里、巷子深处的人们都会挑高眉毛，露出好奇的微笑，然后用根植人心的好客向他解释。En: On buses, at the market, and in the alleys, people would raise their eyebrows, show curious smiles, and with innate hospitality, explain things to him.Zh: 在漫长的一天中，魏京游走在北京的大街小巷，试图理解这座城市的繁华和奥秘。En: Throughout the long day, Wei Jing wandered through the bustling streets and alleys of Beijing, trying to comprehend the city's vibrancy and mysteries.Zh: 来自小吃摊的诱人香味、格外熟悉的汉字店铺名、顽皮的北京话和传统的京剧燃烧起他的热情。En: The enticing aroma of snacks from street vendors, the particularly familiar Chinese characters of shop signs, the playful Beijing dialect, and the traditional Peking Opera ignited his passion.Zh: 然而，随着夜幕降临，他发现自己被纷繁的街区和乱蓬乱的地图分隔开来。En: However, as night fell, he found himself separated by the complex streets and messy map.Zh: 魏京决定寻找帮助。En: Wei Jing decided to seek help.Zh: 他走到一个屋檐下，通过明亮的灯光看到一位老者正在打磨一把铜制的老虎钳。En: He walked under a roof and saw an old man sharpening a pair of bronze tiger pliers under bright lights.Zh: 魏京深吸一口气，用他最流利的普通话说道，"请问，我怎样才能找到地铁站？En: Wei Jing took a deep breath and in his most fluent mandarin asked, "Excuse me, how can I find the subway station?"Zh: "老人望着他，手中的工作瞬间停止，脸上布满了惊讶和感慨。En: The old man looked at him, his work paused instantly, his face filled with surprise and emotion.Zh: 他放下手中的工具，慈祥地笑了笑，用温柔的声音回答，"你知道吗，只有听你讲话，我才知道你是外地人。En: He set down his tools, smiled kindly, and with a gentle voice replied, "You know, it's only when you speak that I realize you are from out of town.Zh: 你的普通话讲得非常好。En: You speak Mandarin very well."Zh: "随着细致的指示和丰富的故事，魏京找到了回家的方向。En: With detailed directions and rich stories, Wei Jing found his way home.Zh: 他对那寂静的街区投以感激的目光，然后深深鞠躬，向老者道谢。En: He gazed gratefully at the quiet street then bowed deeply to thank the old man.Zh: 魏京回到家后，他回想起那天发生的一切，那些人和地方，深深地醉在这座城市的深邃之中。En: Upon returning home, Wei Jing reminisced about the events of that day, the people and places, deeply immersed in the depths of this city.Zh: 他意识到，北京的繁华、文化和奥秘，只有在迷路并找到方向的过程中，才能真正体验和理解。En: He realized that Beijing's vibrancy, culture, and mysteries could only be truly experienced and understood through the process of getting lost and finding directions.Zh: 这个故事是魏京在北京的一个特殊的夜晚，一次启发性的冒险。En: This is the story of Wei Jing on a special night in Beijing, an inspiring adventure.Zh: 他以外籍人士的身份迷失在陌生的街道，却在寻找指引的过程中，发现了这个城市的深度，理解了它的复杂性。En: Lost in the unfamiliar streets as a foreigner, he discovered the city's depth and complexity in the quest for guidance.Zh: 当然，他也发现，有时，迷路并不是一件坏事，正是这次经历，让他真正融入了北京。En: Indeed, he realized that sometimes, getting lost is not a bad thing, as this experience allowed him to truly integrate into Beijing. Vocabulary Words:pedestrian: 步行者overpass: 天桥Beijing: 北京Wei Jing: 魏京neon: 霓虹灯skyscrapers: 摩天大楼intricate: 复杂的lost: 迷失curiosity: 好奇心possessions: 财产vibrancy: 生机勃勃mysteries: 奥秘aroma: 香味vendors: 摊贩dialect: 方言guidance: 指引emotions: 情感directions: 方向grateful: 感激的immersed: 沉浸integrative: 融入unfamiliar: 陌生的quest: 探求complexity: 复杂性experience: 经历foreigner: 外籍人士integrate: 融合hospitality: 好客

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Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Lost in Beijing: A Young Man's Encounter with the Spirit of Old China Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/lost-in-beijing-a-young-mans-encounter-with-the-spirit-of-old-china Story Transcript:Zh: 故事从一个清晨的北京开始，第一缕阳光还未染红天际，王伟的心里已经充满了期待。En: The story begins on an early morning in Beijing, before the first ray of sunlight has tinted the horizon red, Wang Wei's heart is already filled with anticipation.Zh: 一个南方的年轻人，为了他的北京梦，独自踏上了这片陌生的土地。En: A young man from the south, embarked alone on this unfamiliar land for his dream of Beijing.Zh: 北京的大街小巷就像一张复杂的迷宫，而那些古老的胡同，更是让人迷失在历史和现实之间。En: The streets and alleys of Beijing are like a complex maze, and those ancient hutongs make one lost between history and reality.Zh: 在某一条曲折蜿蜒的小巷，王伟停下了脚步。En: In a winding alley, Wang Wei stopped.Zh: 他忍不住深深地吸了一口空气，却发现那股曾在书本上闻到的古老味道，被现实中的繁华混杂道疑似消失在了风中。En: He couldn't help but take a deep breath, only to find that the ancient aroma he had once smelled in books seemed to have vanished into the bustling reality.Zh: 他看上去有些迷茫，也许是吸引到了一位在旁摇着扇子的老人的注意。En: He looked a bit lost, perhaps catching the attention of an old man nearby fanning himself.Zh: 老人眯着一双慈祥的眼睛，若有所思地看着王伟，最后细声细气地开口，“小伙子，你是迷路了吧？En: The old man squinted his kind eyes, thoughtfully looking at Wang Wei, and finally spoke softly, "Young man, are you lost?"Zh: ”王伟尴尬地笑了笑，“哎，走神了，我要怎么去前门大街啊？En: Wang Wei awkwardly smiled, "Uh, a bit distracted, how do I get to Qianmen Street?"Zh: ”老人先是轻轻地笑了笑，然后开始翔实地为他描述起前门大街的方向。En: The old man first smiled gently, then began vividly describing the direction to Qianmen Street for him.Zh: 听着老人的口述，王伟仿佛置身于一部传统的京剧中，每一幅画面都是那么富有生活气息，饱含着岁月的痕迹。En: Listening to the old man's narrative, Wang Wei felt as if he was in a traditional Peking Opera, each scene so vibrant with life and laden with traces of time.Zh: 走在老人所描述的那条路上，王伟感受到了一种从未有过的冲击。En: Walking on the road described by the old man, Wang Wei experienced a kind of impact he had never felt before.Zh: 每当他认为自己快要迷路的时候，总能在最不经意的角落找到老人描述的那叶绿萝，那只咕咕叫的乌鸦，那个黄色种满鲜花的院子。En: Whenever he thought he was about to get lost, he could always find the green ivy, the crow cawing, the yellow yard filled with flowers as described by the old man in the most unexpected corners.Zh: 当他走出胡同，眼前就是热闹的前门大街，王伟此刻的心情犹如山舞银蛇、原驰蜡象，激动无比。En: As he walked out of the hutong, a bustling Qianmen Street lay before him, and at this moment, Wang Wei's heart was as excited as the rumbling of mountains and galloping of horses, immensely thrilled.Zh: 他知道他没有迷路，从未迷路，因为他遇到了最好的引路人，他遇见了老北京的精神，遇见了那些常人忽略但实则细腻美丽的元素。En: He knew he hadn't been lost, never lost, because he had encountered the best guide, he had met the spirit of old Beijing, met those elements that are often overlooked by ordinary people but are delicately beautiful.Zh: 而今这一切，都将成为他迈向更大梦想的力量。En: And now, all of this will become the strength for him to move towards bigger dreams.Zh: 王伟不再迷茫，他深深地看了一眼那条曾一度让他迷茫的胡同，一股坚定涌上心头。En: Wang Wei was no longer lost, he gazed deeply at the alley that had once bewildered him, a firm determination rising in his heart.Zh: 他知道，他的北京梦，就从此刻，此地开始。En: He knew, his Beijing dream begins at this moment, in this place. Vocabulary Words:morning: 清晨Beijing: 北京sunlight: 阳光heart: 心里anticipation: 期待south: 南方land: 土地streets: 大街complex: 复杂maze: 迷宫alley: 小巷lost: 迷失history: 历史reality: 现实breath: 吸气aroma: 味道books: 书本vanished: 消失reality: 现实lost: 迷失attention: 注意old man: 老人kind: 慈祥direction: 方向narrative: 描述impact: 冲击green ivy: 绿萝rumbling: 激动mountains: 山

