The first edition of Chinese Art Festival will be held on Sunday 19 September from 13:00 to 17:00 in the Atrium of the City Hall of The Hague. Mr. Henk Kool, Vice Mayor of the Hague will deliver an opening speech at 13:15. This event takes place in correspondance with the fifth annual Feel at Home in The Hague - The International Community Fair 2010. Both adults and children are welcome to take part in the Chinese festivities taking place. The varied programme (see below) has something fun for all!

This unique Chinese Arts festival will present diverse and rich artistic performances to present the essence of Chinese arts and culture, such as a Chinese art exhibition, traditional paper carving art, calligraphy, an exhibition of Chinese painting, Chinese folk music and folk dance performances. Read below for the schedule.

Guests can enjoy a live Chinese musical show and the minority tribal dance which will be presented on stage, plus join in on a live calligraphy presentation.

The children's art workshops will ensure parents can relax and enjoy what's on offer at Feel at Home in The Hague - The International Community Fair 2010 while the kids are soaking up Chinese arts and culture. Accompany your kids at the Kids Cultural Corner to join in the Kids Art Workshop (material costs € 2), taking place from 15:00-16:30.

Taste, feel and experience the  beauty of Chinese arts and culture!

The stage programme is as follows:

Opening Ceremony

13:15 Opening speech by Vice Mayor of The Hague, Henk Kool

13:20 Words of welcome by Billy Allwoon, organiser of Feel at Home in The Hague
         International Community Fair 2010 and Director of TheHagueOnLine.com

13:23 Introduction of the particiapating artists by Kathy Chen, Chairman of Green
         Lotus Foundation

Chinese Art Festival Part 1

13:30 Chinese Musical : Great Stage by Zhi-Lan Dancing Group & Opera Singer

          Xiao Lan

13:34 Solo: The Roses by Xia-Lan Ji (Singing)

13:37 Traditional Chinese Chi-Pao Fashion show

13:42 On the edge of the Heaven Solo by Xia-Lan Ji

13:46 Minority Tribe Dance: The Road to the Heaven

13:50 Chinese Opera & Italian opera by Xiao Lan Ji

13:57 Peacock Dance and Chinese Dance

14:05 Chinese Musical: With one hundered flowers to welcome the spring. Live

         song and Oriental Fashion show (Singer: Ji, Xiao-Lan; Zhi-Lan Dancing

         Group and Zhi-Lan Model group)

Chinese Art Festival Part 2

14:25 Chinese Musical : Great Stage by Zhi-Lan Dancing Group & Opera Singer

          Xiao Lan

14:29 Solo: The Roses by Xia-Lan Ji (Singing)

14:32 Traditional Chinese Chi-Pao Fashion show

14:37 On the edge of the Heaven Solo by Xia-Lan Ji

14:41 Minority Tribe Dance: The Road to the Heaven

14:45 Chinese Opera & Italian opera by Xiao Lan Ji

14:52 Chinese Dance

14:55 Chinese Dance With one hundered flowers to welcome the spring. Live

         song and Oriental Fashion show (Singer: Ji, Xiao-Lan; Zhi-Lan Dancing

         Group and Zhi-Lan Model group)

Other activites taking place surrounding the Chinese Art Festival are:

11:00 Cultural activies: Get your Chinese name in Chinese Calligraphy Chinese

         lantern and modern painting Exhibition

14:10 Calligraphy Presentation by Sonio Wong - at Chinese Arts Festival

15:00 Modern Art Festival Exhibition hosted by Jenny Lee, Taiwanese painting

         artist and owner of the Boyuan Arts House.

This event is organised by the Green Lotus Foundation, sponsored by OCAC, and coordinated by Boyuan Arts House, The HagueOnLine, Yang Ming BV, Zhi-Lan Creative Marketing and The Municipality of the Hague. Performers are sponsored by Zhi-Lan Creative Marketing and Zhi-Lan Performing arts Institute.

The Fair

Feel at Home in The Hague – The International Community Fair 2010 is a large scale community event which was initiated five years ago by TheHagueOnLine. The event aims to provide visitors with cultural information on how to make the most out of their time in the region, as well as practical information to ease them into their new environment. This year, over 200 cultural organisations, sports and social clubs as well as service providers will be present to guide visitors through their events, services and clubs. The fair is an excellent opportunity to discover all there is to do during your free time in The Hague region, and to connect with other internationals and locals in the area.

Doors open at 11:00, and tickets can be purchased upon arrival for € 5 each. Children under 18 may enter free of charge when accompanied by an adult.

Feel at Home in The Hague – The International Community Fair 2010 is proudly sponsored by the Municipality of The Hague, ABN-AMRO, Worldwide Broker, The Guest Card and Shell.

For more information about the fair, please visit www.FeelatHomeinTheHague.com.

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