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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By David Li, bostonese.com
When Chip Morris graduated from University of Wisconsin at Madison with a Pd.D. in mathematics, he might not have imagined that running a youth ballet school would be in his future. “I came to Boston in 1985. I taught math and computer science during weekdays and danced in a theater in Cambridge,” Mr. Morris, artistic director of Commonwealth Ballet, told me during an interview on March 2 at Acton School of Ballet. Students were busy preparing their dance routines for A Little Night Dancing on that evening.
Picture from A Little Night Dancing at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) by Mike Nyman Photography.
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Photos by John Tsou
Worcester, Mass., March, 8, 2013, — In the evening of March 6, 60 dancers from Gansu Dance Theatre of Gansu province, China presented the award-winning Silk Road dance show at Hanover Theatre in Worcester, Mass. Tens of thousands miles away from home, the dancers performed with such passion and devotion that brought alive the rich and ancient cultures along the Silk Road during Tang Dynasty to the audience.
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Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts
Presents
Lynn Chang, Friends and the Ying Quartet
MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Featuring
Lynn Chang 張萬鈞, Amanda Wang, violins
Jennifer Chang, viola
Carol Ou歐逸青, cello
Ya-Fei Chuang莊雅斐
And
The Ying Quartet
(Ayano Ninomya, Janet Ying, Phillip Ying, and David Ying)
Saturday, March 30, 2013, 8 PM Concert
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
Tickets: $15-$50, Order online: www.ChinesePerformingArts.net
By David Li, bostonese.com
When Blizzard Nemo dumped over 30 inches of snow in many parts of New England, it was only one day away from the Chinese New Year Day of 2013. From February 10 to 16, many celebrations of Chinese New Year were canceled due to poor traffic conditions caused by the heavy snowfall. However, there were a few events went ahead as scheduled. Thanks to some outstanding photographers, the images and the spirit of people celebrating the arrival of Year of Snake were captured with their DSLRs and with their tireless determination to preserve the precious memories.
Folk dance at NCLS’ Chinese New Year celebration. (photo by Wei Tang)
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