‘Confucius’
The dance drama “Confucius” is based on the wisdom and life of Confucius (551-479 B.C.). Sixty dancers of the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater will bring his story back to life. The drama uses dance elements to describe Confucius’ experience in traveling around China and the difficulties in putting Confucianism into practice. The drama presents Confucius’ mind and feelings with abundant melody and staged imagery, shows Confucius’ idea, wisdom and passes on the essence of Chinese traditional culture. Since its premiere in 2013, the dance production has toured Asia, Europe, Australia and the United States.
Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 4
Tickets: 80-880 yuan
‘Peter and the Wolf’
An orchestra from Beijing will play Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” the first movement of Vivaldi’s “Spring,” Grieg’s “Morning Mood” and J. Strauss Jr.’s “Voices of Spring Waltz.”
“Peter and the Wolf” is a symphonic fairy tale and a musical composition written by Prokofiev in 1936. The narrator tells a children’s story, while the orchestra illustrates it by using different instruments to play a theme that represents each character in the story. It is Prokofiev’s most frequently performed work and one of the most frequently performed works in the entire classical repertoire.
When the music of “Peter and the Wolf” is played at the concert, clips from Suzie Templeton’s stop-motion short film “Peter and the Wolf” will be shown. The short animated film won for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2008.
Time: 3:30 p.m., Nov. 7
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
Booking: WeChat account “GuangmingArtCenter”
Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Center, Guanguang Road, Guangming District (光明區(qū)觀光路光明文化藝術(shù)中心)
Metro: Line 6 to Fenghuang Town Station (鳳凰城站), Exit B