Sienna Stoneking, a freshman at Muscatine High School in the US state of Iowa, could not conceal her excitement when recalling her first trip to China, which she made last month with the encouragement of President Xi Jinping."If anyone is thinking of taking a trip there, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and go for it!" she said.More than 20 students from the high school, including Stoneking, participated in an exchange visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Hebei province from Jan 24 to 30.After wrapping up their tour of China, the students wrote a letter to Xi, sharing their joy during the trip and thanking him for the invitation."More than ever now, this trip motivated me to take a deeper dive into the culture, and someday I hope to become fluent (in Mandarin) and take many more trips," Stoneking said.Xi replied to the young US visitors on Saturday, the Chinese Lantern Festival, which marked the first full moon of the Year of the Dragon. Xi also sent them New Year cards.In his reply, Xi noted that Lantern Festival has long been an important moment for the Chinese people to express their hope for a better life.He extended holiday wishes to the teachers and students of the school, and encouraged more US youths to come to China for exchanges and study.The young visitors became the first group of United States high school students to visit China under a program that aims to invite 50,000 young people from the US to go to China in the next five years for exchanges and study. Xi announced the program in San Francisco in November during his visit to the US.Xi welcomed the school's students to be part of the program when he replied last month to Sarah Lande, one of his "old friends" from Iowa. Lande had hosted Xi in the Iowa city of Muscatine when Xi first visited the US in 1985 as a county-level official from Hebei province.When the US students arrived in Beijing, one of their gifts to Xi was a school flag written with Chinese characters .The students' letter addressed to Xi featured beautifully written Chinese characters as well as vividly hand-painted dragon, Great Wall and giant panda depictions.In his reply on Saturday, Xi said he was happy that the students had visited several Chinese cities, where they saw pandas, tasted Chinese delicacies, experienced Chinese culture and had a lot of fun.Learning that the US students had made many Chinese friends during the trip and had invited them to visit their hometown in the US, Xi said he was touched by their friendship.Stoneking told China Daily: "I feel honored to have the opportunity to communicate with President Xi Jinping. It's still so shocking to me the connection we share with China."She added that she and a classmate "agreed that if we were given the chance to go to college there, we would take a plane in a heartbeat".Dan Stein, chairman of the Muscatine-China Initiatives Committee and a native of Muscatine, accompanied the students for much of the China trip."It was the first time for the students to leave the United States or, for a lot of them, even to travel on an airplane," he said."It's one thing to see in a video or on TV about another country. But to go there firsthand and taste the food and see the sights and smell the air, feel the culture, I think that was what the trip accomplished," he said."I'm hopeful that we can continue to have more exchanges. And at the same time, we want more Chinese people to also come visit us in the US so they can see the same thing and feel it firsthand," he added.'Seeing is believing'In 1985, Xi visited Muscatine as secretary of the Communist Party of China Zhengding county committee in Hebei province.In his reply letter on Saturday, Xi cited a Chinese saying that "seeing is believing", noting that the warm and friendly people he met in the US in 1985 left an indelible impression.Likewise, it is believed that through this exchange visit, the students can gain a more intuitive and in-depth understanding of China and the Chinese people, Xi said.Xi encouraged the Muscatine High School students to revisit China, and he encouraged more young people from the US to come to China for exchanges and study.He added that they can get firsthand experience of the real China in a multidimensional and comprehensive manner, foster genuine friendship with Chinese youths, and learn from one another so that they can jointly contribute to a stronger friendship between the people of the two countries.The students visited Beijing Zoo to see giant pandas and listened to briefings about wildlife protection. While in Beijing, they also joined local high school students at a cultural experience center to learn about traditional Chinese medicine and the evolution of Chinese characters, and they tried on Peking Opera costumes.During their trip to Shijia­zhuang, the provincial capital of Hebei, they toured Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School, tried the Chinese folk art of paper-cutting, and made dumplings together with their Chinese peers."All of the facilities that they had at the school were really great. In the US, we have a lot of opportunities, but here there were so many sports and extracurriculars," said Arabella Fourneau, another freshman at Muscatine High School."The city was amazing, and the people were so friendly to us," she added.In Shanghai, the students explored the city with local teenagers, tried calligraphy, visited Fudan University for a photo exhibition about China-US exchanges, and toured the Shanghai Tower skyscraper for a bird's-eye view of the Lujiazui financial district."It's just opening up channels of communication," said Aaron Smith, a teacher at Muscatine High School. "Like right now, I'm having conversations with faculty members that I met, with some students that I met, just sharing ideas."When you have these open channels of communications, it just strengthens the line of friendships," Smith added.Apollo Haye, a junior at Muscatine High School, said: "China was a beautiful place, and I was stunned by the history and modern advances they had. The architecture and art were amazing. I would like to study more on China after returning from this trip, and I hope to get into an exchange program for it."Stein, the chairman of the Muscatine-China Initiatives Committee, said the trip was "a life-changing experience" for the young visitors."I think they're more open and more interested in China. They want to know more and meet more Chinese people. Overall, the trip met the vision of President Xi that he laid out in San Francisco to get people to actually come and see," Stein added.Reporter: Zhang Yunbi, May Zhou

①Ancient ice games from China ②Plum blossoms - another "Friend of the Winter" ③Why is Peking Opera the Quintessence of Chinese culture?

A group of students from University of Virginia, the United States, visited China on a tour of youth exchanges and sports diplomacy in January 2024. Playing ping-pong (table tennis) games with their Chinese counterparts, visiting the Great Wall, and watching Peking Opera, the students are seen as re-enacting the historic 1971 Ping-Pong Diplomacy between China and the United States. Follow Footprints' reporter Yushan and hear what these U.S. students have to say about their experiences in China.

SynopsisOn today's date in 2005, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave the premiere performance of a new Percussion Concerto by American composer Jenifer Higdon. The soloist was Colin Currie, a Scottish virtuoso for whom the work was tailor made.In program notes for her work, Higdon wrote, “When writing a concerto, I think of two things: the particular soloist for whom I am writing and the nature of the solo instrument. In the case of percussion, this means a large battery of instruments, from vibraphone and marimba (the favorite instrument of soloist Colin Currie), to nonpitched smaller instruments like brake drums, wood blocks or Peking Opera gongs.“Not only does a percussionist have to perfect playing all these instruments, he must make decisions regarding the use of sticks and mallets ... not to mention the choreography. ... Where most performers do not have to concern themselves with movement across the stage during a performance, a percussion soloist must have every move memorized.”Higdon's new concerto proved popular with both audiences and the critics, and in 2010 the work won that year's Grammy for best classical contemporary composition.Music Played in Today's ProgramJennifer Higdon (b. 1962) Percussion Concerto; Colin Currie, percussion; London Philharmonic; Marin Alsop, cond. LPO CD 0035

SynopsisOn this date in 1973, Eugene Ormandy conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in music by Mozart, Brahms, and the American composer, Roy Harris. The program was nothing out of the ordinary, but the concert took place in Beijing and marked the FIRST time an American orchestra had performed in Communist China. The orchestra was invited to China following the famous visit of President and Mrs. Nixon and secretary of state Henry Kissinger.In the audience for one of these historic concerts was a young student of traditional Chinese music named Tan Dun. When Tan heard the Philadelphians perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, a work he had never heard before, he decided then and there to become a composer himself. In 1986, Tan Dun came to New York City, and since then has managed to combine elements of East and West into his own musical works.In 1987, for example, he composed a violin concerto titled Out of Peking Opera, which draws on both Chinese and European traditions. In addition to prestigious awards and commissions from major foundations and orchestras, in March of 2001, Tan Dun won an Oscar for his film score to the Ang Lee film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.Music Played in Today's ProgramLudwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 5 Royal Philharmonic; René Leibowitz, cond. Chesky 17Tan Dun (b. 1957) Out of Peking Opera Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Helsinki Philharmonic; Muhai Tang, cond. Ondine 864

