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The New York Confucius Institute for Global Finance at Baruch presents: Style and Melody Chinese New Year Gala
Zoom

Tuesday, February 16, 2021
6:00PM
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Join NYCIGF@Baruch for a virtual celebration of the Year of the Ox! The program will feature traditional Chinese dance and folk music performed by students from Shanghai International Studies University's Arts Education Center. Our Chinese guests will also detail Spring Festival customs and traditions rooted in more than 3,000 years of history. Additionally, students from Baruch's Confucius Institute will demonstrate their Mandarin prowess via poem and song. This will be an evening you don't want to miss!

Program:

Introduction
Baruch College's own CI students demonstrate their Chinese Language learning:
  • "My Sympathy for the Peasants" a Tang Dynasty Poem
  • "The Taste of China on My Tongue" an ode to various regional Chinese cuisines
Celebrating Spring Festival in My Hometown by SISU students
SISU Dance Troupe performs:
  • "A Rendezvous with Chinese Classical Dance"
  • "How Beautiful the Flowers Are"
Chinese Orchestra of Shanghai International Studies University performs:
  • "Wild Dance of the Golden Snake"
  • "Tea Picking Song"
  • "Dunhuang"
  • "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon"