【大纪元1月3日讯】（大纪元记者岳鹏编译报导）费城全球华人新年晚会的演出即将拉开帷幕，首场演出将于一月四日晚在美丽安剧院举行。神韵艺术团再次来临之际，大费城主流媒体纷纷发表文章、参与赞助。费城公告报(The Bulletin)在其冬季文化节目指南中报导说，具有强力冲击性的视觉艺术表演揭开中国新年的庆典(Visually Stunning Extravaganzas Celebrate The Chinese New Year)。
公告报的报导说，作为全球五十个城市巡回演出的第一站，费城的“全球华人新年晚会”将给美丽安剧院的观众们带来惊喜。从一月四日到六日，五场传统的舞蹈、歌唱、和乐团的演出将拉开世界巡演的序幕。新唐人的节目折射出中华五千年文化和传统的丰富多彩，一百多名装饰华丽的舞蹈和歌唱演员将再现传统中国的奥秘和传奇，揭开鼠年的序幕。鼠年将从二月七日正式开始。
报导还说，“全球华人新年晚会”将呈现世界级艺术家如中国最知名的男高音歌唱家关贵敏、二胡演奏家戚晓春、大提琴师、指挥陈汝堂，及陈的妻子陈凝芳。陈家的儿子陈钢在乐队中吹巴松管，而女儿陈璎则是在幕后工作的舞台监督。
新唐人电视台是总部位于纽约、独立、非营利的中、英文电视广播台，他们的节目覆盖北美、亚洲、欧洲、和澳大利亚。大费城亚洲文化中心则是非营利性的教育组织，致力于弘扬亚洲文化、成为沟通东西方的桥梁。
“全球华人新年晚会”将与一月四日晚八点、五日下午两点及晚八点、六日下午两点及晚七点举行。详情可电(856) 437-4826、网站www.bestchineseshows.com。
该报导的作者安德丽雅．哈默(Andrea K. Hammer)女士也是费城“热爱艺术- 艺术的庆典”(Artsphoria: Celebrating Arts Euphoria)组织的创始人和执行主任(www.artsphoria.com).
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Winter Culture Guide 2007
Visually Stunning Extravaganzas Celebrate The Chinese New Year
By: Andrea K. Hammer, For The Bulletin
11/30/2007
Photo Courtesy of NTDTV
Philadelphia – With Philadelphia the first stop during a tour of more than 50 international cities, “Chinese New Year Spectacular” will dazzle audiences during New Tang Dynasty TV’s (NTDTV) visually stunning extravaganzas at the Merriam Theater.
From Jan. 4 to 6, five performances of traditional dances, songs and symphony will kick off this worldwide celebration. Presented in Philadelphia in partnership with The Greater Philadelphia Asian Culture Center, NTDTV’s spectacular will reflect the richness of China’s 5,000 years of history and traditions. More than 100 ornately costumed dancers and singers will enact traditional Chinese myths and legends to ring in the Year of the Rat, which begins on Feb. 7. Magnificent choreography, high-tech sets and lavish orchestrations contribute to the beauty of this special production.
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“Chinese New Year Spectacular” features performances by world-class artists including Guimin Guan, one of the outstanding tenors from China; Erhuist Xiaochun Qi, who has played the traditional Chinese string instrument for international audiences, and conductor Rutang Chen, a cellist for China’s Central Philharmonic Society Orchestra for more than three decades before moving to the United States. Chen’s wife Ningfang, a flutist, and son Gang, a bassoonist, join him on stage; daughter Ying works behind the scenes as stage manager.
New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV), based in New York City, is an independent, nonprofit Chinese- and English-language broadcaster in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia. The Greater Philadelphia Asian Culture Center (GPACC) is a nonprofit, educational organization showcasing the Asian culture’s beauty to enhance mutual understanding between East and West as well as to connect Asian American and mainstream communities.
“Chinese New Year Spectacular” will be performed on Jan. 4 at 8 p.m., Jan. 5 at 2 and 8 p.m., and Jan. 6 at 2 and 7 p.m. For more information, call (856) 437-4826, or visit www.bestchineseshows.com.
Andrea K. Hammer is the founder and director of Artsphoria: Celebrating Arts Euphoria (www.artsphoria.com).
The Evening Bulletin 2007
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