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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, February 21st
【Episode】"Two Conjectures of Marriage"
Starring: Yang Zishan, Peng Guanying
(Hunan Satellite TV) The drama tells the story of Shen Mingbao, a 30-year-old professional woman, and Xue Kexin, a "white rich beauty", who are each flashing married, and two girlfriends are hit by a series of post-marital life and regain their happiness. Through the different marriage situations of two urban women, the drama focuses on social topics such as "big data marriage", "speed dating flash marriage" and "male cinderella", showing the marriage under the fast-paced and high-pressure society.
【New Book】"Requiem"
Author: Zhou Daxin
(Writers Publishing House) The famous writer Zhou Daxin wrote for the loss of his beloved son Zhou Ning, dedicated to all parents in the world who have lost their children due to illness and accidents. This is a book of spiritual self-help for the lost, full of sorrow but also soothing. The whole book begins and ends with a father-son dialogue between heaven and earth. The father looks back at his life in dialogue, issuing a heart-wrenching confession; in the dialogue, the son details his experience of death and informs him of the strange picture of the kingdom of heaven. The narrative is absolutely poignant and moving, and a special warmth is infused into the reader's soul with incomparable open-mindedness. #不容错过 #
【New Book】"The Road to Father"
Author: Ye Zhaoyan
The novella "The Road to Father" tells the story of a father and son, and also tells the memory of a family's times. "What happened to us on the road to our father?" This book is Ye Zhaoyan's return to his original intention of writing, with more than 60 years of life experience, the first time to face, pay tribute to, reflect on the life of his father's generation, but also a literary journey to explore the relationship between father and son.
Tuesday, February 22
【Exhibition】2022 Olympic Art Conference
(Beijing Rice Center 1.28~3.31) With the theme of "The Beauty of the Winter Olympics, Meet in Beijing", the exhibition is divided into five major sections, and nearly 800 (pieces) of art works are exhibited, so that the flower of art blooms at the same time as the Winter Olympics. Among them, "The Beauty of Ink Painting" exhibits more than 300 works by more than 80 contemporary Chinese painters, and "The Beauty of Calligraphy" exhibits more than 100 works by the most influential calligraphy artists in contemporary China. "The Beauty of Printmaking" and "The Beauty of Sculpture" bring together contemporary printmaking and sculpture masters, and "International Beauty" invited 100 international artists to participate in the exhibition. #不容错过 #
【Episode】"Shang Food"
Starring: Xu Kai, Wu Jinyan
(Mango TV) The drama tells the story of the young girl Yao Zizhen (played by Wu Jinyan) who entered the palace during the Years of Daming Yongle and was selected as a palace maid of the Shang Food Bureau, who continued to grow up in the deep palace and adhered to the pursuit of Chinese gastronomic skills along the way, and in the process of cooking, she also slowly understood the meaning of "food" and sparked love with Zhu Zhanji (Xu Kai). This is also the second cooperation between Xu Kai and Wu Jinyan after "Yanxi Raiders", and the food theme is also easy to remind people of "Da Chang Jin", this time it depends on how Yu Zheng surpassed the previous work.
【Movie】"A Day That Belongs Only to Us"
Director: Li Min
(Plot/Love) The film tells the story of the city sketch painter Mosaic (Wang Zulan), who suffers from "frostbite", before his condition completely deteriorates, plucks up the courage to confess to his elementary school classmate Angelfish (Cai Zhuoyan), who has been in love since childhood, and the two become "one-day lovers". The story unfolds from the setting of "One Day Couple", recording the love and bondage between the two spanning more than twenty years. The film is adapted from a novel created by director Li Min himself. With Wang Zulan in it, the film should be the main witty humor. I have to say that the three love movies released on February 14, such as "Ten Years of One Pin Wen Ru Yan", have all encountered Waterloo in word of mouth, and I hope that this love movie supervised by Qiu Litao can save a little face.
【New Book】"The Great Wall is Under the Eaves: A Tour of the Great Wall Intangible Cultural Heritage"
Author: Zhang Qingren, Mao Qiaohui, Xu Shanshan, Bao Yuanyuan
(China Pictorial Publishing House) The book takes the Great Wall as the line, takes the iconic intangible cultural heritage and ancient villages as the point, covers intangible cultural heritage, tourist attractions, red culture, folklore, ethnic integration, rural revitalization, catering and cuisine and other cultural resources in various forms, and presents the local social development picture and the beauty of new rural construction in the form of travelogues and raiders. The relaxed and lively text, coupled with exquisite photography and hand-drawn films, will lead readers to gain an in-depth understanding of the beauty of intangible cultural heritage and culture along the Great Wall.
