Performance Tour by University Arts Troupe to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Founding of CI
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of Confucius Institute (CI), a group of 20 members of Zhejiang University Wenqin Arts Troupe, sent by CI Headquarters/Hanban and invited by 5 Confucius Institutes located in the New England region, took a 11-day performance tour from September 19th to September 29th 2014 and met warm welcome and gained high appraise from American teachers and students and local Chinese American community.
The tour included seven performances in the
The delegation successfully brought to their audiences wonderful performances with a variety of programs, including traditional Chinese music, folk dance, Wushu and Peking Opera etc in spite of many difficulties, such as jet leg and giving performances with very different stage conditions.
The audiences were reluctant to leave long after every show, many going up on the stages to take souvenir photos with the performers to show
September 27th was the Confucius Institute Day, so the five CIs in the New England region jointly held celebration at
The troupe came back home with many honors and happy memories on Sept. 29th.
(written by Ni Baihui and Liu Xianglu; translated by XU Xiaohang)