Summer break is over, and kids are going back to school. On this week's episode of The Searchers, we review Painted Faces which is about children going to a very different and difficult school in Hong Kong during the 1960s to train for Peking Opera. Those children included Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao. After covering Jackie Chan on episode 2 of the podcast, we're excited to finally be making our way back to Hong Kong cinema with this one. The first couple minutes is an interview clip of Sammo Hung talking about how he ended up at a Peking Opera school. Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Thank you! If you did in the past month, we'll address on the next episode... Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched and to read our individual movie reviews! Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/

Join Emmet Kennedy, Aly Vance, and Tim Carroll as we set the stage for an exhilarating week of world-class racing at Royal Ascot. Aidan O'Brien, a multiple champion trainer who is two wins away from becoming the winningmost trainer in the history of the meeting, gives us the latest updates on his strong Royal runners, including Paddington, Luxembourg, Little Big Bear, Meditate, The Antarctic, Broome, Emily Dickinson, Bertinelli, Continuous, Drumroll, Gooloogong, Londoner, Peking Opera, Bolshoi Ballet, Changingoftheguard, Carracci, Be Happy, Hispanic, Jackie Oh, Tower Of London, Point Lonsdale, and the exciting two-year-olds River Tiber, Pearls And Rubies, Matrika, Unquestionable, His Majesty, and Johannes Brahms. Top trainer Karl Burke makes his debut on the show to discuss the latest information on his leading chances, including Dramatised, Elite Status, Indestructible, Beautiful Diamond, Cold Case, and Marshman. All aboard the gravy train as Aly and Tim provide expert insights and analysis to help you make the most informed bets in the Queen Anne Stakes, Coventry Stakes, King's Stand Stakes, St James's Palace Stakes, Prince Of Wales's Stakes, Gold Cup, King Edward VII Stakes, Commonwealth Cup, Coronation Stakes, Hardwicke Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes. Each race is dissected, highlighting the key contenders, their form, and betting strategies to increase your chances of winning. We also offer handicap picks, the best juvenile bets, and the all-important NAPs. Finally, American form expert Naomi Tukker Alderete gives us the TLDR on the US raiders, including a strongly fancied two-year-old! Form Tools: Proform is the essential tool for punters looking to make money from betting on Horse Racing. Our form book covers Jumps and Flat racing in the UK and Ireland. https://www.proformracing.com/ Clothing: Racing Tee's offer fully customisable horse racing T-shirts, Hoodies, Gilets, Hats and more in your favourite horses colours. https://racingts.com Twitter: @FinalFurlongPod Email: radioemmet@gmail.com In association with Adelicious Podcast Network. Hosted on Megaphone.  Follow us for free on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New episode alert! This week, Gavin and I are discussing one of the most beloved Cantonese Kung Fu comedies of all time, the Golden Harvest classic ‘Knockabout'. Directed by and co-starring everyone's favorite martial arts filmmaker, Sammo Hung, and starring his younger Peking Opera brother, the extroardinary Yuen Biao, this tale of ruthlessness, righteousness, and revenge will leave your jaw on the floor with its absolutely incredible martial arts sequences! With a stellar supporting cast including a fantastic comedic turn from Leung Kar Yan (aka Beardy), an absolutely treacherous villain in Leung Kar Wing, and a plethora of other familiar faces from the era, fans of the genre are in for a real treat. Far more than your standard “Kung Fu flick”, ‘Knockabout' delivers in every aspect, including one HELL OF A FINALE, full of flips, kicks, falls, and…. jump rope?! You'll have to check it out to see for yourself! Don't forget to subscribe, download, like, and share with your friends! Thanks again for the continued support and we hope you enjoy!

Ironically for a form that takes a specific location as its name, Peking Opera is best understood as a blend of many different regional styles, with influences from both low and high culture on its development.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Peking Opera is the quintessence of China. Many foreign friends come to Beijing would go to the theatre and watch a Peking Opera show. In today's story, we will see our protagonist went to a Peking Opera show with her friend. She found something strange when watching the show. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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Peking Opera is the quintessence of China. Everyone who knows Peking Opera knows Mr. Mei Lanfang, a famous Master of Peking Opera in China. He had created an art stream of Peking Opera -- Mei School. In today's story, we are going to look at how did Mr. Mei created so many classic images of Peking Opera. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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We take a look from box seats at the house and stage in our time. From Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts to your Friday night out in New York, we discuss it all. Who's who and what is on around the world? We discuss the changing and unchanged landscape of Peking Opera and Broadway from London and San Francisco to Shanghai and Wuhan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peking Opera has been one of China's most popular traditional performing arts for 200 years. Want to know what's so special about it and why we love it so much? Let's check it out!

“Deep at Night” is a musical tune used in two famed scenarios of Peking Opera, which include Beating the Drum to Condemn Cao and Ancient Beauty Yu Ji's Sword Dance. We will share with you the intriguing storyline of these celebrated plays and unveil how the same melody sounds distinctively in different stories.

CHOCHENG Unveils Spring-Summer 2022 Collection | NYFW For Spring/Summer 2022, CHOCHENG takes us on a journey through ‘The Intoxicating Concubine', a classic opera about Yang Guifei, the famous royal consort whose beauty stunned the flowers into submission thus becoming the Mimosa. Under the influence of a colorful cocktail of Peking Opera, Pop Art, and 1997 ...

Synopsis The year 2000 marked both the arrival of a new millennium and the 250th anniversary of the death of the great German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. The International Bach Academy in Stuttgart decided to mark the occasion by commissioning four very different composers to write four new passion settings, one each after the Gospel accounts of the evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. A German composer, Wolfgang Rihm, was chosen for the St. Luke Passion; a Russian, Sofia Gubaidulina for St. John's; an Argentine, Osvaldo Golijov for St. Mark's; and a Chinese composer, Tan Dun, for the Passion according to St. Matthew. And on today's date in 2000, Helmuth Rilling conducted the world premiere of Tan Dun's “Water Passion after St. Matthew.” Tan said he was struck by the references to water in St. Matthew's gospel, so his setting includes seventeen large, illuminated bowls of water, positioned on stage in the form of a cross. These divide the chorus, with three percussionists and a group of additional soloists stationed at the four points of this cross. In Tan's “Water Passion,” natural sounds of water mix with a wide range of vocal techniques, including Tuvan throat singing and the stylized virtuosity of Peking Opera. Music Played in Today's Program Tan Dun (b. 1957) – Water Passion (Stephen Bryant, bass; Mark O'Connor, violin; ensemble; Tan Dun, cond.) Sony 89927 On This Day Births 1841 - Czech composer Antonin Dvorák, in Nelahozeves; 1894 - Dutch composer Willem Pijper, in Zeist; 1933 - American composer Eric Salzman, in New York City; 1934 - British composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (whose last name, despite its spelling, is pronounced "Davis" by the British); 1934 - Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick, in Toronto; Deaths 1613 - Italian nobleman, composer, lutenist, and murderer (of his first wife and her lover) Don Carlo Gesualdo, age c. 53, at his castle in Gesualdo; 1949 - German composer and conductor Richard Strauss, age 85, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen; 1991 - American composer Alex North, age 80, in Pacific Palisades, Calif.; Premieres 1961 - Earle Brown: "Available Forms I" for 18 players, in Darmstadt; 1971 - Bernstein: gala premiere "Mass (A Theater Piece)" at the inauguration of the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., choreographed by Alvin Ainley, directed by Gordon Davidson, and conducted by Maurice Peress (Bernstein shared a box section with members of the Kennedy family, including Senator Ted Kennedy and his mother, Rose; Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis did not attend this performance); A dress rehearsal performances of this new work was also open to the public and specially-invited members of Congress the preceding day; 1975 - Paul Chihara: "Ceremony V (Symphony in Celebration)," in Houston; 1994 - Michael Torke: "Javelin," by the Atlanta Symphony, Yoel Levi conducting; 1995 - Lou Harrison: "New First Suite for Strings," in Majorca, by the Stuttgart Symphony, Dennis Russell Davies conductin; 2000 - Tan Dun: "Water Passion after St. Matthew," in Stuttgart (Germany), with vocal soloists Elizabeth Keusch and Stephen Bryant, violinist Mark O'Connor, cellist Maya Beiser, and percussionist David Cossin, and the orchestra of the Bach Academy conducted by the composer; This work was one of four passion settings commissioned by the International Bach Academy to honor the 250th anniversary of Bach's death in the year 2000 (see also: Aug. 29 Sept 1 5). Links and Resources On Tan Dun More on Tan Dun

Jackie Chan destroyed his body for our amusement. But before they honor this comedian with a dark past, Victoria and Chelsea mourn the passing of comedian Trevor Moore. (Recorded Mon August 9, 2021) Twitter: @freshmoviepod || Instagram: @abreathoffreshmovieEmail: abreathoffreshmovie@gmail.comTheme Music, "A Movie I'd Like to See" by Al Harley.

NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.comWelcome to the show Sean Kelly (Sean Barr) who sang for  "Tainted Saints", "Soul Gypsy", and "Nasty Passion" in the Baltimore-DC- NOVA music scene in the 1980s and 1990s. We had a great time reminiscing about what was truly a magical time to be alive and playing music.We talked about the clubs and venues from those days, such as "The Rage", "The 15 Minute Club" (with some very creative and unique light shows), "The 9:30 Club", steps from hell at both "Feathers" and "The Paragon", "Club 118", and "Wilmer's Park", and bands we both remembered seeing and performing with such as "Fuzzy Lipstick", "Peking Opera", "Honor Among Thieves", "Mary's Suicide", and others. Also- a 4 year old Sean brings down the house at a shoe store,  giving out flyers and pounding the pavement to promote shows, and other fond memories of a great time and a great scene. After the interview, Sean has granted us permission to play "Walk on Water" by "Tainted Saints". Enjoy!!Subscribe for free at www.fowlplayersradio.com or listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocketcast, Deezer, Listen Notes, Player FM, Podcast Index, Overcast, Castro, Cast Box, or PodfriendNo matter what platform you listen on, you can help us greatly by giving us a fair review and a 5 star rating!Also- be sure to visit our page on patreon.com- www.patreon.com/fowlplayersradio!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!!The Fowl Players of Perryville are now booking Murder Mystery Shows for the late summer and fall of 2021! Indoor or outdoor venues, trains, boats, office parties, fundraisers, or just for the heck of it!443-600-0446www.fowlplayersofperryville.comfowlplayersperryville@yahoo.com

On today’s date in 2005, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave the premiere performance of a brand-new Percussion Concerto by the American composer Jenifer Higdon. The soloist was Colin Currie, a Scottish virtuoso for whom the work was tailor made. In program notes for her work, Higdon wrote, “When writing a concerto I think of two things: the particular soloist for whom I am writing and the nature of the solo instrument. In the case of percussion, this means a large battery of instruments, from vibraphone and marimba (the favorite instrument of soloist Colin Currie), to non-pitched smaller instruments like brake drums, wood blocks, or Peking Opera gongs. “Not only does a percussionist have to perfect playing all these instruments, he must make decisions regarding the use of sticks and mallets ... not to mention the choreography ... where most performers do not have to concern themselves with movement across the stage during a performance, a percussion soloist must have every move memorized.” Higdon’s new concerto proved popular with both audiences and the critics, and in 2010 the work won that year’s Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.

On today’s date in 2005, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave the premiere performance of a brand-new Percussion Concerto by the American composer Jenifer Higdon. The soloist was Colin Currie, a Scottish virtuoso for whom the work was tailor made. In program notes for her work, Higdon wrote, “When writing a concerto I think of two things: the particular soloist for whom I am writing and the nature of the solo instrument. In the case of percussion, this means a large battery of instruments, from vibraphone and marimba (the favorite instrument of soloist Colin Currie), to non-pitched smaller instruments like brake drums, wood blocks, or Peking Opera gongs. “Not only does a percussionist have to perfect playing all these instruments, he must make decisions regarding the use of sticks and mallets ... not to mention the choreography ... where most performers do not have to concern themselves with movement across the stage during a performance, a percussion soloist must have every move memorized.” Higdon’s new concerto proved popular with both audiences and the critics, and in 2010 the work won that year’s Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.

On this date in 1973, Eugene Ormandy conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in music by Mozart, Brahms, and the American composer, Roy Harris. The program was nothing out of the ordinary, but the concert took place in Beijing and marked the FIRST time an American orchestra had performed in Communist China. The orchestra was invited to China following the famous visit of President and Mrs. Nixon and secretary of state Henry Kissinger. In the audience for one of these historic concerts was a young student of traditional Chinese music named Tan Dun. When Tan heard the Philadelphians perform Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a work he had never heard before, he decided then and there to become a composer himself. In 1986, Tan Dun came to New York City, and since then has managed to combine elements of East and West into his own musical works. In 1987, for example, he composed a violin concerto entitled “Out of Peking Opera,” which draws on both Chinese and European traditions. In addition to prestigious awards and commissions from major foundations and orchestras, in March of 2001, Tan Dun won an Oscar for his film score to the Ang Lee film, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

On this date in 1973, Eugene Ormandy conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in music by Mozart, Brahms, and the American composer, Roy Harris. The program was nothing out of the ordinary, but the concert took place in Beijing and marked the FIRST time an American orchestra had performed in Communist China. The orchestra was invited to China following the famous visit of President and Mrs. Nixon and secretary of state Henry Kissinger. In the audience for one of these historic concerts was a young student of traditional Chinese music named Tan Dun. When Tan heard the Philadelphians perform Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a work he had never heard before, he decided then and there to become a composer himself. In 1986, Tan Dun came to New York City, and since then has managed to combine elements of East and West into his own musical works. In 1987, for example, he composed a violin concerto entitled “Out of Peking Opera,” which draws on both Chinese and European traditions. In addition to prestigious awards and commissions from major foundations and orchestras, in March of 2001, Tan Dun won an Oscar for his film score to the Ang Lee film, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

Michael Chow is a Chinese-born British-American restaurateur, interior designer, former actor, art collector, father, and artist. He is the co-founder and owner of the Mr. Chow restaurant chain. His father was one of China's most famous actors of his time and the leading figure at the Peking Opera. His mother came from a wealthy family whose fortune had been made in tea. He was sent to a British boarding school when he was 12 and spent his adolescence in Europe; after arriving in London in 1952, he was never able to speak to nor see his father again. He has been married four times, and he has four children. M, Mr. Chow, and Zuckerman discuss the theater of restaurants, being a permanent refugee, painting, other artists including Jean Michel Basquiat, Leonardo Da Vinci and Jeff Koons, being humble in front of God, falling in love, and his 10 Commandments of art. This episode is brought to you by Kelly Klee private insurance . Please check out their website: Kellyklee.com/Heidi and they will make a $50 donation to Artadia, an art charity I’ve recommended, per each qualified referral. This episode is brought to you by Best & Co. Please visit www.BestandCoAspen.com and use discount code Heidi2020 to receive 5% off of any item on the Best & Co. website. If you are interested in creating a custom piece please email custom@bestandcoaspen.com and mention that you heard about Best & Co. on my podcast to receive the special discount. *** Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please email press@hiz.art *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.Follow Heidi: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidizuckerman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heidizuckerman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-zuckerman-a236b55/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   Elissa Russell and Elizabeth Williams are my guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan. We spoke about their experiences of living in Taiwan, the racism that they’ve experienced in Taiwan vs. the U.S. and Black Lives Matter. One thing that’s abundantly clear is that Taiwan has a very special place in their hearts. Liz and Elissa spoke candidly on the topic of Black Lives Matter and the state of race relations in the United States. Thank you Liz and Elissa for your open-heartedness and for inviting my audience to continue the conversation with you. Contact info for Elissa and Liz is listed below in the Related Links section.   Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   What brought Elissa and Liz to Taiwan Elissa and Liz talk about their experiences living in Taiwan The racism that Liz and Elissa have experienced in Taiwan vs. the United States, and how they have handled it Elissa and Liz share their perspectives on the segregation in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles Liz and Elissa offer their perspectives on Black Lives Matter Elissa and Liz discuss how the killing of Ahmaud Arbery felt especially personal The anti-racism initiative that Liz is working on Being an ally vs. an accomplice What actions people can take to support the Black Lives Matter and too educate themselves How to have conversations with others about the Black Lives Matter movement   Related Links:   Elissa Russell's contact info:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/janquilrussell/   https://www.instagram.com/im_readi/   https://www.facebook.com/elissa.j.russell     Elissa Russell's business info:   www.consultreadi.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consultreadi/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/readi-consulting-llc     Elizabeth Williams' contact info:   Personal website: https://www.theycallmeliz.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-williams-370510/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzyworld/       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liz.williams.52090 An article about the arrest and jailing of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/us/21gates.html   An Open Letter for Black Lives Matter (which has been translated into over 30 different languages): https://lettersforblacklives.com/   An article about the arrest and jailing of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/us/21gates.html   Liz’s appearance on the Taiwan TV show Super Idol: https://youtu.be/vzQpANhYAeI   Liz singing a bit of Peking Opera during her appearance on the Taiwan TV show Super Idol [Start watching at 4:09]: https://youtu.be/cFEz19varyo  

