Source: CCTV.com
05-04-2008 14:54
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"Mymyti's 2008" to hit theaters
"Mymyti's 2008", the opening film for the just concluded Beijing Student Film Festival, opens in Chinese theaters on May 9th. With a small budget, only three million yuan or 420 thousand US dollars, the film focuses on the Olympics and blends in the unique culture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China.
The film is set in a Uygur community. It's near the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The villagers here love to play football. Twelve local teenagers assemble a football side called the "dream team". Each player has a nick name, after a wellknown sports star - Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldo and Chinese, Olympic gold medalist - hurdler Liu Xiang. The only female calls herself Sun Wen, former team leader of China's national women's football team. Mymyti, the lead character of the film makes the players a promise. If they are victorious in competition with teams from other villages, he will take them to Beijing to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Upcoming Shows
May 8th - 10th
Opera "Madame Butterfly"
National Grand Theater, Beijing
May 7th - May 13th
Play "Youth Forbidden Game"
China Children's Art Theatre
May 8th - June 29th
Play "Romeo & Juliet"
Shanghai Dramatic Art Center
May 10th - May 11th
Play "Magic Chocolate"
Shanghai Grand Theater
May 10th - May 12th
Play "My Own Swordsman"
Poly Theater, Shenzhen
May 10th
Dance "Shaolin in the Wind"
Great Hall of the People, Nanjing
May 7th
Ballet "Romeo & Juliet"
Hangzhou Grand Theater
May 11th
Play "The Flower Girl" performed by DPRK national arts troupe
Hangzhou Grand Theater
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David Tao sings in Shanghai
Taiwan singer-songwriter David Tao takes to the stage at Shanghai's Hongkou Stadium, Saturday. Tao is well-known for his signature R&B tunes and for having popularized the genre in Mandopop. Tao has given fresh arrangements to many tunes familiar to his fans.
David Tao set aflame, his concert in Beijing in March - with the rearranged version of his hit "Small Town Girl". Audiences were surprised at his talent for turning a ballad into a tune with a heavy metal beat. It's for sure Tao will bring some more surprises, with adaptations of his other hits, to the upcoming concert.
Editor:Liu Fang
