By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Medford, Mass., May 11, 2013, — I went to see this comedy right in my neighborhood last week at Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St. Arlington, Mass. and also interviewed the one-man show’s actor, Peter J. Fogel by the telephone the day after for 45 minutes.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 7, 2013, — You may have heard of the Silk Road that connected China and Mediterranean centuries ago. Suzhou Embroidery, probably the best artwork that can be made from silk, is known for its beautiful patterns, elegant colors, variety of stitches, and consummate craftsmanship. A grand dance drama The Embroidery Girl (or Xiu Niang) is coming to Boston in less than three weeks.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 1, 2013, — Graduate Diploma recital by Wanzhe Zhang, student of Karen Holvik, was held at New England Conservatory in the afternoon of April 28. Ms. Zhang performed a dozen beautiful songs in five languages with Damien Francoeur-Krzyzek, piano, and Quan Yuan, violin for about 40 family members, friends and her students.
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Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts supports
Music for Food Boston
Kim Kashkashian, Artistic Director
Don’t miss Music for Food’s Season Finale
Monday, 4/15/2013, 8 pm
NEC’s Brown Hall
290 Huntington Ave. Boston
Angelo Yu performs at 2010 Menuhin International Violin Competition in Norway.
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By Kimberly Huang, Westwood Chinese Cultural Association
On May 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm, Westwood Chinese Culture Association is hosting the 6th Annual Westwood Chinese Cultural Night in the Westwood High School auditorium. As this year is our six year, and my last year in Westwood High, we have striven to present internationally distinguished performers who have mastered skills that many people have never seen before. Briefly, these acts include:
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 7, 2013, — Tian Qingxin, a well-known Chinese traditional calligraphy artist and painter, held an art exhibition at UMass Boston today. This exhibition was sponsored by University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute. About 40 amazing art works were on display and drew rave reviews from the audience.
Mr. Tian Qingxin (left) wrote a famous four-word quotation 厚德載物 from Yi Jing in oracle script calligraphy for Eadwn Huang, president of NAAA.
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By David Li, translated by Shuzhi Zhang, bostonese.com
Weston, Mass. — Angle Dance Company presented a brand new show Colors from the East on March 24 at Regis College. “Am I at Boston Flower and Garden show or at a dance show?” I asked myself at moments. The colorful costumes combined with modern lighting equipment used during the performance brought wonderful visual effect that wowed about 500 people in the audience. Many of them saw a live Chinese traditional dance show for the first time and enjoyed a fabulous evening.
Beautiful dance moves only matched by the colorful costumes. (all photos by John Tsou)
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By David Li, bostonese.com
The first ever Chinese calligraphy and photography exhibition by North America Artist Association (NAAA) was held from March 9 to 12 at East West Bank in Boston Chinatown. The four-day exhibition drew thousands of spectators and rave reviews from professional artists and art enthusiasts alike.
(from left)Tian Han Guo, Jing Ming Huang, Da Wen Guo, Jun Ming Chen, Wen Xi Zhou, Gary Christenson, Donald Wong, Hung Goon, Eadwn Huang and Ling Cheng at the open ceremony.
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By David Li and Beatrice Lee, translated by Na Ma, bostonese.com
Boston, March 8, 2013, — On the evening of March 1, we were invited to the Akiko Shirake Dynner Memorial Concert at Boston Symphony Hall. Guest pianist Lang Lang made his Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) debut by performing Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with BSO. This was one of Lang Lang debut performances on February 28, March 1 and March 2, each night with many of his fans in the sellout crowd.
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Lexington, Mass., March 18, 2013, (bostonese.com) — This past weekend, Lexington celebrated the 300th anniversary of incorporation with an exciting program of over 30 events. Dance around the World(DAW) was held on Saturday evening at Lexington High School. Over 1,000 residents showed up to enjoy different styles of dance and music, and more than 100 dancers, cultural booth demonstrators and food vendors showcased their cultures during the occasion.
Melanie Lin (left) with a poster of a Chinese letter meaning dance (made by Catherine Wang), and Dori Martin holding a poster of dance in Swahili, an East Africa language. (photo by David Li)
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