FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 4, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU BRINGS CHINESE PERFORMING ARTS TO CAMPUS
Colorful, Multi-talented Group Sponsored by Confucius Institute
(MURFREESBORO) - The Confucius Institute at MTSU will present the Xiamen University
Student Art Group in a free public musical and dance performance from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at Hinton Hall in MTSU's Wright Music Building.
This talented troupe consists of a choir, a dancing team and instrumentalists who
specialize in traditional Chinese music. For the Murfreesboro appearances, the program
includes "Spring Festival Overture,"; "Little River Flows,"; "The Sunbird,"; "Swan
Geese,"; "Love of Grassland,"; "Chinking Coins,"; and "The Charm of Taiji,"; among
other selections.
Instruments played in the musical performances include erhu, pipa, dulcimer and bamboo
flute. Chinese martial arts, Fujian puppetry and ethnic songs and dances from Yunnan,
Tibet and Xinjiang are part of the group's repertoire.
Participants in the Xiamen University Student Art Group are chosen from among both
undergraduates and graduate students by each individual school and college. With a
total enrollment of more than 38,000 full-time students, Xiamen also is host to some
1,000 international students from all around the world.
Members of the Xiamen University delegation accompanying the troupe include Ms. Chen
Liwen, university vice president and delegation leader; Mr. Lin Gongming, chairman
of the Art School Council and deputy delegation leader; and Ms. Wang Yi, deputy director
of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange and general coordinator for
the group's appearances.
The group also will visit local schools, including a performance for faculty and
students at John Pittard Elementary School in Murfreesboro from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 17.
In addition, a lecture on Chinese folk music and instrumentation is scheduled for
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in Hinton Hall. A Chinese painting lecture
and demonstration are slated for noon to 2 p.m. that same day in Room 232 of Andrew
L. Todd Hall at MTSU. Both of these cultural opportunities are free and open to the
public.
For more information, contact Dr. Guanping Zheng, associate professor of electronic
media communication and director of the Confucius Institute, at 615-494-8696 or gzheng@mtsu.edu.
Contact Us:
Confucius Institute
P.O. Box 114
106 Peck Hall
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615-494-8696
cimtsu@mtsu.edu
Confucius Institute Hosts 2012 Southeast Chinese Language Association Conference
The Southeast Chinese Language Association (SECLA) serves as a forum for Confucius
Institutes, Confucius Classrooms, and Chinese language educators to share experience,
exchange ideas, and improve the practice and teaching pedagogy. This year's conference
is hosted by Middle Tennessee State University and co-sponsored by seven Confucius
Institutes in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
We cordially invite you to join us in the beautiful city of Murfreesboro, TN, on September 15th, 2012, to share, network, and innovate.
Confucius Institute Participate 2012 Cumberland River Dragon Boat Festival
On Saturday, September 29, at Riverfront Park, our team, CIMTSU, together with 41
teams took the ride of their lives paddling on the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville.
Thousands of spectators attended and enjoyed the fever of dragon boat racing with
us.
This festival is much more than a great day on the water. It is being part of a community
that cares about tradition, water, the river, health and each other. During this intensive
racing, our members felt not only a connection to the racing, but also a bond to each
other.
Chinese Film Festival
The 13 th consecutive semester of the Chinese Film Festival focuses on "Relations Hips"
October 23- Ocean Heaven
A terminally ill aquarium worker attempts to find a suitable home for his 21- year-
old autistic son before his death. This heart -warming relationship between both father
and son (as well as the community around them) becomes closer as the story develops.
October 30- Break the Silence
A single mother struggles to educate and raise her hearing-impaired child after her
taxi driver husband divorces her. Is her determination enough to survive the struggles
of life in modern-day China?
November 6-Sunflower
A powerful and touching look at the compelling inner dynamics of a post-Cultural Revolution
family in Beijing, and their struggle over 30 years to adjust to each other as the
fabric, politics, and social mores of Chinese society rapidly change.
November 13-Still Life
A miner looks for his ex-wife and a nurse searches for her husband in an old town
about to be torn down due to the construction of a dam over the Yangtze River. Though
they find their loved ones, each couple has to decide what is worth salvaging in their
lives.
Screenings begin promptly at 6 p.m. with discussion following. Discussion leader for
this series is Liu Jue , a Master's of Mass Communication candidate.
All screenings are in Mass Communication Room 103.
Attendance taken and reported to instructors upon request.
Sponsored by the College of Mass Communication and the Confucius Institute.
Contact:
Dr. Bob Spires at 898-2217 or rwspires@mtsu.edu
The Confucius Institute at 494-8696 or cimtsu@mtsu.edu
Confucius Institute hosts evening of music
MURFREESBORO—MTSU's Confucius Institute and the MTSU School of Music will host "Song of Silk,"; a concert of songs, instruments, dance and Beijing opera, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2, in T. Earl Hinton Music Hall in the Wright Music Building.
A production of the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera at Binghamton University of Binghamton, N.Y., the performers will include faculty from Binghamton University and the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, as well as the Melody of Dragon Chinese Ensemble and the Amber Dance Troupe.
The production's title, "Song of Silk,"; conveys essential images of Chinese culture. Silk, a major Chinese product, is also emblematic of music with stringed instruments. The Silk Road, the ancient trade route between China and the West and Middle East, also is a metaphor for efforts to create a bridge between Chinese and Western cultures.
This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for admission.
To reserve tickets for pickup at the door, send an email to cimtsu@mtsu.edu. You also may obtain tickets by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Confucius
Institute, MTSU, 1301 E. Main Street, Peck Hall 106, Box 114, Murfreesboro, 37132.
For program brochure click here.
For more information, call the Confucius Institute at 615-494-8696.
MTSU Brings Chinese Performing Arts To Campus
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