London Chinese Cultural Centre

CHINESE NEW YEAR of the  BOAR FESTIVAL 2007

LONDON-WIDE TOUR SCHEDULE

Chinese New Year Variety Show

Celebrate the Chinese New Year and welcome in the year of the Boar with Zhu Bajie, the gluttonous pig, the 90 mins. show includes breathtaking balancing acts by acrobats from Wuqiao, Hebei Province and martial arts performed by master of the Shaolin School. Performances from the Sichuan Theatre include the intriguing 'Kings of Masks' show, (where artists change their appearances in split-second transformations) and comical act 'Rolling with Candle Light', a demonstration of technical excellence.

A new contemporary group sword dance combines martial arts and acrobatic as well as Dance of the Thousand Arms Guanyin (the legendary Goddess of Mercy)

by the London Harrow Chinese School Dance Group.

FEBRUARY

Sat 3rd         Queen Elizabeth Hall,  South Bank Centre SE1    7.30 pm

        ( 90 mins + 20 mins interval)      Tickets:  £12  £8  £5

        Family Ticket: 2 adults & 2 children (min. 4 yrs) £24

        50% off (limited availability)

        Booking: 0870 160 2518    On line booking: www.rfh.org.uk       

(In association London Chinese Community Centre)

Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Rd, Hatch End  HA5   8 pm             ( 90 mins + 20 mins interval)    Food Stalls : 6.30 pm

!! Due to problems at the Harrow venue we cannot confirm dates until further notice. Please contact us through the contact form on this website to find out more !!

£8  Children £5   Bookings: 020 8428 0124

        www.chineseculturalcentre.org.uk        

        (In association with Harrow Chinese Arts & Culture Associations)

        Funded by L.B. Harrow Sports and Culture Services

Sat 10th     Camden Town Hall, Euston Road, WC1                     1.00 pm  

(40 mins variety show + other performance)

Enquiry:  020 7388 8883     Tel: 07710 380 838

www.chineseculturalcentre.org.uk

(In association with Camden Chinese Community Centre)

Sun 11th     Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street,  London  NW8              1 pm

        (60 mins variety show + other performance)  

        Admission Free

        Enquiry: 020 7706 2356 /  07710 380838

        www.chineseculturalcentre.org.uk25

         (in association with North Westminster Women’s Group)

        Funded by Westminster Arts      

Sun 11th     Broadway Theatre,  Broadway Barking IG11       5 pm  

        ( 90 mins + 20 mins interval)     

        Tickets:  £8  £5      Booking:  020 8507 5607

        www.thebroadwaybarking.com     

Fri 16th        Victoria & Albert Museum  South Kensington     7.00 pm

        (30 min variety show + other performance)

        Enquire: 020 7942 2200 (Christine Chin)

Sun 18th     Museum in Docklands                      12 noon

        Documentary Films : Guo Nian:  passage into a New Year & Guo                 Men: through the door (an old Chinese term for Marriage).

Children’s dances performed by school dance groups

in Tower Hamlets  and London Chinese Schools.

Enquiry: 0870 444 3855      www.museumindocklands.org.uk       

(In association with Museum in Docklands)

Sun 25th     Museum of Docklands                                   3 pm            Variety show (40 mins. ) & Lion Dance

        Enquiry: see above.

(In association with Museum in Docklands & Chinese Association of Tower

Hamlets Association)

For further information:    email:

Tel: 07710 380 838 / 020 7642 8176

(Programme subject to change without notice)