Window to Guizhou
Breeze from the Mountains is a group show of calligraphy and ink paintings by veteran artists from Nanming, Guizhou province.
It features more than 100 calligraphic works of various styles, and ink paintings depicting the landscapes and lives of people in this Southwest Chinese province known for its lush forestation, crystal-clear rivers, karst landforms and caves, and 49 ethnic groups.
Also on display are local handicrafts such as bark carvings, pottery, embroidery, and cloth dolls, organizers say.
The works can be seen until Saturday at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in western Beijing.
Pacific beats
The on-going World Music Days 2009 has brought together 27 scholars and musicians from New Zealand to talk about and perform traditional Maori and Pacific music.
Based on the theme "Chinese and New Zealand Music in dialogue" the event, that ends today at Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music, also includes workshops and film screenings.
"Traditionally in the Pacific, music has never been defined as an isolated cultural expression, it is invariably associated with dance, song, story-telling, with magic and myth, with the recording of history and genealogy, with ceremony, with healing," says Jack Body, a professor with the New Zealand School of Music and one of the curators of the World Music Days 2009.
"Hence, our festival includes dance and film, poetry and installations, and the mixing of tradition and contemporary expressions."
World Music Days is an annual event of the conservatory and was held for the first time in 2005.
The Mission looks for singers
Popular French pianist Richard Clayderman is collaborating with Chinese musicians on a new song, The Mission, based on the theme of environmental protection. French composer Olivier Toussaint has finished scoring the tune and Wang Pingjiu, who wrote the songs for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has penned the lyrics.
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