In 2022Beijing International Design Week(BJDW), Music Valley Branch Venue will host a series of activities with the theme of "national style and west style, design and nature"，including: Cross-cultural communication seminar, costume design exhibition, music recitals such as classical guitar, Guzheng, YuanXiang(round harpsichord), outdoor drama day, Autumn Weekend outdoor Fair and other activities.
Beijing Xishan Forest Music Valley is located in Xishan Scenic Corridor, Haidian District, with a total land area of 10 hectares for the first phase. There are a number of indoor and outdoor activity venues such as oval theater, rose garden, guitar space, piano square, open-air cinema, etc., which can hold cultural, art, music and tourism activities of different contents and scales.
Activity Description
Cross-Cultural Communication Seminar
In the same period last year, Xishan Forest Music Valley held the first cross-cultural communication seminar, and the speeches of the experts at the meeting were warmly responded by the audience. The theme of the second cross-cultural communication seminar held this year is "national style and west style", and cross-cultural research scholars, curators, artists, designers and other experts will be invited to discuss cross-cultural communication from multiple dimensions and angles. Theory and practice of cross-cultural communication and art.
The event is free to attend. For details, please follow our official wechat account :bj-musicvalley.
"From East and West to Nature" Costume Exhibition
Designers and artists make choices based on the specific human environment, natural environment, atmosphere and opportunity. The exhibition is a series of linkages between creators and people, things and things in society. The West Mountain in Beijing has a history of cultural convergence between the East and the West, which is specific and vivid. In the post-epidemic era, in the face of nature, how should designers and artists choose?
A design pop-up event will be held on the opening day of the exhibition. Join us to participate in a natural design party with designers and artists that collides with ideas and activates creativity.
Participation in the pop-up event is free, but advance registration is required. For details, please follow our official wechat account : bj-musicvalley.
Theatre Returns to the Mountains and Forests
"Theatre returns to the mountains and forests" is the theme of the drama day of Beijing Xishan Forest Music Valley.
The theatre has its roots in religious and sacrificial activities and was first presented outdoors. Later, it developed into an indoor performance form after a long period of time. Xishan Forest Music Valley teamed up with Penghao Theater to launch a special outdoor drama experience activity on the drama activity day of " Theatre returns to the mountains and forests" - the outdoor version of the "Spring" script reading at the Music Valley Oval Theater. We invite you to experience the original state of drama together, and spend a beautiful autumn day in the West Mountain in the beautiful verses of Tagore.
There is a fee to participate in the event, and advance registration is required.
For details, please follow our official wechat account: bj-musicvalley.
Themeditation - Lv Le Yuanxiang Recital
The Yuanxiang is the product of the combination of Chinese and Western cultures. Inspired by the steel-tongue drum, a percussion instrument created by Americans at the beginning of this century ,Lv Le combined ancient Chinese music to create Yuanxiang( round harpsichord). In the recital, Lv Le will bring to the audience the original meditation repertoire of the Yuanxiang and the contemporary music familiar to the audience. His playing style is peaceful and melodious, creating an immersive sound scene, and the listener seems to return to the valley, enjoy a quiet and pleasant atmosphere.
This activity is free, but you need to register and make an appointment in advance (there is a fee for entering the park).
For details, please follow our official wechat account: bj-musicvalley.
Millennium Legend—Chen Xi Classical Guitar Recital
This is a classical guitar recital with extremely rich content. Classical guitar player Chen Xi will share the heart-pleasing classical guitar masterpieces and contemporary music masterpieces for the audience, and bring different styles of guitar songs arranged by her, including opera excerpts, movie melody, romantic songs, Spanish music, Argentine music, Chinese folk songs, etc., as well as Chen Xi's original "Millennium Legend". Enjoy the charm of guitar music in the natural environment of Xishan Music Valley.
This activity is free, but you need to register and make an appointment in advance (there is a fee for entering the park).
For details, please follow our official wechat account: bj-musicvalley.
The Fragrance of GuZheng- Wang Meizhu Chinese Zither Recital
Guzheng（Chinese Zither）, also known as Hanzheng and Qinzheng, is one of China's unique and important national musical instruments with a history of 2,500 years. Professional Guzheng player Wang Meizhu invited Yangqin player Shen Meng to present the famous guzheng songs of different genres to the audience, as well as the famous songs of contemporary popular film music adapted by her. In the performance of the zheng music, the playing skills of dulcimer, electroacoustic and other Chinese national instruments are added. The guzheng music is either classical and beautiful, or tranquil and soft, or majestic and high-pitched, leading the audience into the most expressive world of guzheng music.
This activity is free, but you need to register and make an appointment in advance (there is a fee for entering the park).
For details, please follow our official wechat account: bj-musicvalley.
National Style Outdoor Fair
The National Style Outdoor Fair is co-hosted by Beijing Xishan Forest Music Valley and JiMu Art, and will be launched on the first weekend of November. The activities include national style cultural creative products, artistic creativity products, Hanfu show, Hanfu makeup competition, music performance and other activities. This is not just a Fair, this is a party. In the outdoor natural environment of Music Valley, in front of Guitar Square, you can feel the western mountains, enjoy music, play in the creative world, and spend the most beautiful autumn in Beijing.
There is a fee to participate in the event, and advance registration is required.
For details, please follow our official wechat account: bj-musicvalley.