Wednesday, February 23
【Episode】"Our Marriage"
Starring: Bai Baihe, Tong Dawei, Jiang Xin
(Beijing Satellite TV, Tencent Video) Shen Yanxing (Bai Baihe), who was once a high-achieving student at a top university, chose to marry and teach his son, and used his talents to run a family. As her daughter gets older, she decides to return to work, but competes with the company where her husband, Sheng Jiangchuan (Tong Dawei), works. The play is not only based on a female perspective, but also depicts the roles of four different couples in career and life, exploring the dilemmas commonly faced by modern women. This is also the second cooperation between Bai Baihe and Tong Dawei after a gap of 15 years.
【Episode】"Meet the Season"
Starring: Lei Jiayin, Yuan Quan
(Zhejiang Satellite TV, Oriental Satellite TV, Youku) The drama tells the story of Jian Hongcheng (Lei Jiayin) and Ning You (Yuan Quan) after being separated for many years and reuniting, facing the triviality and cruelty of life, resolving the contradictions of world hatred, and adhering to the story of open-mindedness. Is it another work produced by the noonday sun, or the cooperation between Lei Jiayin and Yuan Quan after "The First Half of My Life", what kind of spark will collide? #不容错过 #
【Exhibition】Point - Exhibition of Zhi Min's works
(Yimei Art Museum 1.18~3.30) The exhibition is divided into five sections, vividly showing this artist who uses ceramics as the creative medium, after several years of precipitation, burst out of huge creative energy. This exhibition not only shows the artist's creative achievements to the audience, but also shows the audience the raw material of the sculptor Zhi Min's creation - ceramics through the way of popular science, popularizing the audience from the perspective of the circulation of rocks, the types of mud, and the principle of firing, and understanding the artist's sculpture works more deeply.
Thursday, February 24
【Concert】 "Impressions of Chopin" Rao Hao piano solo concert
(National Centre for the Performing Arts) Last year, 17-year-old Rao Hao won the honorary award of the final at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition, which attracted widespread attention. In this concert, Rao Hao will bring Chopin's "Narrative Song in A Major Third", "Three Gorgeous Dances in Major", "Nocturne in B Major" and other classic works.
【Exhibition】Exhibition of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Arts and Crafts of China
(China Arts and Crafts Museum, China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum 2.5~5.30) The exhibition is divided into eight major sections: "Masterpieces of Great Powers", "Ancient Relics", "Wanfang Music", "Silk Road Danqing", "Legend of Powder Ink", "Transmission of Literature through Instruments", "Yingchun of Shenzhou" and "Shengshi Chongguang", exhibiting 1298 pieces (sets) of arts and crafts and intangible cultural heritage treasures in many categories, such as arts and crafts, guqin art, traditional musical instruments, Silk Road murals, Chinese opera, golden stone seal carvings, woodblock new year paintings, folk performances and other categories. 80% of the exhibits are exhibited for the first time to the public. #不容错过 #
【Exhibition】Xiangqing Xiangyun - Fu Zhenxin Painting Art Exhibition
(National Art Museum of China 2.20~3.02) This exhibition exhibits about 60 fine paintings, which is the creation of painter Fu Zhenxin to absorb the essence of Hunan Tantou New Year paintings and Xiangchu art, reflecting the historical evolution of Huxiang, customs and customs, and has a strong personality of ethnic and folk art. Through this exhibition, the audience can feel the dedication and sincerity of a "soil" painter who is nearly eighty years old and has been rooted in the grassroots of Hunan folk for many years.
【New Book】Planet Golch
Author: Ehat Dieter
Novels written from the perspective of the little alien Gustav Golch not only make children's reading interesting, but also make them curious and eager to explore the vast universe from an early age. The author, Ehat Dieter, has published more than a hundred children's books, which are not only well-known in Germany, but also worldwide, and have won many awards, and his characters always bring laughter to young readers.
Friday, February 25
【Movie】"A Rainy Day in New York"
Director: Woody Allen
This is Woody Allen's first work to be released on the big screen in mainland China. Woody Allen's high-end aesthetic, precise casting and witty expression make its signature romantic dream and witty style unique. This time, he returned to the familiar and beloved New York, with New York landmark scenes such as Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, rendering the romantic atmosphere of the city more and more prominent, and three pairs of young men and women strolled through it, constantly colliding with the spark of love. The main cast includes "Sweet Tea" Timothy Chalame, Ellie Fanning, Selena Gomez, Jude Lowe, Diego Runa, Levi Schreibor and others. #不容错过 #
【Movie】"Hidden in the Dust"
Director: Li Ruijun
(Plot/Love) The film continues the humanistic care theme that director Li Ruijun has always had. The story takes place in the northwest countryside, where the taciturn old four horses Youtie (Wu Renlin) have lived in the Sange Ma Youtong family since childhood. According to people, Ma Youtie and Guiying (Haiqing) married and lived a new life, they sowed seeds in the spring, cultivated in the summer to harvest in the autumn, and in the natural and simple labor, they not only obtained rich grain, but also obtained the love of each other. The film focuses on two lonely little people, and you can faintly see the smell of Yamada Yoji's films. Worth a look!
