Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Multi-functional Theatre

Date: August 16, 2017

Duration: Approximate 105 mins (Intermission Included)

Programme

Albert William Ketèlbey

Music story The Persian Market

Music Story The Snake Bride

WAN Jun, WANG Yifeng

Lily

Music Story The Breman Town-Musicians

Camille Saint-Saens

The carnival of the animals

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

The Four Season - Winter

CHEN Mingxiang, WANG Yifeng

Music Story Nothing to Fear

Artist

CHEN Mingxiang Story Teller

“Fat Uncle” CHEN Mingxiang is a Taiwanese story-telling volunteer. He almost spends all his time on story telling. Every month, he launches 22 volunteer training for story-telling volunteers and young mothers. Every year, he holds 300 story-telling sessions.

With professional background of formal training, CHEN Mingxiang tells stories vividly. With multiple body languages, high and low tones and mixed arias, he plays different roles. In story-telling sessions, he can make sounds of old person, child, man, woman and different types of small animals. During his performance, he vigorously interacts with the children through rhythm, Q & A and other arrangements. Moreover, he tends to draw beautiful and lovely whiteboard paintings and takes advantage of self-made props and dolls to tell the stories in a more exciting and distinctive manner.

Presenter

: China National Symphony Orchestra String Quartet

China National Symphony Orchestra String Quartet is composed of four excellent musicians, who once performed at NCPA and Qingdao Concert Hall.