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02.07.2012Arts & EntertainmentCollege & Community

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Chinese troupe thrills audience, makes friends

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Shanxi University dancers and musicians from the People's Republic of China delighted and thrilled an audience of about 600 with their performance Feb. 1 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The Red Lantern dance depicts a lively spring festival in Shanxi Province. Central Carolina Community College's Confucius Classroom, in partnership with N.C. State University's Confucius Institute, sponsored the performance by professors and students from Shanxi University's School of Music. For more information on CCCC's Confucius Classroom, visit the college's Web site, www.cccc.edu/confucius or call (919) 718-7228 or (919) 718-7376.

Chinese troupe thrills audience, makes friends

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Shanxi University dancers and musicians from the People's Republic of China delighted and thrilled an audience of about 600 with their performance Feb. 1 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Among the pieces performed was the traditional Tibetan dance, 'Love Song of Kang Ding,' which expresses joy in life and the future. Central Carolina Community College's Confucius Classroom, in partnership with N.C. State University's Confucius Institute, sponsored the performance by professors and students of Shanxi University's School of Music. For more information on CCCC's Confucius Classroom, visit the college's Web site, www.cccc.edu/confucius or call (919) 718-7228 or (919) 718-7376.

Chinese troupe thrills audience, makes friends

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Shanxi University dancers and musicians from the People's Republic of China delighted and thrilled an audience of about 600 with their performance Feb. 1 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. After the show, members of the dance troupe presented red lanterns used during one of the dances to youngsters with Girl Scout Troop 101 of Buffalo Presbyterian Church. Central Carolina Community College's Confucius Classroom, in partnership with N.C. State University's Confucius Institute, sponsored the performance by professors and students of Shanxi University's School of Music. For more information on CCCC's Confucius Classroom, visit the college's Web site, www.cccc.edu/confucius or call (919) 718-7228 or (919) 718-7376.

Chinese troupe thrills audience, makes friends

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Shanxi University dancers and musicians from the People's Republic of China delighted and thrilled an audience of about 600 with their performance Feb. 1 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Adam Oliphant (left), of Bunnlevel, a student of Chinese in Central Carolina Community College's Confucius Classroom, and Zhou Na, a soprano with the Shanxi University Art Delegation, served as master of ceremonies for the show. CCCC, in partnership with N.C. State University's Confucius Institute, sponsored the performance by professors and students of Shanxi University's School of Music. For more information on CCCC's Confucius Classroom, visit the college's Web site, www.cccc.edu/confucius or call (919) 718-7228 or (919) 718-7376.

Chinese troupe thrills audience, makes friends

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Han Chao (left), performing on the pipa, a Chinese lute, and Jia Jiangli, playing a guzheng, a zither, perform during the Shanxi University Art Delegation show Feb. 1 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The show, which attracted an audience of 600, included instrumental and dance numbers, as well as the creation of a piece of art. Central Carolina Community College's Confucius Classroom, in partnership with N.C. State University's Confucius Institute, sponsored the performance by professors and students of Shanxi University's School of Music. For more information on CCCC's Confucius Classroom, visit the college's Web site, www.cccc.edu/confucius or call (919) 718-7228 or (919) 718-7376.

Chinese troupe thrills audience, makes friends

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Flutist Xi Xiao and pianist Zhao Yichao perform 'Spring in the Date Garden,' a traditional folk song from Shanxi Province, during the Shanxi University Art Delegation show Feb. 1 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. The show, which attracted an audience of 600, included instrumental and dance numbers, as well as the creation of a piece of art. Central Carolina Community College's Confucius Classroom, in partnership with N.C. State University's Confucius Institute, sponsored the performance by professors and students of Shanxi University's School of Music. For more information on CCCC's Confucius Classroom, visit the college's Web site, www.cccc.edu/confucius or call (919) 718-7228 or (919) 718-7376.

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