Hua Fei's side hustle is working quite well for her. She is making a fortune accepting bribes. Everyone at the Palace more or less knows what's happening but will anyone stop her? Meanwhile, Zhen Huan and An Ling Rong continue to drift apart. It's almost the New Year so the concubines head to the opera! We'll discuss Peking Opera and exactly what the ladies pick to watch. Only in this drama do they make us do so much research on opera titles and stories to understand how they're trying to talk to each other. Enjoy!

If you live in China and are an avid fan of the Chinese legendary figure Monkey King, then you must be familiar with Gaffar Pourazar; a British stage actor and a Peking opera fanatic.

Yang Baosen was one of the most famous Peking Opera masters of the last century who developed a singing technique that still bears his name－Yang Pai, or Yang style. This year marks the 110th birthday of Yang Baosen. But why was Yang considered to be the Van Gogh of Peking Opera?

In this Cool Cool China, Brian is a businessman. But at night, he transforms into an amazing Peking Opera star!

Movie Meltdown - Episode 503 This week we're coming to you "live" from Videodrome as we continue with our Atlanta adventures. We visit with the staff of this impressive video store and reminisce about the glory days of video stores as well as what it takes to keep a business like this running today. Plus we discuss this week's movie - Police Story starring Jackie Chan. And while we find out that the cow-print nightmare that was Moovies - was a real thing, we also mention… John Woo, Scandinavian Noir, James Glickenhaus, Video Update, Maggie Cheung, Netflix, the golden age of Blu Ray releases, the foot chase, Wong Kar-Wai, David Cronenberg, doing deals with Enron, John Wick, decapitating Tom Savini, 30,000 movies, it’s a lifestyle, Turtles Records and Tapes, they tell me I'm going crazy all the time, Ringo Lam, Tango and Cash, Buster Keaton, a law from British occupation, Cynthia Rothrock, Atomic Blonde, Yes, Madam, Operation Condor, Suspiria, I'm watching more old movies than ever that I haven't seen since VHS days, there's four versions of the movie that you thought you'd never see, Sammo Hung, hand-drawn posters from Ghana, TV killed Sundays, Christopher Nolan, Dragons Forever, TCM underground, Clint Eastwood, Ashes of Time, Blockbuster Video, Point Break, the talking plus the two layers of subtitles, Cannibal Ferox, we just handed it to them, A24, My Heart Is That Eternal Rose, Beverly Hills Cop, the gateway to Hong Kong cinema, Daredevil, Yuen Biao, Little Five Points, it's sort of like Baywatch meets A-Team with a hard R rating, Johnnie To, Hayao Miyazaki, Lunchmeat VHS, the Peking Opera, Rumble in the Bronx, Cannonball Run, Brigitte Lin, The Tough Ones, Plaza Theatre, where am I in this alleyway, candy glass, The Longest Nite, as a corporation you shot yourself in the foot and then you bled out, A Better Tomorrow, David Lynch, Michelle Yeoh, Filmstruck, repairing video tapes, experimenting with different angles, Wheels on Meals, Wes Anderson, The Protector, Sylvester Stallone, The Killer and what’s Suncoast? “...’cause you’ve gotta hustle as an indie video store… you know, every dollar counts.” Go rent from Videodrome if you’re in the area! And go follow them on all the social medias:   https://www.facebook.com/VideodromeATL/ -  https://twitter.com/VideodromeATL - https://www.instagram.com/videodrome_atl/

Episode 85 (Chang Cheh Grandmaster part 3) This week the guys check out a couple of Shaw Brothers classics that would each kickstart their own Kung fu franchises. Adapting Louis Cha’s popular Condor Trilogy novels Chang Cheh and his newest protégé superstar Alexander Fu Sheng delivered The Brave Archer an action classic that seems to pack in everyone and everything that could possibly fit into its 2 hour run time with the notable exception of actual archery! Second up is the film that he is probably the most remembered for in the west, the wildly popular 5 Venoms (aka 5 Deadly Venoms) featuring a group of wildly costumed Peking Opera alumni collectively known as The Venom Mob that would blast their way into a series of deliriously entertaining films that continue to amaze for their guignol laced violence as much as their jaw dropping choreography.Three ways to support this podcast: 1. Shout us out on your social media account 2. Rate us on the podcast platform you listen to PsychotroniCast on. 3. Subscribe to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/psychotronicast

Episode 84 (Chang Cheh: Grandmaster part 2) Continuing our trip through Chang Cheh’s career at the Shaw Brothers studio, Alec and Derek watch a trio of triad gangster films starring Kung fu stars David Chiang, Ti Lung and Chen Kuan-tai, beginning with 1970 film Vengeance a stylish and brutal revenge tale reminiscent of John Boorman’s neo-noir Point Blank. David Chiang plays Guan Xiao Lou a man with a single minded drive to avenge the people responsible for killing his brother and Peking Opera dance partner Ti Lung. Next up The Duel sees Ti Lung and David Chiang face off in a series of crosses and double crosses setting up a number of unhinged fight scenes that clearly foreshadow the mayhem of The Crazy 88. Concluding this episode with The Boxer from Shantung starring Kung Fu legend Chen Kuan-Tai in his first leading role as Ma Yongzhen a lowly laborer who climbs his way up the ranks from the gutter to triad gang leader only to be met with increasing bloodshed ending in one of the most spectacularly relentless battles in film history.Three ways to support this podcast:1. Shout us out on your social media account2. Rate us on the podcast platform you listen to PsychotroniCast on.3. Subscribe to our Patreon! www.patreon.com/psychotronicast

Live art is one of the few mediums that hasn’t been radically transformed by the digital age. No screen is yet able to capture the magic of in-person performance, be it a comedy show, theater, or even Peking opera. The live performance scene is particularly vibrant in contemporary Beijing, where comedy and theater offerings are as diverse as they are popular. In this episode, Aladin interviews some of Beijing’s emerging live performers to discuss what happens on the stage — and behind the scenes.     Featuring: Jesse Appell: Comedian | Director, US-China Comedy Center Jesse’s Instagram | Jesse’s LinkedIn | US-China Comedy Center WeChat: UsChinaComedyCenter   Raimund Rosarius: Director | Author | Curator   Xie Peifan: Director | Actor | Teacher Peifan’s LinkedIn | Peifan’s Weibo    And, as usual, your host, Aladin Farré. Aladin’s LinkedIn | Aladin’s Twitter   Middle Earth is a Crafty Pandas production. If you have a China-themed film project, please get in touch!   Recommended watching and listening: Lao She 老舍: Chinese novelist and dramatist. Penghao Theatre: Beijing’s first private theater in Beijing. Kaixin Mahua (Mahua FunAge) 开心麻花: Chinese private comedy enterprise that develops and produces plays, films, stand-up comedy, and TV shows. Zhao Benshan 赵本山: Chinese actor and director best known for his frequent appearances on the CCTV New Year’s Gala. He has produced less work in recent years, possibly as a result of political attacks. Answers to the episode quiz: Xiangsheng 相声, also known as “crosstalk,”  is a centuries-old traditional form of Chinese comedic art, usually featuring two performers. During the Cultural Revolution, only eight revolutionary operas 样板戏 were allowed to be staged. The white mask in Peking Opera signifies treachery and stupidity.  

