EXPERIENCE CHINA 2017- A Glimpse of West China in Los Angeles

Presented by the State Council Information Office of China and China Consulate General in Los Angeles, EXPERIENCE CHINA 2017- A Glimpse of West China attracted about 1500 audiences in Cal State Los Angeles Luckman  Art Center 11/13 evening.

Performers are all from Gansu Provincial Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe, they introduced China  North-West dances and folk songs of Han, Hui, Tibetan, Mongolian, Dongxiang, Yugu, Bao’an, and Man  minorities.

Gansu Provincial Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe established in 1983 and consisting of actors/actresses of Han, Hui, Tibetan, Mongolian, Dongxiang, Yugu, Bao’an, and Man ethnic groups, is a performance troupe reputed for the ethnic songs and dances of China’s western region. Thanks to its itinerant performance, the troupe is widely acclaimed by audiences across China, and has won several state-level awards and honors. It has visited France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Britain, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Exas well as China’s Taiwan and Hong Kong regions to give performance. Its honors include the Balaton Art Award and Petofi Sandor Culture Award of Hungary, the Columbus Art Award and Cervantes Culture Award of Spain, as well as the UNESCO Art Award.

 

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Local elected official congratulatory

Dunhuang Dance: Kabuki Flying Asparas, Choreographer: Qin Qiong; Lead Dancers: Wang Lin, Yang Xiaojie

Hui Ethnic Dance: Taking a Sip of Tea from the Covered Cup and Feeling Relaxed and Elated, Choreographer: Lang Yongchun; Lead Dancer: Zhang Yukong

Male Duet: Zhuoma and People of Snow Mountain, Singers: Yang Kelsang Dangzhi, Jia Cuo (Liang Xudong)

Tibetan Ethnic Dance: Jubilant Longtouqin,    Choreographer: Lang Youchin; Lead Dancer: Jiumai Daoji

Female Solo: A Glass of Tasty Wine, Reed Catkins, Right Here Waiting,   Singer: Wang Xiaoyan

Yugur Ethnic Dance: Yugur Wedding, Choreographers: Lang Yongchun, An Juhua, Gao Lin; Lead Dancers: Jiumai Daoji, CAirang Dongzhu, Li Tian

Male Solo: AKHU PEMA and T.I.B.E.    Singer: Yang Kelsang Dangzhi

Ex-Deputy Assistant Secretary of US Department of Education Dr. Marina Man-Chun Tse (Left) watching the Pictures Exhibition.