Chinese Lantern Festival 2017

The 41 Chinese great artists of Jiangsu Arts Troupe are coming to Sacramento to celebrate the 2017 Chinese Lantern Festival. The performance will have 18 programs, such as Chinese acrobatics, traditional Chinese music (such as Erhu), dances, and even a magic show. Jiangsu Arts Troupe is a renowned art performance group in China and has been highly recommended by the Ministry of Culture of The People’s Republic of China. Members of the troupe come from the Xuzhou Municipal Song and Dance Theatre, Jiangsu Provincial Acrobatics Troupe, Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theatre, and the Nanjing Little Red Flower Troupe will present a colorful show.

Davis Chinese Film Festival Foundation and Confucius Institute at UC Davis are co-hosts of this large stage performance. This event is also an important component of the Happy Chinese New Year activity organized by Chinese Consulate of San Francisco. Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival in China and for Chinese abroad. It is the time that family and friends get together. It is hoped that this performance will also be a great opportunity for gathering people from all ethnic backgrounds together in a shared appreciation for Chinese culture and arts.

Note: This event will take place in the Hiram Johnson High School Theater.