venerdì 31 ottobre 2014

Exit the Dragon | Nine Dragon Spot 九龙口

Exit the Dragon | Nine Dragon Spot 九龙口

The Wandering Dragon Toys with the Phoenix - Beijing Opera 京剧游龙戏凤



Beijing Opera: The Wandering Dragon Toys with the Phoenix
京剧游龙戏凤
Emperor Zhengde - Zhang Jianguo
正德皇帝 - 张建国
Li Fengjie - Luo Rongzheng
李凤姐 - 罗戎征

English subtitles by M. Croche
ninedragonspot.com

Peking opera - video



UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2010
URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/...
Description: Peking opera is a performance art incorporating singing, reciting, acting, martial arts. Although widely practised throughout China, its performance centres on Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Peking opera is sung and recited using primarily Beijing dialect, and its librettos are composed according to a strict set of rules that prize form and rhyme. They tell stories of history, politics, society and daily life and aspire to inform as they entertain. The music of Peking opera plays a key role in setting the pace of the show, creating a particular atmosphere, shaping the characters, and guiding the progress of the stories. 'Civilian plays' emphasize string and wind instruments such as the thin, high-pitched ''jinghu ''and the flute ''dizi, ''while 'military plays' feature percussion instruments like the ''bangu ''or ''daluo. ''Performance is characterized by a formulaic and symbolic style with actors and actresses following established choreography for movements of hands, eyes, torsos, and feet. Traditionally, stage settings and props are kept to a minimum. Costumes are flamboyant and the exaggerated facial make-up uses concise symbols, colours and patterns to portray characters' personalities and social identities. Peking opera is transmitted largely through master-student training with trainees learning basic skills through oral instruction, observation and imitation. It is regarded as an expression of the aesthetic ideal of opera in traditional Chinese society and remains a widely recognized element of the country's cultural heritage.
Country(ies): China
© 2009 by Han wen / Beijing Bureau of Culture
Duration: 00:09:08 - Support: DVD (0041800004)

Chinese shadow puppetry - video



UNESCO: Representative List of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2011
URL:
http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/...



Description: Chinese shadow puppetry is
a form of theatre whereby colourful silhouette figures perform
traditional plays against a back-lit cloth screen, accompanied by
music and singing. Puppeteers make the figures from leather or paper
and manipulate them by means of rods to create the illusion of moving
images. The puppeteers' skills of simultaneously manipulating several
puppets, improvisational singing, and playing various musical
instruments are handed down in families and troupes, passing from
master to pupil. Puppetry spreads knowledge, promotes cultural values
and entertains the community, especially the youth.


Country(ies): China


© 2009 China Puppet and Shadow Art
Society


Duration: 00:10:07 - Support: CD
(0042100004)


giovedì 30 ottobre 2014

鹧鸪飞 Chinese bamboo flute


Chinese bamboo flute;幽蘭逢春 / 竹笛:戴亞 video



Chinese bamboo flute;幽蘭逢春 / 竹笛:戴亞

大浪淘沙 三弦独奏 changqing sanxian solo



常青三弦演奏 performed by Evelyn Chang from CBC Radio Hall, Canada

Sanxian - Song of the Black Earth 黑土歌 video



Performed by Feng Shaoxian 冯少先 + Heilongjiang Song & Dance Theatre National Orchestra 黑龙江省歌舞剧院民族乐团

Yueqin - Song of the Oil Workers 铁人之歌



Performed by Feng Shaoxian 冯少先 + Heilongjiang Song & Dance Theatre National Orchestra 黑龙江省歌舞剧院民族乐团

Yueqin - A Million Bold Warriors Crossing the Yangtze River 百万雄师过大江



Performed by Feng Shaoxian 冯少先 + Heilongjiang Song & Dance Theatre National Orchestra 黑龙江省歌舞剧院民族乐团

mercoledì 29 ottobre 2014

中國二胡 (Chinese Er Hu) (Video Track 01)


Bei Ge (Sad Song) Liu Tianhua music video, 悲歌,刘天华


Liu Tian Hua: Birds singing in a mountain - Ma Xiao Hui, Erhu music


The Erhu music - video


About Guqin

About Guqin

UNESCO Multimedia Archives - links, videos

2011 inscriptions - UNESCO Multimedia Archives

Le Guqin et sa musique


Guzheng: "Spring River Flower Moon Night" 古筝 - 春江花月夜


Liuqin - Spring on Yi River 春到沂河


domenica 26 ottobre 2014

Andrea Bajani: Promo Torino incontra Berlino 2015





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Musiche eseguite da 100 violoncelli in collaborazione con 100 Cellos, Società Italiana del Violoncello

Letture di Andrea Bajani e Michela Cescon

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mercoledì 8 ottobre 2014

Manet and the American Civil War : the battle of the U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama / Juliet Wilson-Bareau with David C. Degener :: Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications

Manet and the American Civil War : the battle of the U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama / Juliet Wilson-Bareau with David C. Degener :: Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications

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Landscapes clear and radiant : the art of Wang Hui (1632-1717) / Wen C. Fong, Chin-Sung Chang, and Maxwell K. Hearn ; edited by Maxwell K. Hearn :: Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications

Landscapes clear and radiant : the art of Wang Hui (1632-1717) / Wen C. Fong, Chin-Sung Chang, and Maxwell K. Hearn ; edited by Maxwell K. Hearn :: Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications

download free pdf book p.236

Masterpieces of Chinese Music: A Musical Performance by Music from China


Wild geese descending on a sandy beach 平沙落雁 - Liu Fang pipa solo 劉芳琵琶獨奏


Traditional guzheng music by Liu Fang: 平湖秋月, 劉芳古箏獨奏


Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui - Part 3 of 3


Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui - Part 2 of 3


Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui - Part 1 of 3