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Shows

Boni Pueri－Czech Boys Choir

Date: Aug 17－7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 50-320 yuan

The Czech Boys Choir Boni Pueri, was founded in 1982, and has become an ensemble of worldwide renown. The choir is a continuation of the "Boni pueri" choral tradition that existed at the St. Vitus Cathedral as early as 1252. To date, the 200-member choir of boys ranging from four to nineteen years of age has performed in over 3,500 feature concerts in Japan, Canada, the United States, South Korea, China, and across Europe. Conductor and director Pavel Horák earned his degree in music education, and in 1999 he received his doctorate in choral conducting from Charles University in Prague, where he also earned his doctoral degree in philosophy. He worked at the Music Education Department at the University of Hradec Králové for ten years, and taught choral conducting for international students at the Faculty of Education at Charles University.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Wu Lingfen & China NCPA Chorus

Date: Aug 9－7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Art

Price: 50-320 yuan

Established on December 8, 2009, NCPA Chorus is the resident chorus of the China National Center for the Performing Arts. Now the Chorus invites Wu Lingfen as the conductor, with many artists well-known in China and abroad giving instructions. Affiliated to NCPA, the highest palace of performing arts in China, the Chorus adheres to NCPA's guiding principles of 'for the people, for the arts, and for the world' and is recognized as a vigorous and promising professional chorus.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Thoroughly Modern Millie Junior

Date: Aug 6-Sept 4－7 pm

Venue: Xiqu Theater

Price: 70-180 yuan

Based on the Tony Award-winning musical and Academy Award-winning film, a small town girl searches for a new life under the bright lights of 1920s New York City. Filled with fun flappers, dashing leading men and a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie JR. is a clever adaptation of the six-time-Tony-Award-winning Best Musical and the Academy Award-winning film. Thoroughly Modern Millie JR., is the high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston! It's 1922 in New York City, and a young Millie Dillmount has just moved to the Big Apple in search of a new life. Her grand plan is to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy man and then marry him. However, her plan goes completely awry. Millie's wealthy boss is slow in proposing marriage, and the man she actually falls in love with doesn't have a dime to his name－or so he tells her. What's a small town girl to do? Thoroughly Modern Millie JR., is a dance-heavy show with plenty of large numbers, and featuring a star-turn in the lovable and courageous Millie Dillmount.

Contact: 400-610-3721