C!TALK: “Chill Out” for Charity with Music, Yoga & Tea

Posted: July 20th, 2012 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Art, Charity, Health & Fitness, Upcoming Events | Tags: C!Talk Beijing | No Comments »

This Saturday, July 21st will see the second of a four-part event series by C!Talk Beijing to raise cultural awareness through performances by local artists and 100% of the ticket sales will go to The Dandelion School of Beijing to provide a chance for underprivileged children to also attend fun theatrical events.

“C!Talk is an intiative of a global organization called World Culture Open and is a series of culture-related performances held in the Beijing MOMA Cinematheque every two months.”

Taking place in the smack, dab middle of the sweltering summer heat, here’s an event to help you “chill out” and enjoy performances by international artists showing their talents around the theme : Chill Out.

The last session featured Beijing’s beloved and very hilarious Beijing Improv Group along with a Argentinian Tango and talented multicultural musician Rani Geroult.

This time around, short performances include multiple flutist Bruce Gremo, Brazilian Martial Artists from Mandinga Capoeira, yoga guru Sherri Rao and a cultural tea jam by The Hutong.

C!Talk’s Performing Artists:

Bruce Gremo, Multiple Flutist 

Beijing based multiple flutist Bruce Gremo plays an amazing range of flutes including bass flute, alto shakulute, Japanese shakuhachi, glissando head joint flute, Indian bansuri, and Chinese xun. Gremo is the principle flutist in the Peking Sinfonietta and a classical recitalist but when he performs solo he uses his own interactive computer applications that he has been developing since the late 1990s.

Gremo is interested in developing concert formats in which different performance practices meet; classical repertoire and improvisation, hi-tech electronic and acoustic, western and eastern, old and new, functional and ecstatic. 

At the 7/21 C!TALK, Gremo will be performing refreshing styles that range from cool beatboxing on a bass flute and Johann Sebastian Bach on an alto shakulute to ambient electronic shimmer with his flutes. In between, he will share valuable knowledge with the audience about the different styles he demonstrates.

Mandinga Capoeira, Brazilian Martial Arts

The Mandinga Capoeira group is a Brazilian Martial arts school affiliated to the international school Capoeira Mandinga and the world-renowned Master Marcelo Caveirinha. In addition to training several different styles of capoeira, such as Angola, Regional, Miudinho, and Maneira, they study the history and development of this very specific art form which grew as a combination of martial arts and dance amongst slaves in Brazil.

The Mandinga Capoeira group actively promotes Brazilian culture by engaging local and foreign communities in Beijing through workshops and performances. Every Saturday volunteers from Capoeira Mandinga Beijing teach boys and girls of age 8 to 12. Through capoeira, they also provide migrant children with much needed physical exercise, promoting self-confidence and social cohesion.

The performance of the Mandinga Capoeira Group will combine elements of rhythmic singing, captivating martial arts movements and enchanting beats with demonstrations of both group and solo performances. Willing to try out some Capoeira moves yourself? The Mandinga group will be engaging with the audience to introduce some air-cutting moves, be sure to be the first to volunteer for this unique act!

Sherri Rao, Yoga Master

After 6 years of study after the famous Pattabhi Jois (the Aspen Tonga originator), Sherri Rao was the first Chinese in his classroom, who had reached the second level practice. From her wide range of interests, hard practice and rich experience in Yoga instructing, Sherri has a very deep understanding in Yoga. Now, she is running two Yoga studios and a Yoga instructor institute and leading her whole team into a constant progress. She is a motivator, inspired to enjoy the progress, promote sharing and express gratitude for life.

Sherri will grace the stage with a captivating yoga performance.

The Hutong’s Tea Culture Jam

Masters of the tea domain, The Hutong is a popular community center nestled deep in Beijing’s hutongs and at The Hutong, they don’t just invite you to “drink” tea, they take you on a “tea journey”.

“We know the lands where our teas come from, the people who grow them and the ways they cultivate them. We want to bring you as close as possible to the way of tea. Click on the links below to find out more about our tea programs, and click here to find out more about our exclusive Tea Journeys line of infused white teas.”  – The Hutong

Event tickets are only RMB 30 per person but keep in mind that 100% of ticket sales will be donated to the Dandelion School of Beijing.

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, July 21, 2012

• Time: 16:00-17:30

• Location: Beijing MOMA Cinematheque 当代MOMA 百老汇电影中心

• Address: North area of Dongzhimen MOMA, 1 Xiangheyuan Lu, Chaoyang district  朝阳区东直门香河园路1号, 万国城北区（二环路东北角）

• Website: Click here

About C!Talk:

C!TALK is about creative talent sharing. C!TALKs provide with a stage where such cultural wisdom and stories are shared with a larger public. Invited artists from diverse cultural genres will perform on stage and talk with the audiences to share their wisdom, experiences and the stories of tears and laughs.

“1 event ticket per child.”  – Many of us have the memory of heartfelt sensation from being to events such as ballet, musical, orchestra performances or plays. Such sentiment seeds joy and even hope to many people. C!TALKs ask audience to purchase tickets (RMB 30), but 100% of the profit, in turn, are used to support event tickets for children of less privileged, those who don’t have much access to the live theatrical events.

Organized in series bimonthly, each C!TALK session is created by collaboration among diverse groups of people from a local community. It raises awareness of community spirit among the participating artists, organizers, sponsors, volunteers, audiences, and the recipients of donations alike.

The program is designed as a part of ‘creative sharing’ initiative of the World Culture Open, a global network organization which strives to provide open and creative intercultural platform for people to engage, enjoy, embrace and be enriched together, sharing and respecting each other’s cultural experiences and knowledge, as well as dreams and ideas.

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