Elwood and Stephen check out Tsui Hark's “Peking Opera Blues”an amazing piñata of a movie that combines more genres and Hong Kong-specific themes than one could possibly imagine. A historical and political intrigue, acrobatic action, screwball comedy, and heroic gunplay elements are thrown together in an intoxicating mix. They also look at the key leading ladies of Asian cinema, Viceland's new Anime block and Takashi Miike's “Dead of Alive” trilogy plus much more!!

Klassisk spøgelseshistorie med et romantisk tvist og en duft af Peking Opera. Den kan desværre være svær at finde. På de forskellige streamingtjenester leder du forgæves. Den ligger på nettet i en udgave med en mangelfuld engelsk undersættelse.Chinese Ghost Story (1987) er instrueret af Ching Siu-Tung og produceret af Tsui Hark. I hovedrollen er den unge Leslie Cheung. Det er film nummer 51 på Thomas og Mortens liste over de 100 Bedste Film.Lyt til en samtale i Det Gule Værelse, hvor dine værter Thomas og Morten tager en snak om kinesiske spøgelser, Hong Kong-humor og taoistisk livsfilosofi.

Peking Opera, also known as the national opera of China, is a form of Chinese opera that combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics. Originating in the Qing Dynasty in the mid-nineteenth century, it has become one of the most influential and representative of all operas in China. Yet this art is struggling to maintain its enchantment in modern society, as younger generations are exposed to many other forms of entertainment. To tackle this situation, a group of professionals is trying to revive the time-honored art by adding new elements into it. What chemistry it has produced? Has it gained recognition of the fans nationwide?

Dan and Sam are back with a packed 2nd episode of The Superfluous Podcast. This time they cover three subjects as opposed to the normal two.After briefly discussing their favorite things (Texas, food, beer, etc), Sam starts by discussing the 1970s adult film Deep Throat and how it created a seminal horror film. After that, Dan expounds on Peking Opera and horribly mispronounces all over the place.Sam ends the episode by talking about the Chrysanthemum tradition and its importance in the Japanese ruling family.  Oh, and we spend a few minutes in Louisiana, just for fun.

Welcome to Episode 25 of Heroes Three! This week we return to Peking Opera in the light Lau Kar-leung film Martial Club (1981) starring Gordon Liu and Kara Hui.Download Episode HereFull cast and credits at HKMDBSpecial New Years Lion Dance from Martial Club

Deacs & Docs breaks new ground as we have our first international and female student team on the show! Third-year MFA students Jill Li and Xiao Xiao dish on the process of making their film, "Farewell, My Peking Opera" (title pending) about a former Beijing Opera star struggling to adapt to life in the United States. We also discuss authentic Chinese food through the lens of the film "The Search for General Tso" and learn about secret menus. Then we put Jill and Xiao to the test with "Opera Or Not," a game where they are given a synopsis and asked to identify whether it describes an actual opera or something else. Hosted by second-year MFA students Trey Kalny and Thomas Espy, "Deacs & Docs" is the official WFUDFPPC.

Elwood and Stephen check out Tsui Hark's "Peking Opera Blues"an amazing piñata of a movie that combines more genres and Hong Kong-specific themes than one could possibly imagine. A historical and political intrigue, acrobatic action, screwball comedy, and heroic gunplay elements are thrown together in an intoxicating mix. They also look at the key leading ladies of Asian cinema, Viceland's new Anime block and Takashi Miike's "Dead of Alive" trilogy plus much more!! Links For a list of all films covered on the show - https://letterboxd.com/elwood_jones/list/the-asian-cinema-film-club/ For more of Elwood's movie rants check out - http://fromthedepthsofdvdhell.blogspot.co.uk/ Channel Superhero (Buffy Reviews) http://channelsuperhero.com/ TV Good Sleep Bad - https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tvgoodsleepbad Game Warp - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC22znoEAGd8ZSOBHP9ky1kQ For More of Stephen's movie writing - https://gweiloramblings.wordpress.com/ Eastern Kicks - www.easternkicks.com

This is Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.The recent WannaCry ransom ware outbreak across the world is the latest alarm about cyber security that demands immediate efforts at different levels, including international cooperation.It has been found that measures as simple as official Microsoft patch installation and security software update can work to fend off WannaCry in the largest cyber-attack in more than a decade. The hacking highlights the need for Internet users to heighten cyber security awareness.However, it also calls for systematic efforts as well as international cooperation to tackle cross-border challenges in a digitally connected world in order to affect a universal defense.A senior research fellow on cyber policy and security at Stanford University told the Xinhua News Agency that international cooperation on cyber security will be essential for a safer and more secure cyberspace.Herb Lin deplored the fact that countries have different views on how they intend to use cyberspace and the rules they want to apply have so far made it difficult to achieve international cooperation.Some experts foresee more attacks like WannaCry, which has hit more than 200,000 computers in some 150 countries since May 12. The vast majority of successful hacks require only the most basic techniques.This is Special English.Pharmaceutical company Merck recently won approval from the China Food and Drug Administration to sell its human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil, to help women fight cervical cancer.Developed by the US-based company in 2006, the vaccine has proved effective in protecting against the virus, better known as HPV, the chief cause of cervical cancer. The virus is found in almost all cervical cancer cases.Gardasil is the first HPV vaccine in the world and the second to be licensed for use in China.In July, Cervarix, an HPV vaccine developed by pharmaceutical GlaxoSmithKline, received approval to be sold on the Chinese mainland after almost 10 years of seeking approval.Gardasil is expected to be commercially available on the mainland in three to six months, which means women will no longer have to seek vaccinations outside of the mainland, in places such as Hong Kong.After breast cancer, cervical cancer is the second-most common cancer in women aged between 15 and 44 in China. China reports more than 130,000 cervical cancer cases a year, accounting for 28 percent of the global total.The HPV vaccine, as the first anti-cancer vaccine in the world, has proved effective in preventing cervical cancer and is seen as a breakthrough in the fight against the condition.Today, such vaccines are in use in around 120 countries and regions, including the United States, Australia and most European countries.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.A 100-year-old medical technique could be used to achieve pregnancy in infertile women without the need for expensive in vitro fertilization treatments. That's according to researchers from the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. The often overlooked historical technique, which involves "flushing" the woman&`&s fallopian tubes with iodised poppy seed oil, has been proven to be successful in aiding fertility.Research teams in Australia and the Netherlands say that the procedure, called HSG, was first carried out in 1917 and involved flushing the tubes with the oil during an X-ray. Professor Ben Mol from the University of Adelaide says that over the past century, pregnancy rates among infertile women reportedly increased after their tubes had been flushed with either water or oil during the X-ray procedure. Until now, it has been unclear whether the type of solution used in the procedure was influencing the change in fertility.He said the results have been even more exciting than scientists could have predicted, helping to confirm that an age-old medical technique still has an important place in modern medicine.According to the results of Mol&`&s study, around 35 percent of infertile women who underwent the procedure achieved successful pregnancies within six months of the HSG being performed.This is Special English.Some 1,730 new plant species were discovered globally in the last year, some of which have food and medicinal value. That's according to an annual report released recently by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, based in England.Involving 128 scientists from 12 countries, RBG Kew&`&s State of the Worlds Plants report presents data never seen before on patterns affecting plants in different regions.New species of Manihot were discovered in Brazil that have the potential to be developed into better food crops, and new species of the climbing vine genus Mucuna, used in the treatment of Parkinson&`&s disease, were found in South East Asia and South and Central America.Kathy Willis, director of science at RBG Kew, says they have tried to make sure that this year&`&s State of the World&`&s Plants report goes beyond the numbers to look at the natural capital of plants -- how they are relevant and valuable to all aspects of our lives.The report also reveals that plants with thicker leaves and bark, more efficient water use, deeper roots, and higher wood density are better able to cope with future climate change.The report also highlights information on how new technology is helping to speed up the discovery and classification of plants that are providing important sign posts to the next food crops and actions in protecting some of the most important plant species globally.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.Climate change is more real than ever. A new study has found a steady growth of moss in Antarctica over the past 50 years, and suggested that the continent will be greener in the future.The study was published recently in Current Biology, a scientific journal that covers all areas of biology. The research is led by Matthew Amesbury, a researcher at the University of Exeter in Britain.The Antarctic Peninsula might sound like a remote and untouched region, but the study showed that the effects of climate change are felt there, and it has been warming faster than the rest of the continent.The research team looked at 150 years&`& worth of data and found clear change points in the last 50 years, which showed the increase of moss cover. That could shift the ecosystem in Antarctica, driving it to simulate what has been observed in Arctic.Last month, the sea ice cover in the Arctic was record low, and that of Antarctic was near record low too, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.This is Special English.The World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa has been held with calls for increased support for youth and addressing unemployment and poverty.Officials during the forum at the Dead Sea said providing financial and moral support to the youth in the Middle East and reforming education were key in addressing the pressing challenges facing the region.The forum attracted more than 1,100 political and business leaders from more than 50 countries. The participants agreed that the world is facing many problems including high unemployment rate, fast population growth and political regional challenges. The problems are relentlessly seeking to thrive on the hopelessness and despair of the younger generation. The forum said providing hope and support are vital for the youth in the region.Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan said at the forum that what young people need most is for all to take a bet on them, and to support them, morally and financially, so they can create their own impact.The forum agreed that as 31 percent of young people in the region are unemployed, new initiatives and urgent action are needed. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to crienglish.com. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. Now the news continues.More than 30 national library curators and representatives from 20 countries and regions in Asia and Oceania gathered in Beijing to discuss the building of sustainable regional library networks.The participants came from countries including Australia, Japan, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. They shared their experience in international cultural exchanges at the two-day conference hosted by the National Library of China.The National Library of China is promoting the establishment of the "Silk Road" international library alliance, and most of the participating libraries are from countries along the ancient trading route.The annual conference is hosted in turn by the participating libraries. This year marks the third time that China has hosted the event.This is Special English.A Peking opera adaptation of the Western masterpiece "Faust" was staged recently in Germany's western city of Wiesbaden, starting its premiere tour in the country.The opera was co-produced by China National Peking Opera Company and Italy&`&s Emilia Romagna Theater Foundation. It was performed as part of the International May Festival, a world-known traditional theater festival.The opera is based on the Western masterpiece "Faust", written by Johann Wolfgang Goethe more than 200 years ago. The Peking Opera adaptation combines music, vocal performances, mime, dance, and acrobatics.Since its debut in 2015, the opera has been staged over 70 times worldwide. It offers a creative blend of Western classics with oriental culture as well as presents a perfect cooperation between Chinese artists and performers from Italy and Germany.The opera has been added to this year&`&s German-Chinese cultural program, a national event in Germany featuring the theme "China Today" to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.The first International Tea Expo has been held in east China's Zhejiang province, attracting tea vendors and companies from both home and abroad.The expo is held in Hangzhou, the provincial capital, at the venue where the G20 Summit was held. Over 1,000 enterprises from more than 30 countries participated in the event.President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to be read at the opening ceremony, extending his hope that the expo would give exposure to Chinese tea culture. He said he hopes the event will grow into an important platform for exchanges and cooperation between China and the rest of the world.The letter also included a call for the expo to promote both the tea industry and tea culture.This is Special English.The first China-themed library in Mexico has opened in a bid to promote cultural exchange.Books on Chinese history, culture, medicine and music, as well as digital and video archives, can be found at the new Chinese Library at Mexico City&`&s Anahuac University.Officials from China and the prestigious private university were on hand to inaugurate the 14th library of its kind worldwide, as part of celebrations marking 45 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.Chinese officials say the library provides an opportunity for Mexico to know China better. It will also be a new platform for deepening educational, academic and cultural exchange between the two countries.The library currently has 6,000 books and 80,000 digital archives with information on China&`&s politics, economy, culture, science and technology, as well as education and history.Special software is provided, in both Spanish and English, for those who wish to learn Mandarin Chinese.This is Special English.As part of the celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, an exhibition about the revolution has opened at the British Library.（全文见周六微信。）

