Cultural Industry News

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ The Winter Arts & Crafts Expo of 9 th ICIF & Art Shenzhen 2013 was successfully concluded on December 16, 2013 in Shenzhen, China. As a derivative fair of ICIF under the exhibition model of '1+N', the Fair selected excellent arts and crafts and painting and calligraphy contents from ICIF for exhibition and trade.

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Winter is another blossom season for Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co., Ltd. (ICIF). As an important derivative Fair of ICIF, Winter Arts and Crafts Expo of ICIF and Art Shenzhen will be held in December.

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has signed a Friendship Agreement with Guangzhou Opera House (GOH), one of the most prestigious performing arts centres in China.

Improbable's Phelim McDermott directs the internationally acclaimed duo Mat Fraser and Julie Atlas Muz in Beauty and the Beast, an adult fairy tale like no other. What do you get when a born freak, a former beauty queen and an award-winning maverick Director tell the true story of Beauty and the Beast?

Representatives from Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment (NWE) and Shaanxi Qinhuang Grand Theatre Performing Arts Co., Ltd came together this afternoon at The Minskoff Theatre on Broadway, to announce a new world-class, state-of-the-art theatre and a new spectacular entertainment, located in Xi'an China adjacent to the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses exhibition, one of the world's most popular travel destinations.

The state's leading lights in arts and culture gathered to discuss the future of the arts under the Queensland Plan at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on Thursday 8 August.

Trajectory, Inc. today announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, a new partnership with Xiamen Bluebird Cartoon Company that brings the company's award winning television series featuring Xingxing Fox into Trajectory's worldwide distribution. Three of the companies' most popular series will be featured; Hey! Xingxing Fox, The Experiences of Xingxing Fox and The Virtue Garden series.

As part of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum's Terza Domenica Heritage Series, today, March 17 at 2 p.m. Dr. Alberto Zambenedetti will present, 'Through the Lens of Emigration: America(ns) in Italian Migration Cinema.'

Musician, composer and collaborator extraordinaire, Iain Grandage has taken out the 2013 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Individual Award ($50,000) while leading Indigenous theatre company, Ilbijerri, whose work is capturing national attention, has been recognised with the Group Award ($80,000). Philip Rolfe, producer, festival director, bureaucrat and cultural industry shape-shifter has been awarded the Facilitator's Prize ($20,000).

As part of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum's Terza Domenica Heritage Series, on Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m. Dr. Alberto Zambenedetti will present, 'Through the Lens of Emigration: America(ns) in Italian Migration Cinema.'

Beth Tuttle, managing director of the Alexandria, VA-based consulting firm METStrategies, LLC, will become president and CEO of the Cultural Data Project, the project's board of directors announced today. In her new role, Tuttle will lead the project-currently housed at The Pew Charitable Trusts in Philadelphia-as it transitions to an independent 501(c)(3) organization and furthers its plans to serve as a national resource for the arts and cultural sector. Tuttle will begin her new position on March 4.

Oriental DreamWorks, one of the largest international investment projects in China, today officially announced the establishment of its headquarters in Shanghai Xuhui.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company has announced a call for submissions for its eighth season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival in February of 2013; the festival will coincide with the company's fully-staged World Premiere of Anthony Clarvoe's OUR PRACTICAL HEAVEN, directed by Allen McKelvey, the third Aurora main stage production to develop from the GAP. Each of the four finalists will receive a $1,000 award and their work will be considered for further development and production during Aurora Theatre Company's regular season; out of town artists will receive travel and accommodation expenses. The submission period opens today, May 22; deadline for play submission is July 31, 2012. Finalists will be announced in early December 2012.

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company has announced a call for submissions for its eighth season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival in February of 2013; the festival will coincide with the company's fully-staged World Premiere of Anthony Clarvoe's OUR PRACTICAL HEAVEN, directed by Allen McKelvey, the third Aurora main stage production to develop from the GAP. Each of the four finalists will receive a $1,000 award and their work will be considered for further development and production during Aurora Theatre Company's regular season; out of town artists will receive travel and accommodation expenses. The submission period opens May 22; deadline for play submission is July 31, 2012. Finalists will be announced in early December 2012.

After years of planning and negotiating, MAMMA MIA! the global smash hit based on the songs of ABBA, will be staged by a Chinese company in a new translation under the direction of the creative team who oversee the musical in London. This marks the first time a blockbuster contemporary musical has been presented in Chinese in China.

Sadler's Wells announces its Autumn 2011 Season. The Autumn 2011 Season at Sadler's Wells is now on sale from Monday 23 May 2011 Sadler's Wells Ticket Office: 0844 424 4300 or visit: www.sadlerswells.com

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company is proud to announce a call for submissions for its seventh season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival in February of 2012.

Since its inception in 1956, the China Anhui Traditional Orchestra (CATO) has established itself as a leading art institution in China's traditional music arena.