Beijing People's Art Theater: Teahouse
Dates: Oct 27 - 29, 2005
Venue: Eisenhower Theater
Tickets: US$22.00 - 55.00
The company makes its U.S. debut with its most seminal work by famed Chinese playwright and novelist Lao She, which chronicles the 50-year rise and fall of a teahouse.
Shaanxi Folk Art Theater
Dates: Oct 29, 2005
Venue: Theater Lab
Tickets: US$15.00
The company makes its U.S. debut with an hour-long performance of shadow puppetry featuring a collection of signature vignettes based on Chinese folklore.
Transferred Landscape: Contemporary Sculpture from China
Dates: Oct 1 - 30, 2005
Venue: Throughout the Kennedy Center
Tickets: FREE!
Elements of Chinese culture are transformed into modern sculptural expressions by various Chinese artists, juxtaposing the natural with the manual, the traditional with the avant-garde.
Qin's Terra Cotta Warrior Exhibition
Dates: Oct 1 - 30, 2005
Venue: North Gallery, Roof Terrace Level
Tickets: FREE.
The Kennedy Center displays selections from the terra cotta statuary at Emperor Qin's tomb, featuring two life-sized terra cotta warriors and a horse.
Tim Yip's China Red
Dates: Oct 1 - 30, 2005
Venue: Various Kennedy Center Locations
Academy Award(r) winner Tim Yip adds décor and design to the Kennedy Center during the Festival of China, inspired by the auspicious nature of red in Chinese culture.
(China.org.cn September 22, 2005)
