Inaugural chamber music festival delights fans

A 1st International Chamber Music Festival was held at Yishu 8 last weekend. E-mex, one of Europe’s top chamber music groups, and American composer Bruce Gremo offered audiences three days of concerts and workshops.

World-famous club DJ visits Beijing

Space in Ibiza, Spain, multiple-time winner of “Best Club in the World,” is presenting a world tour with its renowned resident DJs.

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The March 11 earthquake and tsunami have devastated Japan. To support the victims, Belgium’s ambassador to China and his wife – who experienced the Kobe earthquake in 1995 – are organizing a charity with all proceeds going to Red Cross Japan.

Contemporary art over cocktails and canapés

On Wednesday and Thursday night, the Beijing Wanda Sofitel Hotel assembled sommeliers, waiters and guests to co-produce a creative and playful performance called “Do Disturb!” to the backdrop of a cocktail party led by La cellule, a well-known contemporary French artistic duo.

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Capoeira is a traditional Brazilian dance combining elements of art, sports, acrobatics and music. Though it is popular around the world, people in China seldom hear about it.

New cultural venue open in Wudaokou

Expats in Wudaokou don’t need to commute downtown to participate in culture courses and activities. Coki, a newly established venue near the Wudaokou subway station, is determined to bring Chinese culture to foreigners in the city’s college district.

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To celebrate the centennial of International Women’s Day, foreign playwrights, directors, actors, martial artists and singers living in Beijing are teaming up to stage a festival featuring six original short plays.

Basketball league calls for players

March Madness in Beijing tips off on March 19 in the form of a recreational but competitive league open to all skill levels.

Local and expat children improve their English through performance

After two weeks of rehearsals, Beijing Playhouse’s Broadway English Camp, designed for children ages 6 to 14, held its performance of Treasure Island on February 19 at No. 4 Middle School. The show was led by 25 students and watched by as many as 100 people.

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Kizomba workshop
International Dance Teachers Association’s Paris Allen, from the UK, will lead a workshop for kizomba, a dance that is a fusion of French Caribbean zouk and Angolan samba. It is similar to tango but it’s not as strict in terms of body movement, making it more laid back than and intimate; it is slower [...]