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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Great Opportunity This Weekend!!

This is a great opportunity for people looking for a fun Chinese event this weekend!!! 

 
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  爱荷华大学孔子学院
Confucius Institute
Offering Iowans courses in Chinese language and culture

 

Music and Dance Performance by
East China Normal University
Performing Arts Troupe!

Date/Time/Place
The Confucius Institute will sponsor a public performance at the Iowa City First United Methodist Church
(214 East Jefferson Street) 
Saturday February 25th from 3:00PM-4:15PM 

performance Program:

1、  民乐合奏         《快乐序曲》
1. Folk Music Ensemble     Happy Prelude

2、  傣族舞蹈        《女儿花》
2. Folk Dance of Dai Minority  Nv Er Hua

3、  女声独唱         《一杯美酒》
3. Female Solo         A Cup of Good Wine

4、  琵琶与二胡       《送你一支玫瑰花》
4. Lute & Erhu        Give You a Rose

5、  汉唐舞蹈        《踏歌》
5. Han and Tang Dynasty Dance   Tage

6、  笛子独奏         《牧民新歌》
6. Flute Solo          New Melody for the Herdsman

7、  钢琴独奏         《拉赫玛尼诺夫练习曲》
7. Piano Solo         Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux

8、  维吾尔族舞蹈    《古城里的古在丽》
8. Folk Dance of Uyghur Minority   Guzal in the Ancient City

9、  二胡重奏         《战马奔腾》
9. Erhu Duet       Galloping War-Horses

10、敦煌舞蹈       《妙音反弹》
10. Dunhuang Dance   Miao Yin Fan Tan

11、川剧            《变脸》
11. Sichuan Opera       Bian Lian (Face-changing)

12、男声独唱      《天边》《父亲的草原、母亲的河》
12. Male Solo          Horizon; Father's Prairie and Mother's River

13、歌舞            《快乐的人请鼓掌》    
13. Sing & Dance       Happy People Please Clap Your Hands

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Join us for Tea, Cookies and A Book Exhibit following the performance


The Confucius Institute

International Programs

The University of Iowa

1120 University Capitol Centre

Iowa City, IA 52242-5500

Email: confucius@uiowa.edu

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Confucius Institute Visitors

Last Friday were very luck to have some visitors from the University of Iowa's Confucius Institute.   They gave a great presentation to our students about Chinese new years and showed students how to do some traditional paper folding crafts.
Students had a great opportunity to show off for the speakers from the Confucius Institute.
Here students were learning how to make Chinese lanterns
Students fed the dragon during its visit!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Great Night at Foreign Language Club

We had a FANTASTIC night at our foreign language club!  Check out these photos from our Chinese New Year Party.
Bring in Spring with some traditional paper cutting.
It's always great to be able to have fun with student and parents from among all the schools.  There is no better way to learn about all the great things that go on at Mid Prairie!

It wouldn't be a New Year's party without food.  Here Spanish teacher Mrs. Freeman shows folks how to make their own crab rangoons.

Not everybody can use chopsticks.  Luckily mom is there to lend a helping hand.

Here is one of our first graders adding a little bit of ZAZ to his New Year's picture.

Simply Fabulous!!!
How often do you get to do Chinese with your parents?
Even parents love a chance to learn Chinese.