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2025 CHINA FOCUS Returns to Edinburgh Festivals Showcasing Cutting-Edge Chinese Performing Arts
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The acclaimed CHINA FOCUS has officially launched its return to the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025 for the fifth edition, presenting nine groundbreaking productions from China. This year's programme (30 July – 25 August) highlights the dynamism and diversity of contemporary Chinese creativity across music, dance, theatre, and experimental performance. Notably, the Edinburgh International Festival hosted the debut of the China National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra in Bruce Liu Plays Ravel (6 August, Usher Hall), conducted by Myung-whun Chung with pianist Liu Xiaoyu, presenting Chen Qigang's Wu Xing alongside Ravel and Saint-Saëns. Eight productions ignites the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Personallery 4.0 (Shanghai University of Sport) fuses ballroom dance and AI to reimagine The Peony Pavilion, Youth and Poetry (QFun Theatre) transforms The Book of Songs into children's musical theatre, Zhuangzi's Dream (Central Academy of Drama) weaves shadow puppetry and Daoist philosophy, The Vast Lament: The Floating Life Performance (Spectator Concept Theatre) crafts an AI-augmented metaphysical journey, Inspired by the Eastern Wind (Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts) interprets classical strategy through street dance, The Pure Blue (Shanghai Theatre Academy) evokes ocean conservation via ethereal movement, Echoes (China Coal Mine Art Troupe) resurrects the legend of Ji Kang through musical drama, and Hibiscus and the Thistle (Hunan Song and Dance Theatre) unites Chinese traditional instruments with Western classics. Since its inception in 2017, CHINA FOCUS has showcased 35 productions to over 120,000 Edinburgh audiences, continually blending tradition with contemporary artistry. Organised by China Shanghai International Arts Festival, co-organised by Branding Shanghai and with the support of Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Chinese Embassy in the UK, Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, and Information Office of Shanghai Municipality, the initiative aims to elevate Chinese narratives on the global stage. Media Contact: Jennifer Qian+86 13651903865+44 7907422894jqian@ Photo – View original content:
South China Morning Post
21-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Add oil: China eyes sweaty success as sports-economy boom brings big gains
In its race to attract visitors and fuel spending, China's gateway city of Shanghai welcomed a record-high 220,000 spectators for the rip-roaring Formula One Chinese Grand Prix last month. Advertisement Projected to have brought more than 5 billion yuan (US$685 million) in direct and indirect economic benefits to the city, according to the organiser, the prestigious motor race is among the more than 170 international and national sports events that are scheduled to take place in Shanghai this year. And Shanghai's fervour for holding large-scale sporting events is being shared elsewhere in China as local-level policymakers increasingly turn to the sports industry to stimulate consumption and drive growth amid a challenging economic landscape. While the central government has rolled out supportive measures for the industry amid growing public enthusiasm, local authorities are betting on the sunrise sector as traditional growth drivers such as real estate are not the economic engines they used to be. 'Despite an overall slowing economy, the sports industry has stood out in recent years and is becoming a focus for more local governments, particularly in terms of integrating it with other fields,' said Liu Dongfeng, a professor from the School of Economics and Management at Shanghai University of Sport. Advertisement
