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Origin and reflection through art

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@Sze Wai Wong

@Sze Wai Wong

Today, the exhibition Lines in Motion – East meets West was opened at CBK Amsterdam. CRTV spoke with two young artists, See Wan (Iris) Tsang and Sze Wai Wong. Both graduated in Fine Arts from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Iris searches her origin by painting on fabrics, while Sze Wai reflects on herself by painting on canvas. What does East meets West mean for them?

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The Little Snowman《雪人的愿望》

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the-little-snowman-1Interview and photos by Cherry

The Little Snowman’ have achieved success in Amsterdam in 29th of December. It is the first children’s drama which has been conducted by Zhong Bei Yuan theatre (ZBY) in China and the Twee-ater Foundation in the Netherlands.

《雪人的愿望》原著来自于荷兰著名儿童作家、插画家哈曼的同名儿童书,此次由中荷双方合作,改编成了大型音乐儿童剧。以多样化的电子舞台画面作为背景,利用中国传统乐器和西洋乐器的结合,充分在短短一小时的音乐剧中融入了中西方艺术文化元素。

民族的就是世界的,已经不单单是一个口号,中荷双方用华丽唯美的音乐歌唱时代。

CRTV有幸亲临现场,采访了本剧的中方合作导演——魏雷。

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Summer Course

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Chinese students @Summer Course in Amsterdam

Chinese students @Summer Course in Amsterdam

Social Policies & Pragmatic Tolerance in Amsterdam is a summer programme of the University of Amsterdam. This three-week programme gives international students an in-depth look at some of the social policies of the Netherlands.

Listen to the experiences of three students from China.

Urban Photo Race

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Stormsteeg (Photo by Sander Moerman, winner Urban Photo Race 2012)

The Urban Photo Race is a one day (12h) digital photo contest held in Amsterdam. This year, this will take place on 26 July.

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Add your comment to win one of the tickets to join this race!

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Chinese documentaries

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Don Edkins

Xiaoyan Li (CRTV) and Don Edkins

Listen to the following interviews with makers of documentaries in China:

  • Don Edkins of Education, education!

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  • Xiaoyu Niu of Playing with Shadows

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  • Rikun Zhu of The Questioning

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Interview artist Ni Haifeng

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For the under-construction Amsterdam Noord/Zuidlijn (metro), the municipality is looking for inspiring artworks to display at several stations. Installation proposal of Dutch-based Chinese artist, Ni Haifeng, is nominated together with three others in the final list.