12/2/2019
Nottingham Confucius Institute is proud to announce a total of £3,115 raised during two days of Chinese New Year celebration events for Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre (NBCRC). The celebrations began with a free drop in arts and crafts session delivered by NCI teachers and student volunteers at the Angear Visitor Centre between 12:00-14:00 on Saturday Feb 9. It was followed by three gala shows at the Djanogly Theatre on both Feb 9 and 10, featuring the performance team of the Confucius Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine and a number of local artists.
The galas were organised by Nottingham Confucius Institute in partnership with Lakeside Arts, the University’s Asia Business Centre and Hino Travel. The theatre was fully packed every time –in fact, all tickets were sold out two weeks in advance. The audience witnessed an amazing display of fresh and fascinating performances by professional artists, including Chinese Erhu, Guzheng and Bamboo Flute music, Huang Mei Opera, folk dance and spectacular group-coordinated Kung Fu routines. It was a wonderfully entertaining combination of different styles across dance, music and martial arts, successfully bringing the depth and diversity of old and new China to life: the perfect way to greet the Year of the Pig.
The shows rang with waves of applause throughout each of their 90 minute runs. Many in the audience shared the view that the show was breath-taking and expressed their wish for more next year!
Once again we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the performers, staff at NCI and Lakeside and all student volunteers for their hard work. A big thank you also goes out to the wonderful audience for their support and generosity. Every penny to NBCRC is hugely appreciated and will help make a difference to the lives of a great many women and their families.
~ENDS~
诺丁汉大学孔子学院春晚连演三场，共庆中国猪年春节
文/吴昊 图/诺丁汉大学孔子学院
2019年2月9日和10日，诺丁汉大学孔子学院2019年春节晚会在诺丁汉大学湖边艺术中心连演三场，把中国的春节晚会带进普通英国人的生活，共庆中国猪年春节。
此次春晚由诺丁汉大学孔子学院主办，湖边艺术中心，诺丁汉大学亚洲商务中心协办，邀请到了伦敦南岸大学中医孔子学院艺术团和英国本地艺术家，为大家接连献上了三场节日文化盛宴。此次晚会共16个节目，囊括了中国传统乐器：古筝、竹笛、二胡、扬琴、琵琶；中国传统武术：功夫扇、盾牌刀、舞旗、太极、棍术；中国民族舞蹈；中国戏曲；中国民乐等不同类型节目。展示了中国优秀的传统文化。
9日晚会开始前，诺丁汉大学孔子学院在湖边艺术中心开展了系列新春庙会活动，参观的人们学习中国剪纸、书法，感受中国节日气氛。
《舞狮》正式拉开春晚的序幕。随后，由诺丁汉亚洲交流部主任、诺丁汉大学孔子学院英方院长杰森菲力（Jason Feehily）致欢迎辞，杰森欢迎大家参加春晚，希望中英交流越来越好。二胡《北京一夜》演奏开始了节日的狂欢。
中国古典乐器二胡、竹笛、古筝、扬琴、琵琶；舞蹈、武术、戏曲、等精彩节目轮番上演：《月狐吟》在蒙古族雄浑的鼓点中，展示了森林中美丽的“狐狸”；《单人太极》在古筝的伴奏下表演者展示了太极柔中带刚的精髓。《棍术》、《功夫扇》、《盾牌刀和舞旗》让现场感受到了中国武术的多种形式 ，赢得满堂喝彩。
黄梅戏《女驸马》展示了中国优秀民间戏曲。笛子《春到湘江》优美动听，让人感受到春天的气息。民乐合奏、武术、舞蹈、歌曲、戏曲让人目不暇接，最后在乐器合奏《茉莉花》中，此次诺丁汉大学孔子学院春晚圆满落幕。
此次春晚连演三场，座无虚席。春晚已成为诺丁汉大学孔子学院经典文化传播项目，受到当地英国人的热烈欢迎，由去年的一场增加到今年的三场，依然是一票难求。此外诺丁汉大学孔子学院春晚所有票房收入和晚会现场募捐所得的3100多磅全数捐给诺丁汉大学乳腺癌研究中心，希望为更多患者带来希望。
Posted on Tuesday 12th February 2019