Events

Preventative health and longevity

The Hutong is holding a one-and-a-half hour discussion on some of the ideas behind Asian health and longevity practices. Attendees will learn different models of health and medicine developed in the East and West, how people can combine Eastern and Western knowledge to improve their health and how to incorporate these into their daily lives.

Where: The Hutong, 1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang Hutong, Dongcheng District
When: April 3, 10-11:30 am
Tel: 15901046127
Cost: Free

Easter family day fun

To celebrate Easter, Disney English, Etonkids Peking House Campus Kindergarten, Beijing Daily and Landgent Center Mall are organizing a fun day for families. Activities include live music performances, Easter-egg painting and an Easter-egg hunt. Prizes include coupons from Disney English, which will be awarded throughout the event.

Where: Landgent Center Mall, 20 Dongsanhuan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang District
When: April 3, 10 am – noon
Tel: 8771 9888
Cost: Free

Artist Talk – Feelings are Facts

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and Chinese architect Ma Yansong are holding a joint exhibition, “Feelings are Facts,” at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) April 4 to June 2. In a talk preceding the exhibition’s opening, the artists discuss the “collision” of creative ideas.

Where: UCCA Auditorium, 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District
When: April 3, 1:30-3 pm
Tel: 6438 6675
Cost: Free

Comedy workshop for sitcoms

Beijing Actors Workshop is sponsoring a workshop series in which participants will explore various facets of comedic acting, like physical comedy, delivery and improvisation. The teachers will use examples from classic US and British sitcoms such as Friends, Seinfeld and The Office. They will also talk about what makes a sitcom successful. Classes will culminate in a chance to perform on stage, as well as work on an original “pilot sitcom” to be filmed in Beijing.

Where: Fu Cafe, 71 Chaodou Hutong, Nan Luoguxiang, Dongcheng District
When: April 4, 2-4 pm
Tel: 15901332707
Cost: 50 yuan per class

(By Liang Meilan)