I review Vengeance!, a 1970 Chang Cheh directed movie, starring David Chiang, Ti Lung and Wang Ping. Set during the Warlord Era, Vengeance is a stylish and moody tale of revenge that blends in flashes of Peking Opera to briliant effect.  Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

Elyse Ribbons who is the ultimate make-you-feel-terrible-about-your-Chinese foreigner. She has an MFA in Peking Opera, founded the Cheeky Monkey theater company that was at one point the second biggest privately owned theater company in Beijing, hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, China Radio International’s Laowai Kandian, is currently the CEO and Founder of the charity […]

This time we review one of the most beloved three brothers movies. I.e. the team between Peking Opera school brothers Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in their 1988 action-comedy Dragons Forever. And also from the same year, director Alex Law takes you inside the doors of the Peking Opera school the trio trained […]

This time we review one of the most beloved three brothers movies. I.e. the team between Peking Opera school brothers Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in their 1988 action-comedy Dragons Forever. And also from the same year, director Alex Law takes you inside the doors of the Peking Opera school the trio trained […]

更多内容请关注今天（1.14）的微信：搜索英语环球 NEWSPlusIf you love Chinese Culture, Peking Opera is the art form that you must be familiar with. And you must know this name, Michael Chow(Chinese name: Zhou Yinghua), who is probably one of the most passionate Chinese about Peking Opera by interest or by fate.Chow's father was Zhou Xinfang, one of China's most famous actors and the leading figure at the Peking Opera of his time early last century.But Chow was never able to take up his father's career as he was sent to a British boarding school when he was 12 and grew up in Europe. He studied art in London before setting out on a business career that lasted for about 50 years.Michael Chow has been working hard and earned his name in the west as a restaurateur running a chain of high end restaurants providing authentic Chinese food in different locations around the world with the name "Chow".But Chow said deep in his heart he is an artist, and all he has been doing is to reconnect with his father and his home country China. After 47 years of running the restaurant business, Chow restarted his painting career in recent years, and had exhibitions in various places. Voices From Other Lands found him when he is preparing his first exhibition on the Chinese Mainland in 798, an art district in Beijing. We sat down and talked for his "magnificent obsessions."Michael Chow had ten years of professional training in painting at youth, and later focused on his restaurant business. Chow designed Mr. Chow, the first restaurant, in London featuring cool green floor tiles and white walls, and later bought art by Allen Jones, Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney and Jim Dine for the walls. But Michael Chow said his restaurants have always been underlined by his desire and need to promote the Chinese culture. The passion for painting has been there and finally was turned into action. Michael Chow continues the Qi Style that was started by his father Zhou Xinfang, a leading figure at the Peking Opera. Through years, Chow realized the Qi Style is not a performance but a method of life. By good fortune, he said after a 50-year radical sabbatical, he returned to painting in the school of Qi. And now he is a self-commissioned ambassador in promoting the great art forms in the Chinese culture, Peking Opera in particular. In doing so, it's brought him closer to his father. When it comes to the 120th celebration of his father's birth, he said he has finally fulfilled that void.

