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Chinese Arts Centre
Market Buildings, Thomas Street, MANCHESTER, M4 1EU
Reviews
2:1 Discussions with artists of Chinese descent in the UK [14 January 2009]
The catchily titled 2:1 Discussions with artists of Chinese descent in the UK is a publication marking 21 years of the Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester. Made up of 21 interviews with artists and a discussion between Chinese Arts Centre Read on…
Editor: Ying Kwok, Published: Chinese Arts Centre , Manchester
14 January 2009
Reviewed by: Kristina Johansen »
What Are You Looking At? [1 August 2008]
Basing a piece of art, however flimsily, on another cultural product is not uncommon and fraught with problems. Sure, the artist can use the other piece as a hook to pull in people and provides grist for the PR mill, but it can invite unhelpful Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
27 June - 28 September 2008
Reviewed by: Bryan Eccleshall »
A Chinese Frequency [22 November 2007]
Vital 07 – The Essence of Performance Chinese Arts Centre Manchester 20 and 21 November China. Chinese. Chinese Live Art. Chinese Artists. Where to begin when critiquing the work at Vital, the Manchester based International Chinese Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
20-23 November 2007
Reviewed by: Rachel Lois Clapham »
Hao Lang [22 November 2007]
The gallery is darkened and a small performance space in the corner is marked by a semi-circle of chairs set at a respectful distance from a large mirror on the floor. Attractive reflections of light are cast on the walls, suggesting conventional Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
20 November 2007
Reviewed by: Hazel Tsoi-Wiles »
Jenevieve Chang [22 November 2007]
This likeable and amusing performance is to be enjoyed with caution. For all her levity, Chang is playing dangerously with several stereotypes of Chinese femininity and though she encourages participation from the audience, this too has to be Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
21 November 2007
Reviewed by: Hazel Tsoi-Wiles »
Vital Witness [22 November 2007]
Vital '07 has been important for presenting not just Chinese live art but for bringing artists and audiences together to investigate the current state of live art as a genre. A showcase of non-European artists brings to our attention different Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
20-21 November 2007
Reviewed by: Hazel Tsoi-Wiles »
Vital 07 - The Essence Of Performance [21 November 2007]
I attended the first day at the Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester. It continues here for another day before decamping to Liverpool John Moores University for another two days. The programme is different in each city. I watched: Jason Lim Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
20-21 November 2007
Reviewed by: Bryan Eccleshall »
VITAL 06: International Chinese Live Art Festival [21 November 2006]
Clutching two-and-a-half millilitres of White Flower ointment, I smile nervously. I am sat in Manchester’s Chinese Arts Centre, and curled naked opposite me is Leung Po Shan. A white carnation is poised in her lips, her face two centimetres Read on…
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
2-5 November
Reviewed by: Jay Yung »
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