Selector on Air in Shenzhen, Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing and Nanjing
Presented by DJ Goldierocks and produced on behalf of the British Council, the Selector represents all that is exciting and original in British music right now. No other radio show plays such an eclectic mix of new UK music; you’ll find everything from indie to electro and folk to funky on the Selector. The show also features artist interviews, guest DJ mixes and exclusive live studio sessions from the best new bands every week.Rockarchive - 50 Years of British Rock
The UK has produced many of the most successful groups and performers in international rock music over the last half-century. Alongside have been the photographers. It has been this small army of creative lensmen and women who have supplied the images that make up the rock package – image being as important as the music in many cases. The selection here is not supposed to be a comprehensive history of British rock imagery. It is a personal selection and omits many well-known artists.London 2012 – Olympic Posters Exhibition
Since 1912 each Olympic host city has commissioned posters to mark the Games. To celebrate London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the UK has commissioned 12 renowned artists, including Tracy Emin and Michael Craig-Martin, to create their own interpretative prints of the event - 6 for the Olympic Games and 6 for the Paralympic Games. As part of UK Now, an exhibition of these prints will be touring China during the lead-up to August.Brian Griffin: The Black Country
Brian Griffin’s photographic series predominately focuses on the factory worker, a role he played himself after leaving school at 16 and both his parents occupied throughout their working lives. The photographs reveal how the factories, its workers, surrounding landscape, and local tradition spurred Griffin’s imagination from an early age. Each of the 29 images within The Black Country brings together a careful composition of nostalgia, tenderness, and absurdity.Mark Cousins presents Story of Film: An Odyssey
The film was made over five years on six continents, spanning over 12 decades and a thousand films. Based on the award-winning book Mark Cousin, the film explores the story of cinematic innovation and how film-makers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. It goes from the beginnings of silent cinema, to the emergence of Hollywood and the star system, to the artistic evolution of film in Russia, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Britain, Scandinavia and the USA.Academy of St Martin in the Fields
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields – one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world – is renowned for its polished and refined sound, rooted in outstanding musicianship. Formed in 1958 from a group of leading London musicians, and working without a conductor, the Academy gave its first performance in its namesake church on 13 November 1959. Today, the Academy performs some 100 concerts around the world each year, with as many as 15 tours each season.Shakespeare’s Henry V by Propeller
Nationalism at its most dangerous and exciting, Henry V tells the tale of the greatest British warrior in English folklore. Propeller brings its own unique take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Dangerous, thrilling and deeply moving, Henry V marks the beginning of a journey that takes the audience from the corridors of Westminster to the fields of France in an evening of unforgettable power. Propeller is an all-male Shakespeare company which seeks to find a more engaging way of expressing Shakespeare and to more completely explore the relationship between text and performance. They have been influenced by mask work, animation and classic and modern film and music from all ages.Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale by Propeller
Propeller presents its breathless take on the story of a man consumed by a jealousy that destroys his family, his kingdom and himself. Wracked by guilt, Leontes sets off a chain reaction of events leading to a miraculous ending and the chance for redemption. The greatest playwright writing at the height of his powers. A tragic fairy story, mysterious and extraordinary. True poetry in motion.Appetite Dance: Letter to My Father
Apple Yang creates worlds shaped through her inner experience as a Chinese woman living in contemporary Britain. In Letter to My Father, Yang returns to her adolescence in China to re-examine the relationship with her father, a high-ranking military man who taught her discipline and martial arts – usually the preserve of boys. Told through expressive and powerful movement, we discover what it means to be a Chinese woman shackled by the weight of expectation.SONGS by Janis Claxton Dance and Beijing Dance / LDTX
SONGS is a unique collaboration between award winning Edinburgh based contemporary dance company Janis Claxton Dance (JCD) and the internationally renowned Beijing Dance / LDTX. With works choreographed by Janis Claxton and LDTX Artistic Director Li Hanzhong the companies will open the Beijing Dance Festival (BDF) 2012. For BDF, this lyrical and emotional dance work will be performed by 13 LDTX dancers.Free download: Europe-China Cultural Compass
The Europe-China Cultural Compass project is part of an ongoing dialogue between Europe and China. It responds to the need to document this dialogue, to reflect on it, for a continuous improvement in the process. It wants to contribute to the understanding of Europe-China cultural cooperation. The intention is to help prepare cultural practitioners for collaboration. The COMPASS addresses both Chinese and European readers. To meet the different needs of the two target groups, two separate publications were produced, one in Chinese and one in English.China -UK Arts Management Professional Development Programme 2012
Successful applicants will take part in a five-week professional placement in any one or two of a variety of arts organisations anywhere in the United Kingdom. The organisations will include building-based multi-arts venues, touring performing arts companies, galleries from the subsidised and commercial sectors, artist-led spaces, arts development and support agencies, festivals, building based producing theatres, arts funding bodies and arts councils, and range from small to large scale.Young Creative Entrepreneur – Publishing Award 2012 (UKYPE)
The UKYPE award celebrates entrepreneurial ability within publishing, and strengthens creative leadership, networking, and capacity building in the UK publishing industry. It also focuses on strengthening the engagement between the UK and publishing in emerging markets, and seeks to further stimulate the development of the UK publishing industry in an international business context. The aim is to find the most talented young entrepreneurs working in the UK’s publishing industry and give them the chance to find out more about what is happening out there, by becoming part of the British Council’s international network of young creative entrepreneurs.Residencies: British Musicians in China
IMOGEN HEAP, JAMIE WOON, GARETH BONELLO AND MATTHEW BOURNE have been chosen from around 40 applicants to take part in a residency programme organised by the British Council and PRS for Music Foundation. The residencies are designed to enable innovative British musicians to explore new musical territory, reach new audiences and write new material in the context of a changing international market.The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
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