月舞之音 欢迎广告加盟 咨询电话 ：15804454819 QQ744519126 被动语态 一、引入环节 学习目标 1.掌握被动语态的结构 2.掌握从主动语态转换成被动语态的方法 观察句子 A recorder is used in our English class every day. Football is played all over the world. A camera is used for taking photos. A bank was robbed yesterday. A man-made satellite was sent up into space last year. The tree must be planted on the ground. The ground will be covered with trees in a few years'time. They will be sent to the hospital right now. A talk will be given soon. Look and find out the similarities (相同点): Football is played all over the world. A camera is used for taking photos. A bank was robbed yesterday. A man-made satellite was sent up into space last year. The tree must be planted on the ground. The ground will be covered with trees in a few years' time. They will be sent to the hospital right now. A talk will be given soon. 二、知识讲解 Conclusion: (一) 当我们不知道谁是动作的执行者, 或者没有必要指出谁是动作的执行者时, 或者只需强调动作的承受者时, 要用被动语态。 被动语态：主语是动作的承受者 被动语态的构成：be +动词过去分词 如果要特别强调动作或行为的执行者时句子后面需接by…，译为“被（由）……”。 各个时态的被动语态 被动语态的否定句和疑问句 主动语态如何改成被动语态？ 小测试：请把下列句子转换成被动语态 1. Many people speak English. 2. He bought me a new bike yesterday. 3. The boss made him do the heavy work in the old days. 4. Tom must hand in the composition after class. Conclusion: (二) 主动语态如何改成被动语态？ 1. 主动语态的宾语改成被动语态的主语。 2. 主动语态的谓语动词改成被动语态的谓语动词。 do→be done 3. 注意保持时态和人称的一致。 4. 带双宾的谓语动词有两种改法。当把直接宾语改成主语时，谓语动词后必须加适当的介词: to 或 for. 如: give → be given to 此类动词还有: pass, show, send… 再如: buy → be bought for 此类动词还有: make, draw, cook, mend… 5. 一些动词不定式在主动语态中省略to作宾语补足语, 改成被动语态时, to必须还原。 注意： 1. 不及物动词（vi.) 不用被动语态。如:happen、take place 、appear、disappear… 例句：A traffic accident _________ (happen) just now. 2. 连系动词(Link.v.)不用被动语态。如: be、look、seem、feel、sound、smell、taste、get、turn、become… 例句： Peking Opera _________ (sound) beautiful. 3. 当此动词表示事物的自然属性的时候，不用被动语态 。 例句： The pen _____ (write) very fast. This kind of sweater ____ (sell) well. 被动语态的其他注意事项 ： 1.适合被动语态的情况 不知道谁是动作的执行者，或由于某种原因没有必要指出谁是动作的执行者时 例句：This jacket is made of cotton. The book was written for children. 需要突出或强调动作的承受者时 例句：Food is needed by every living thing. English is widely used nowadays. 2.主动语态不能变为被动语态的情况 当宾语是反身代词时 例句：The man introduced himself as Mr. Parker. I found myself in the park. 当谓语是表状态的及物动词时 例句：Does the pair of new shoes suit you? We will have a meeting. 三、练习环节 1. If the work ____, you can go and play games. A. finished B. has finished C. will be finished D. is finished 2. It was raining heavily outside, the children were made ____ in the classroom. A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed 3. Kate ___ the letter before her mother came into her bedroom. A. has written B. was written C. had written D. is writing 4. To make our city more beautiful, rubbish ___ into the river. A. needn't be thrown B. mustn't be thrown C. can't throw D. may not throw 5. I like my bike. It ___ very well. A. rides B. is riding C. is ridden D. has ridden 6. —I won't come to the party unless Tom ___, too. —You mean if Tom comes, you'll come. A. will invite B. invites C. invited D. is invited 7. Everyone who heard Mr. Green's story ______ it. A. laughed at B. was laughed C. laughed D. was laughed at 8. The children must _______. A. look after B. be taken good care C. look the same D. be taken good care of 9. The woman still doesn't know what __ in her hometown while she was away. A. happens B. happened C. will happen D. was happened 10. — I saw you were on foot this morning. —Yes. My bike ___. A. is mending B. is being mended C. is mended D. is being mending 用括号内单词的适当形式填空: 1. All the students ____________ (ask) to bring a kite with them last Sunday. 2. Are many ways _____ (try) to stop people from cutting down so many trees? 3. —What are on show in the museum? —Some photos _______ (take) by American children. 4. This coat _________ (wash) well. 5. Must the old people ___________ (speak) to politely? 6. I'm often _______ (warn）not to copy others' homework. 7. He couldn't explain why dinosaurs ____________ (disappear). 8. I'll have my bike _________________ (mend/repair) tomorrow. 9. Have you found your necklace _______ (steal) last week? 10. The PRC was __________ (found) on October 1, 1949.

Anchor: A leading Peking Opera Troupe is set to wrap up a tour of the United States later on this Friday with a pair of shows in Washington, DC. CRI's Washington correspondent He Fei has more. Reporter: Last century, Peking Opera legendary Mei Lanfang wowed American audiences with his exquisite and intriguing performances. Originally planned for just a week, his tour in the 1930's later turned into a month-long affair. Some 80 years later, his son, Master Mei Baojiu, has brought his students back to the same American cities his father toured once before. Waves of applause resound through the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington. "It's been so beautiful, each segment carries its own feeling, story line, you definitely feel it." "The music is different, by the same time intriguing. This is something new, something totally outside of my box. Very enjoyable." "It's spectacular. The costumes, the hair dresses are amazing. Haven't seen anything like this. I've never heard of the Peking Opera, so it is a treat. I can't top that." The troupe is putting on two different shows in the United States. One is excerpts from five operas based on the classic plays of the Mei School. The other is a complete play "Lady Mu Guiying Takes Command". Both All of them are master works by Mei Lanfang. Mei Baojiu says being able to re-live his fathers triumph in the US is a dream-come-true. "Time has passed quickly. My father died in 1961 and I'm now in my eighties. After so many years, it's really great that I can visit the US again and let my students display my father's legacy to American audiences, as well as our compatriots overseas. This is not only a few performances but an interactive way to communicate with US culture." This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Master Mei Lanfang, who was the first to introduce Peking Opera to the US. This year also marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-US diplomatic ties. Chinese ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, says people-to-people exchanges are a key component of maintaining a healthy relationship between the two sides. "People-to-people understanding, based on the understanding of each other's history, culture and arts is very important. Peking Opera is definitely a key way to do that. I think the performances of the Mei Lanfang Troupe will help more American audiences understand Chinese history and culture, and the Chinese philosophy that is told in the opera. I believe this is a unique way for the US to understand how we act and to strengthen our bilateral ties." This Friday evening will see the Peking Opera troupe put on their final performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, with "Lady Mu Guiying Takes Command". For CRI, I'm He Fei in Washington.

中国商人黄怒波捐赠160万美元“换回”7根圆明园石柱。 流入挪威多年的圆明园石柱有望回家！中国商人黄怒波向挪威卑尔根KODE博物馆捐资160万美元，作为回报，该博物馆决定归还其收藏的7根圆明园大理石柱。专家称，这将是继兔首和鼠首后，目前最大一批圆明园回归文物。 A Chinese entrepreneur Huang Nubo has helped return great treasures back to their home country of China from overseas. "My dream is to implement an international campaign called "Get the Treasures Back Home"." Then, we'll get the air filled with romance as we've just celebrated the Vanlentine's Day. We will investigate the charm of Peking Opera in depicting poetic love. Afterwards, we'll travel all the way to Southwest China to find out how the Dong ethnic group expresses their love. And last, but not least, its reading time. Today we want to introduce you to the book "Experience, Attitudes and Social Transition-A Sociological Study of the Post-80s Generation".

We all know that the U.S. imports over $400 billion dollars of clothing, toys, computers and other manufactured goods from China every year. Less well known is that the U.S.'s biggest export to China is our trash and scrap. Though the distance between your household recycling bin and the Chinese countryside might seem vast, you would be surprised at how quickly your empty yogurt container made that trip last year. This will be an informal, picture guided tour of the Chinese scrap economy, aka a peak at globalization's backside. California's no. 2 export to China in 2012 was "waste & scrap." It was New York and Florida's top export to China. Joshua Goldstein teaches history at the University of Southern California. Among the courses he teaches is the popular general education course "China and the World." Goldstein is the author of Drama Kings: Players and Publics in the Recreation of Peking Opera (2007) and many articles on Beijing Opera as a modern construction. He is also the co-editor (with Madeline Yue Dong) of Everyday Modernity in China (2006). He is currently at work on a study of the history of recycling in China.

We all know that the U.S. imports over $400 billion dollars of clothing, toys, computers and other manufactured goods from China every year. Less well known is that the U.S.'s biggest export to China is our trash and scrap. Though the distance between your household recycling bin and the Chinese countryside might seem vast, you would be surprised at how quickly your empty yogurt container made that trip last year. This will be an informal, picture guided tour of the Chinese scrap economy, aka a peak at globalization's backside. California's no. 2 export to China in 2012 was "waste & scrap." It was New York and Florida's top export to China. Joshua Goldstein teaches history at the University of Southern California. Among the courses he teaches is the popular general education course "China and the World." Goldstein is the author of Drama Kings: Players and Publics in the Recreation of Peking Opera (2007) and many articles on Beijing Opera as a modern construction. He is also the co-editor (with Madeline Yue Dong) of Everyday Modernity in China (2006). He is currently at work on a study of the history of recycling in China.