From Stage to Cultural Institute: Traditional Arts and Education
This program, centered on promoting China's intangible cultural heritage and fostering cross-cultural understanding, featured three thematic events. At the "National Treasures Meet National Essence" special event at the Memor Museum, the fusion of Peking Opera and the Sanxingdui civilization created a cross-cultural artistic feast. The themed performance at the United Nations showcased the unique charm of Peking Opera to an international audience through classic excerpts and collaborations with local artists. The "Echoes of Eternity: Peking Opera Symposium" at Columbia University and New York University deepened appreciation for Peking Opera among Chinese and American students through performances, explanations, and in-depth discussions. Organized by Oever, in collaboration with multiple partners, this program brought to life the heritage and innovation of Peking Opera, infusing new vitality into cultural exchanges between China and the United States.
New York City
The special cultural event features Peking Opera and archeological treasures from Sanxingdui, an ancient civilization in Southwest China. Oever, in collaboration with Memor Museum, presents the cultural-exchange event, and Mr. Li Ming, director of Tianjin Art Vocational College, coordinates the session. At the event, Mrs. Shi Meng, founder of Oever, and Madame Viki, representative of Memor Museum, both give a talk on cultural inheritance and creative integration. Their talks are followed by the highlight performance of Peking Opera excerpts from the classic repertoire. Led by maestro Shi Xiaoliang and Zhao Xiujun, director at Tianjin Peking Opera Theater, the performance also surprises the audience with the presence of eight junior Peking Opera performers.
This event was hosted by Oever and co-presented with the UCT Cultural Center, under the theme of "Intangible Heritage: Peking Opera." With a focus on cross-cultural exchange and integration, the program highlighted the charm of China's intangible cultural heritage. Collaborating with local New York artists, it shared the artistry of Peking Opera with an international audience. During the event, Shi Xiaoliang, founder of the Xuri Guoyun Children’s Peking Opera Art Training School and a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor of China, delivered a speech on "The Education and Inheritance of Culture." He also led eight young performers in presenting captivating renditions of classic Peking Opera excerpts to the audience.
This event aimed to enhance cultural exchange between China and the United States through classic Peking Opera performances and cultural explanations, offering attendees a rare experience of traditional Chinese art. During the program, Mr. Shi Xiaoliang, a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor of China, led eight young performers in presenting captivating renditions of classic Peking Opera excerpts to the students and faculty. Following the performances, Mr. Shi engaged in in-depth discussions with professors and students from both universities, exploring the integration of Eastern and Western, as well as traditional and contemporary, performing arts.
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