The East of England is in for a spectacular array of exotic cultural treats this summer, it was revealed today by Museums, Libraries, Archives (MLA) East of England.
Chinese warriors, painted scrolls, dragon boats and shadow puppets, New Year celebrations and ribbon dancing, jade, silk, acrobats and story-tellers – the region-wide cultural programme includes exhibitions, festivals and plenty of family-orientated fun. Highlights include The Nanjing Little Red Flowers, some of China’s most talented performing artists aged 6 to 12 years, the Yangzhou Puppet Company, and the Guardians to the King exhibition of terracotta treasures from Ancient China. There are plenty of opportunities to get really hands-on with activities from making dragon masks, puppets, fans or your own terracotta figure, to learning Chinese circus skills.
‘It’s all part of the build up in the East of England to help celebrate the Olympics in Beijing” says Tim Heathcote, Deputy Chief Executive at MLA East of England. “And there’ll be plenty more to look forward to in our local and regional museums, libraries and archives as the UK’s ‘Cultural Olympiad’, the four-year period of cultural activity designed
For more information about ChinaEast’s great programme of events for 2008, pick up a leaflet from a Tourist Information Centre near you, or visit www.chinaeast.org.uk
See the full news release here.
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