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Every Monday at 9:00 a.m., we meet on time to provide you with a guide to the literary and artistic life in Beijing for the coming week.
Whether you like theater, exhibitions, literature, fine arts, or film, television and music, the Beijing Literary and Art Calendar can provide you with enough rich content and free choice.
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Monday, January 17
【Episode】"Mirror Twin Cities"
Starring: Li Yifeng, Chen Yuqi
(Tencent Video, Youku) The drama is based on Cangyue's novel of the same name, telling the story of the enthusiastic and cheerful Zhongzhou girl Na Sheng who travels a long distance to find her dream home in order to escape the chaotic world. In 2021, the performance of the Fantasy Immortal Drama is generally average, and this new work brought by Li Yifeng, the first generation of the Immortal Drama, will be more worth looking forward to?
【New Book】The Beauty of Rice Paper
Author: Zhao Yan
(Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House) The book uses prose brushwork to hook the process of creating rice paper, comb the calligraphy and painting on rice paper, and the causes of celebrities in the past and the present to send love to rice paper, in order to reveal the past and present life and construction skills of rice paper, and then analyze the philosophical spirit and cultural atmosphere of "the unity of heaven and man" contained in rice paper. The book also expresses the deep love for Jiangnan culture and the profound praise of Chinese culture through a detailed description and in-depth analysis of the birth of rice paper in southern Anhui.
【New Book】"The Road to Father"
Author: Ye Zhaoyan
(Yilin Publishing House) This is the book of Ye Zhaoyan's life experience of more than 60 years, facing, paying tribute to and reflecting on the life of his father for the first time. It originated from a naïve idea of the writer — "The intention is to write a long volume like War and Peace, aimed at generations of Chinese intellectuals, starting with Zhang Taiyan's generation, and then transitioning to our generation, about five generations of cultural people." "#不容错过 #
Tuesday, January 18
【Opera】National Centre for the Performing Arts produced Puccini's opera "Turandot"
(National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera 1.18~01.23 19:00) Turandot is one of the greatest works of the Italian opera master Puccini. This is a work with Chinese themes, although the Chinese depicted in it is full of Western imagination, but musically remarkable, Puccini chose the melody of the Chinese folk song "Jasmine" as the musical subject of "Turandot". The version produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts is played by Shen Na as Turandot, and Han Peng and Mo Warren as the male protagonist Caraf.
【Episode】"Gold Rush"
Starring: Liao Fan, Chen Feiyu
(iQiyi) The drama is based on Lai'er's novel "1986 Gold Rush Horror", as the first suspense drama in China with the theme of "gold panning" as the starting point, set in the mysterious southwest dense forest, unveiling the story of the gold digger that the world does not know. This is also the first work of iQIYI's "Mist Theater" in 2022, whether it can bring new surprises is worth looking forward to.
【Episode】"There is you in this life"
Starring: Zhong Hanliang, Li Xiaoran, Wang Yang, Zhang Chenguang
(CCTV Eight Sets, Youku) Based on the bandit I Sicun novel "Love You is the Best Time", the 30-episode urban romance drama "The Rest of My Life" written by Bo Bonnie and directed by Liu Junjie was renamed "There Is You in This Life", and Zhong Hanliang and Li Xiaoran worked together again. The story tells the story of heart surgeon Nie Yusheng and his former lover and single mother Tan Jing face their fate hand in hand, and finally usher in a happy life.
【Episode】"Special Operations"
Starring: Gao Weiguang, Hu Bingqing
(CCTV Eight Sets, Tencent Video, iQiyi) The drama tells the story of sports student Ning Meng who was called into the army and experienced tempering and growth under the inspiration of Qin Guan and other armed police special service officers and soldiers. Actor Gao Weiguang can be said to be the predetermined choice of male gods in many people's hearts, and hu Bingqing's small flowers can be used to perform modern military dramas, which may unlock the new people outside the "emperor".
Wednesday, January 19
【Drama】"The Beauty of Li nanshan"
(Drum Tower West Theater 1.19~1.23) "The Beauty of Li nanshan", jointly performed by Feng Xianzhen and Li Mei, has become a classic of the Drum Tower West Theater. Forty-year-old daughter Maureen lives with her elderly and frail mother, and with a long period of mutual control, repression and suffocation, begin to fall into the abyss of irreparable tragedy... In this work, Martin Macdonald's creative style of skillfully combining cruelty and humor, as well as his special feelings of love and hate in his native Ireland, are fully displayed.
