NCI join the fun at 2017 Wheee Festival

5/6/2017

Nottingham Confucius Institute took part in the 2017 International Children's Theatre and Dance Festival (also known as the Wheee Festival) organised by the Lakeside Arts of the University of Nottingham on Saturday 3^rd June. The festival is a key event in the regional arts calendar and is eagerly anticipated by children, families and artists. Over 40,000 people have attended the event since the festival was established in 2005. 

NCI staff and student volunteers delivered three activities for hundreds of local children across the day – dinosaur origami, dinosaur Play-Doh and dinosaur colouring: all part of this year’s dinosaur theme (恐龙 - Kǒnglóng - ‘Scary Dragon’). 

NCI’s marquee was one of the most popular on the day. Feedback was very encouraging. A thank you letter from the organsier at the Lakeside summed up the warm reception wonderfully: “you always have a flux of people at your activities… it’s almost impossible to catch your breath. Having you and your amazing team of artists really added something extra special to this year’s festival.” 

This is just one other example of NCI actively engaging with the local community. By offering children and their families the opportunity to take part in our activities, we hope more and more people get to know about NCI, appreciate our value and the wide range of outreach programmes we do to help promote Chinese culture and the Sino-UK relationship.

~ENDS~

诺丁汉孔院在湖岸艺术中心参与“恐龙文化展”
（图/文   李柏林）

      英国当地时间6月3日，诺丁汉大学孔子学院在湖岸艺术中心参与了儿童节的展示活动，此次活动以“恐龙文化展”为主题，诺丁汉市的各类文化团体皆结合自身特色参与设计了展示。诺丁汉孔院结合“恐龙文化”与中国传统艺术，设计了神奇恐龙折纸、面塑恐龙拼盘、恐龙五彩涂色等适合幼儿的益智游戏。

     当日风和日丽，草丛上纷纷搭起白色的、红色的帐篷，游人如云，处处欢声笑语。前来游玩的儿童对神奇恐龙折纸兴趣盎然，在志愿者的耐心指导下都折出了出色的作品。拼盘游戏则让儿童们的审美趣味得到了洽和的表达，几个小姑娘的作品清心淡雅，颇有小艺术家的风范。最后，广场上恐龙模型的行走点燃了儿童们的热情，大家纷纷上前围观，先睹为快。

   整个活动在轻松愉快的氛围中结束，儿童们意犹未尽，说下一次活动还会过来玩。