The Image of Shanghai
Dates: Oct 14 - 23, 2005
Venue: Hall of Stats
Tickets: FREE.
Photos by some of the world's best photographers reveal fascinating glimpses of the city's contemporary culture, people, business, and landscape.
Transferred Landscape: Contemporary Sculpture from China
Dates: Oct 1 - 30, 2005
Venue: Throughout the Kennedy Center
Tickets: FREE!
Elements of Chinese culture are transformed into modern sculptural expressions by various Chinese artists, juxtaposing the natural with the manual, the traditional with the avant-garde.
Qin's Terra Cotta Warrior Exhibition
Dates: Oct 1 - 30, 2005
Venue: North Gallery, Roof Terrace Level
Tickets: FREE.
The Kennedy Center displays selections from the terra cotta statuary at Emperor Qin's tomb, featuring two life-sized terra cotta warriors and a horse.
Tim Yip's China Red
Dates: Oct 1 - 30, 2005
Venue: Various Kennedy Center Locations
Academy Award(r) winner Tim Yip adds décor and design to the Kennedy Center during the Festival of China, inspired by the auspicious nature of red in Chinese culture.
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Featuring Tan Dun: China News Wave
Dates: Oct 17, 2005 at 8:00 PM
Venue: Concert Hall
Tickets: US$10.00 - 30.00
Academy Award(r)-winning composer Tan Dun conducts the Washington premiere of his multimedia concerto The Map in a program that also features Chen Xieyang conducting Bright Sheng's Postcards and a Bamboo Flute Concerto by Guo Wenjing.
(China.org.cn September 22, 2005)