Shen Wei Dance Arts
Dates: Oct 21 - 22, 2005
Venue: Eisenhower Theater
Tickets: US$14.00 - US$38.00
The company's acclaimed works fuse dance, theater, Chinese opera, painting, sculpture, and Western and Eastern cultures.
Cathay: Three Tales of China
Dates: Oct 21 - 23, 2005
Venue: Terrace Theater
Tickets: US$25.00
The Washington premiere of this new work using ancient shadow puppetry techniques and cutting-edge multimedia tells stories from three eras in China.
The Image of Shanghai
Dates: Oct 14 - 23, 2005
Venue: Hall of Stats
Tickets: FREE.
Photos by some of the world's best photographers reveal fascinating glimpses of the city's contemporary culture, people, business, and landscape.
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)