【Drama】Jingwei Drama "Horned Child"
(National Centre for the Performing Arts Drama Theatre 2.25~2.27) The Jingwei drama "Horn" is another masterpiece of the "Pear Garden Trilogy" launched by the Beijing Fengleijing Opera Troupe and the Fengjinsong Opera Company after "Net" and "Silk Arrow Dress". Written by Song Yan and directed by Song Tianshuo, through the lifelong arduous pursuit of a martial arts actor in order to become a "horned child", he interpreted a new song of bitter love between the new and old eras of Pear Garden, which showed the artist's emotional adherence to traditional art and showed the historical inheritance and cultural connotation of Peking Opera art.
【Puppet Drama】"Goose Goose Goose"
(National Centre for the Performing Arts Small Theater 2.25~2.27) The puppet drama "Goose Goose goose" is jointly introduced and co-produced by Whale Creation and Parent-Child Micro Theater Small Not Point Big Vision. The original version of the play comes from the famous British children's theater troupe "Spinning Fireworks" troupe's "Martha", this cooperation is the first time that the play has been interpreted in Chinese version, by the British original director, stage designers and other original cast personally operated, Liu Xiaoyi co-directed, Whale Creative Arts under the outstanding young artists cooperation, in the story, language, emotional presentation and other aspects are immersed in Chinese emotions and Chinese culture.
Saturday, February 26
【Concert】Xu Zhong and Beijing Symphony Orchestra concert
(National Centre for the Performing Arts) This concert will be performed by renowned conductor Xu Zhong, soprano Zhou Xiaolin and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra. In Bach's Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, Xu Zhong will be a soloist. In addition, the concert will feature Richard Strauss's Last Four Songs and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G major.
【Concert】"Smell and See" Xiaohe & Wu Na Spring Prayer Concert
(Zhongshan Park Music Hall) At this concert, Xiaohe and Wu Na will bring the improvisational performance of "Yi Que". The name "Listen to The Sight" is related to the common thinking of Xiaohe and Wu Na, the world observed and felt by the heart, the information heard through the ear entered the heart, and how the heart treated the sounds that occurred was the music that rose in each heart at the moment. I hope that this concert can accompany everyone to jump out of the framework of music, enter a more open space, and open a completely different interface for music.
【Musical】The Chinese version of "Fan Letter"
(Poly Theater 2.26~2.27) In Shanghai in 1943, the last personal letters of the recently deceased novelist Hai Ming and the female writer Xia Guang were about to be published. The publisher, Li Ling, was detained in the Japanese Gendarmerie Detention Center because of his involvement in the editing of Chaohua magazine. Zheng Weilan, who adored Haiming very much, found Li Ling and began to slowly recall the mysterious past of "Xia Guang"... The Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letter" has made a localized adaptation of the background and characters of the original Korean story, so that Chinese audiences can also read this long-standing and mysterious "fan letter".
Sunday, February 27
【Musical】"One Day"
(Beijing Tianqiao Art Center 2.26~2.27) "One Day" is a stage work based on the early intelligence workers of the Chinese Communist Party and a musical as a carrier. The story is based on the most thrilling event in the history of the Communist Party of China, showing the story of our party's early intelligence workers who used their courage and wisdom to save the overall situation under the white terror.
[Exhibition] Austin Lee: Paradise on Earth
(Mumu Museum, Hall 798, 2.13~5.08) Austin Lee's work spans two time and space, paying tribute to Renaissance painting while also embodying the interconnected digital landscape of the moment. The exhibition is Austin Lee's largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date, bringing together the artist's recent creations from 2019-2022 – including paintings, animations, large-scale installations, and a commissioned site-specific work. #不容错过 #
【New Book】"The Return of Criticism"
Author: He Ping
(Yilin Publishing House) The book explores and redraws a panoramic map of contemporary Chinese literature in the form of fieldwork, and is a native archive of literary scenes. The book is divided into three series: "Thought Trends", "Writers" and "Scene". "Ideological Trend" is He Ping's exploration and reflection on the reform and opening up era, especially the overall Chinese literature in the twenty years of the new century; "Writer" is a series of writers' case studies, he takes Ah Lai, Chi Zijian, Li Er, Ai Wei, and Qiu Huadong as samples to reflect on the aesthetic creation of contemporary Chinese writers; "Scene", which includes the general evaluation of the thirty issues of "Flower City Concern" hosted by the author from 2017 to 2021.
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