Make sure to check out this year’s lion dance which showcases students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, featuring a blend of Chinese folk and western classical music. The free music continues as students will also perform a series of shorter showcases at Birmingham Hippodrome on Sunday 18 February.
Running across a weekend at Pontio in Bangor, the Wales-China Festival will bring together art and culture from both countries to celebrate Chinese New Year. The programme includes cabaret, dance, and visual art amongst others, with workshops offering hands-on activities too, presenting a great opportunity to get your creative juices flowing.
Edinburgh’s Usher Hall is showcasing some fantastic Chinese performers in their Chinese New Year Spectacular. The concert is a showcase of traditional Chinese instruments such as the erhu, guzheng, pipa and bamboo flute, but will also feature adaptations of some classic western musicals in a Chinese style.
Led by the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), NOW: A dialogue on female Chinese contemporary artists is a programme running across the UK throughout February. Venues will share a blend of new commissions and art work on display for the first time in the UK.
If you’re a parent or adviser who knows young people that will be experiencing something creative over Chinese New Year, remember to get evidence of it. Anything they do could be included in their portfolio or log book, and this is a great time for them to capture something unique.