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Glasgow China Series lecture
Title: “An Irishman and the First Chinese Books in London”.
Speaker: Dr. Frances Wood, curator of Chinese collections at the British Library.
Date: Monday 20th May 2013
Time: Lecture (including Q&A): 6 - 7.15pm Reception: 7.15 - 8pm
Venue: University of Glasgow, Sir Charles Wilson Building, 1 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
The Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow is pleased to announce the first Glasgow China Lecture Series Spring 2013 lecture, titled “An Irishman and the First Chinese Books in London”.
This lecture will be held on Monday 20th May, 2013 from 6 - 8pm in the Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception in the foyer.
We would like to give a warm welcome to our speaker for this event Dr. Frances Wood, curator of Chinese collections at the British Library. Dr. Wood is a historian known for her writings on Chinese history. She has long been associated with the International Dunhuang Project and was editor of the Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society for more than ten years.
Dr Wood is currently researching the history of the Chinese collections in all departments of the British Library as well as continuing her involvement in research on Marco Polo, on Treaty Port residents, on the First Emperor of China and on Chinese historiography.
Her previous publications includeDid Marco Polo go to China? (Secker & Warburg, 1995) in which she argued that the book of Marco Polo (Il Milione) is not the account of a single person, but is a collection of travellers’ tales; Hand-grenade practice in Peking: my part in the Cultural Revolution (John Murray, 2000) The Silk Road, (The Folio Society, 2002) The Forbidden City (British Museum Press, 2005) The First Emperor of China (Profile Books, 2007).
She has also published “Chasing the Panda” Times Literary Supplement, 5191, p.30, London 21.09.02; “Spirits Cry Out”, Times Literary Supplement, 5194, p.31, London 18.10.2002; “Peter Goullart's Forgotten Kingdom”, Times Literary Supplement, 5183, p.26, London 2.8.2002.
On May 24 2012, she appeared on In Our Time on Radio Four, speaking about Marco Polo. In December 2012 she appeared on the Christmas University Challenge special as a member of the Newnham College, Cambridge team.
We look forward to welcoming Dr Frances Wood and all guests to our China series lecture on 20th May 2013.
Please follow this link to register online: http://glasgowchinaseries.eventbrite.co.uk
New Plays from China April - June 2013
Performed in English.
New Plays from China Season – Three World Premier of contemporary Chinese plays
from 22 April – 1 June in Glasgow Oran Mor and Edinburgh Bedlam, details below:
http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=home_NewPlaysfromChina
Booking Tickets for Oran Mor: We can offer student tickets for £8 through out the week if they book in advance with Oran Mor. The ticket includes the entrance to the show, a pint of drink and a pie :) http://playpiepint.com/?cat=7
Glasgow Events:
6 May, Monday, 14.00-15.30 Oran Mor Brassaries, Glasgow
This is a post-show talk with Chinese leading director Tian Qinxin from National Theatre of China, and the creative and cast of the play.
31 May, Friday, 18.00-20.00 Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow (tbc)
We can offer a post-show talk with Xu Nuo, the original Chinese writer and the adaptor Catherine Grosvenor and director Amanda Gaughan.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint
The award- winning a Play, a Pie and a Pint programme presents new one-act plays at lunchtime. The price of your ticket to see the show also includes a pie and either an alcoholic or soft drink. This season sees three world premieres by Contemporary Chinese playwrights, specially commissioned by the National Theatre of Scotland and Òran Mòr in partnership with SaiTa Cultural Ltd and Tian Qinxin Theatre Studio.
As cities grow at an astonishing rate and power shifts from one generation to the next, we take a glimpse into the lives of a handful of individuals whose stories paint a portrait of a society in flux. Inspired by real events, both intimate and political, each play dramatises the tension between public and private lives, the gap between rich and poor, and the dangers of telling lies to ourselves and others.
Please see the attached flyer for more information on these plays: New China Plays
