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SUMMARY:Dumplings & Rhymes: A Poetic Celebration of Winter Solstice
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DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Winter Solstice with poetry\, music and dumplin
 gs\nJoin us for an evening of intercultural poetry and performance celeb
 rating the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival (Dongzhi\, ??). Our event wi
 ll bring together Chinese poetic heritage\, celestial imagery\, creative
  performances and students’ experiences of living in Manchester shared o
 ver a buffet of Chinese dumplings. Open to all students\, regardless of 
 background or knowledge of Mandarin Chinese.\n\nLocation: The Atrium\, E
 llen Wilkinson Building\n\nPerformers\nYou'll find a selection of Chines
 e poetry (in the original Chinese and in English translation) in this do
 cument (https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=81213). We
  invite you to respond creatively to one of the poems in this selection\
 , or choose your own poem based on the suggested themes\, and share your
  performance with your peers. Responses can range from recitation\, sing
 ing\, dance and short plays to storytelling\, comedy and everything in-b
 etween. Each performer will get up to 8 minutes.\n\nIf you like the poem
 s and want to get involved\, but not sure how\, we are hosting a facilit
 ation session to help you figure out how you could express yourself. At 
 the session\, we will provide instruments and costumes which you’ll be a
 ble to borrow for the performance. The facilitation session will take pl
 ace between 3-5PM on Wednesday\, 18 November at The Confucius Institute 
 (180 Waterloo Place\, Oxford Road).\n\nIf you would like to perform\, pl
 ease register by 5PM on 16 November by selecting the 'Performer' ticket.
  Once you register\, we will contact you to ask you for a short descript
 ion of your performance and to find out what equipment/set-up you need. 
 By signing up to this event as a performer\, you consent to being contac
 ted by us. We will only contact you about issues relating to performing 
 at this event.\n\nAudience\nWe also welcome students who would like to c
 ome along and watch and support your friends who are performing. Please 
 register by selecting the 'General Admission' ticket before the event ta
 kes place so we know how many people to expect for the dumpling buffet.\
 n\nContact us via email if you have any questions (confucius@manchester.
 ac.uk).
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:The Atrium\, Ellen Wilkinson Building\, Manchester
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