【Drama】"Aspirin (2431)"
(Basil Theater 1.19~1.23) The play tells the story of a woman who lives alone on the planet Penelope muttering something to herself in the tedious cosmic life. Followed by a prose monologue, the viewer can glimpse the woman's thinking and reflection on life, memory, consciousness, and self. The creators want to use this story about the future to reflect the mental state of contemporary people - always longing for a perfect life, and reality is always counterproductive, and under the development of "fast food life", the loneliness of modern people is increasing day by day.
Liu Xiaodong: Your friend
(UCCA Ullens Center for Contemporary Art 1.15~4.10) In 2020, painter Liu Xiaodong was trapped in New York due to the epidemic and returned to China after a monthly separation from his friends' family, and immediately began to create a new "Your Friends" series, which was completed in the early summer of 2021. In this series of works, Liu Xiaodong turns his creative attention to the people who are most closely related in his life. The exhibition also features manuscripts, diaries and recent documentaries, focusing on the artist's creative practice in recent years.
【New Book】"Fishing Gear Column Biography"
Author: Sheng Wenqiang
(Guangxi Normal University Press, Xinmin said) This book seems to introduce fishing gear, but in fact it is a strange novel, "a unique experiment in cross-border text creation." The author seamlessly integrates many elements such as wild history, interviews, evidence, equations, local history, family secrets, etc. with imaginary imagination, challenging the inherent impression of text creation.
Thursday, January 20th
【Children's Drama】 "Uncle Rat Got Up Late"
(Grand Theater of the Palace of National Culture, January 20-21, 23) Based on the famous writer Ye Guangqian and children's literature works, the "Jingweier" children's drama "Uncle Rat Got Up Late" tells the protagonist's innocent and romantic, playful childhood image and the moving story of growing up with his friends, while showing the tolerance of Beijing City and the spirit of Beijingers.
【Drama】"Beyond the Horizon"
(Renyi Experimental Theater 1.20~2.06) "Beyond the Horizon" is the masterpiece of the famous playwright Eugene O'Neill, which tells the story of his younger brother Robert, a young man with a dream, who has always wanted to sail away from home to find a beautiful dream outside the sky. His brother Andrew was a farmer who loved and was good at dealing with the land. The two brothers fall in love with the girl next door, Ruth at the same time. They make their own choices between dreams and reality, causing everyone to fall into the abyss of life...
【Episode】"City of Streamers"
Starring: Jing Tian, Xu Weizhou
(Tencent Video) The drama is based on Jing Bao's novel of the same name, telling the story of a thoughtful female teacher of the school bully family, carefully laid out close to the enemy family, at the same time, it seems that she designed, but has the same high IQ of the male protagonist strong online. Jing Tian has found a route suitable for herself since "Si Teng", this drama is also unaired first, the qipao shape has been "out of the circle", whether it can surpass the previous work, and Xu Weizhou can have many new sparks, there are still many points to watch.
【New Book】"Concert"
Author: Ai Wei
(People's Literature Publishing House) This collection of novels shows the depth and breadth that the art of the short story can reach. "Concert" writes about the trauma of a broken life and the mutual comfort of the cold night; "The Thief" tries to explore who stole our lives and emotions; "In the Horqin Steppe" tells about the unspeakable complexity and ambiguity between men and women; "Xiao Man" talks about the relationship between the female maternal instinct and the body; "In Moscow" reflects the mental state of the current intellectuals with an extraterritorial mirror.
Friday, January 21st
【Dance Drama】 "Only This Green" - Dance Painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"
(Tianqiao Art Center, Coliseum 1.21~1.23 14:30/19:30) "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is a unique volume collected by the Palace Museum. Why did the young painter Xi Meng only paint this volume of green landscapes? China Oriental Performing Arts Group Dance Gemini Choreographer Zhou Liya and Han Zhen joined forces to tell this story in the form of dance poetry, and the stage contains a different oriental aesthetic. #不容错过 #
【Musical】Li Zongsheng's musical "When Love Has Become a Thing of the Past"
(Poly Theater 1.21~ 1.22 14:30/19:30) "When Love Is a Thing of the Past" is a famous song by Lee Jong-sheng, a musical of the same name that also connects nearly 30 of Lee's classic musical works. This is a story about love and separation, starring Bai Baihe, Wang Zhengliang, Jin Chi and many other stars.
【Movie】"Yuko's Scale"
(China Film Archive Xiaoxitian Hall 1 19:00 Plot) Actress Yuyuko is a documentary filmmaker who is filming a suicide incident of a school-bullyed schoolgirl, and as she gets closer and closer to the justice and truth she pursues, she discovers that her father, who runs a cram school, has also made a serious mistake... The film touches on many modern adolescent issues and reflects the director's deep concern for social and moral issues.
