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Archive for April 15th, 2010
Beijing Olympic – Amber set for rerun
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Yuan Quan
Theatrical director Meng Jinghui is bringing his well-received play “Amber” to the new National Grand Theater in Beijing.
The multimedia drama, starring actress Yuan Quan and Golden Horse-winning best actor Liu Ye, debuted in early 2005 and immediately became what critics call a “major blockbuster in China’s drama circle.”
The show has been invited to tour seven Asian cities, and will add to the National Grand Theater’s first performance season with a ten-day run beginning on March 21.
Director Meng says he still sees the show as a surefire blockbuster three years after its opening.
“‘Amber’ will return with everything exactly the same. It is a powerful play in and of itself, and that charisma will undoubtedly be fully shown at the state-of-the-art Grand Theater,” Meng said at a press conference on Sunday.
Actress Yuan Quan, who also attended the promotional event, calls her lovelorn character, Xiao You, originally a stimulus, a part of her life now. “That strong feeling will help me put on a heartfelt performance,” she said.
Liu Ye is currently filming Lu Chuan’s World War Two epic “Nanking Nanking,” and sent a video message to share his hopes for the show.
(Source: ebeijing.gov.cn)
Cir – Lesson 659
Thursday, April 15th, 2010French President Nicolas Sarkozy outlined a plan for the country’s educational reform in front of representatives of high school teachers and students in a speech at his Elysee Palace on Tuesday.
The president suggested that students have more choices of subjects which are more closely connected with exams of graduation, because according to the government, a significant number of pupils who can’t graduate fully qualified drop out of school per year.
Foreign language study was stressed by Sarkozy. He said French students needed to become at least bilingual or trilingual, so the curriculums should put more emphasis on speaking and understanding rather than grammar teaching.
The science curriculum should include more contents on modern technology, the president said, adding that promoting vocational trainings and personalized tutorship for pupils were also on agenda.
Education reform is a major part of Sarkozy’s interior reform, but it encountered fierce opposition last year and early this year. Rounds of demonstrations forced the government to shelve the plan.
To avoid a similar chaos, Sarkozy promised that individual schools would have a certain amount of leeway in how to implement the changes.
Also on Tuesday, Sarkozy visited a high school in the province of Val-de-Marne, in southeast of Paris along with Education Minister Luc Chatel, to begin his explanation of the reform initiative to local teachers and students
Chatel will carry on the lobbying and explanation mission to schools across France by this December, Sarkozy said in his speech.
(Source: xinhuanet.com)