【Exhibition】Light of Life 2022 9th China Beijing International Art Biennale
(National Art Museum of China 1.21~2.15) The 9th Beijing Biennale, with the theme of "Light of Life", exhibited 707 works (groups) by nearly 600 artists from 117 countries and regions on five continents, focusing on the Olympic spirit and anti-epidemic spirit. In addition to the theme exhibition, the 9th Beijing Biennale also features five special exhibitions: "Selection of Sports Theme Collections of Previous Beijing Biennales", "Special Exhibition of George Morandi Prints", "Special Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Twelve European Countries", "Tony Kragett Exhibition", and "Smelling Roses: The Art of Life - International Special Exhibition of Contemporary Women Artists".
Saturday, January 22
【Concert】Yin Chengzong piano solo concert
(National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 19:30) Yin Chengzong is one of the most prestigious pianists in contemporary China, who has composed the piano accompaniment "Red Lantern", the main piano concerto "Yellow River", the ancient song "Ten Faces Ambush" and so on. On stage, he will play debussy, Brahms, Schumann and Schubert.
【Concert】Stringer Rile |" The Beijing premiere of the double album "Weaving Ballads" & "Gestures"
(Blue Note Beijing Jazz Club 20:00) Stringer's music is always steeped in national flavor, and her most widely sung "Mountain Song is Like Spring River Water" has a bold and unrestrained atmosphere. This time launched the "Weaving Ballad" and "Gesture" double albums, one is a national world music album, one is a highly experimental psychedelic rock original album, two styles, two postures, it is Stringer Rile.
【Magic Drama】"Legend of Jujutsu"
(Starry Drama Village Theater 1.22~1.23) When it comes to magic, what do you think? Perhaps many people do not know that China is one of the birthplaces of magic in the world, and from ancient times to the present, Chinese magic and juggling have also left a strong mark in history. In "Legend of Jurisprudence", young magicians want to present the charm of Chinese magic and court tricks to everyone through a story, with the help of magic, drama, dance music, poetry, book commentary, cross-talk and other forms.
【Exhibition】Beyond the Mirror: International Contemporary Photography Exhibition
(Beijing Yintai Center Meets Museum in Space 1.22~3.03) France, Germany, Finland, Italy... 24 cutting-edge photographers from 17 countries, 84 selected works, covering fashion art, international celebrity portraits, surreal, landscape nature and other themes. The exhibition aims to use the aesthetic power of images to open up the imagination beyond the lens.
Sunday, January 23
【Exhibition】The first invitation exhibition of intangible cultural heritage artifacts of China Civil Trade Intangible Cultural Heritage Center
(798 Art District China Minmao Intangible Cultural Heritage Center 2021.12.04~2022.03.06) Porcelain from Jingdezhen, bamboo weaving from Huzhou, purple sand pots from Yixing, thangkas from Tibet, lacquer, silverware, tea, cloisonné... The exhibition exhibits intangible cultural heritage aesthetic works from different regions of the country, different inheritances and different crafts, showing exquisite intangible cultural heritage handicrafts and highlighting the aesthetic charm of China's intangible cultural heritage.
【New Book】"Foraging"
Author: Xie Mian
(Peking University Press) In addition to immersing himself in poetry research and literary criticism, scholar Xie Mian has his own unique taste experience and additional search experience for food. This book includes nearly 30 of Mr. Xie Mian's gastronomic texts, from the desirable "Eight Notes on Pasta" to "A Bowl of Miscellaneous Soup Waiting for Three Generations"; from the "Four Notes on Snacks" that traveled through the mountains and rivers to "a restaurant near the Summer Palace that witnessed the changes of the times"; from the delicious "Red Spicy Boy" to the "On Tedium" in the food society, Xie Mian's food texts recorded the people and things encountered because of food, and more of the taste of life. #不容错过 #
【Movie】"The Man Who Stole the Bicycle"
(China Film Archive Xiaoxitian Hall 1 19:00 Plot) A classic masterpiece of Italian neorealism. The father and son of the two male protagonists are both extras pulled from the street, but they have dedicated a highlight performance that can be recorded in the history of the film, portraying countless people struggling at the bottom of the real and vivid, and no matter when you look at it, you will feel sad and shocked. #不容错过 #
【Movie】"The Earrings of the Countess"
(China Film Archive Xiaoxitian Hall 1 13:30 Plot) The earrings were originally given to the countess by the general as a wedding gift, but then changed hands several times among different characters such as jewelers, generals, mistresses, diplomats, etc., and the film exudes delicate emotions and subtle satires of the upper class. The shooting technique is classical and exquisite, and it is worth revisiting repeatedly.
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