“Wake up early in the morning and shine in the mirror of the diamond blossom, comb the hair and smell the fragrance of cinnamon blossoms ……” The lower-grade children started the whole performance with a Beijing rhythm dance “Selling Water”. Along with the beautiful melody, the children danced with light steps, swung their handkerchiefs and danced gracefully, showing the innocence and lovely characters of Beijing opera.
The opening dance also included the modern street dance from grade 4 and 5 students. The children expressed their emotions and performed with confidence and courage in the music of “Small Town Summer”. The silver sequins from the children’s hands lit up the stage like fireworks as they ended their routine.
With winter just recently gone, spring has crept in with its brightness and blossoming flowers. The grade 1 children sang a vivid song of spring filled with chanting nursery rhymes chants and ancient poems. They took us into a colorful world that embraced us with of poems and songs.
Grade 2: The Story of Mud Pond
In grade 2’s textbook drama, “The Story of Mud Pond,” the children used a piece of mud pond to link the two texts “The Frog Sells the Mud Pond” and “Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow.” Through vivid and imaginative performances, they portrayed individual and interesting characters interweaving many stories within the text and in the play.
Grade 3: The Beauty of Tang Dynasty Poetry
“Reading Tang Poems” is a children’s song composed by composer Ms. Gu Jianfen using the traditional Chinese pentatonic scale. Third grade students followed the rhythmic ancient poems, looked back at the classic images in the Tang poems, and danced with with umbrellas and delicate hand gestures expressing their appreciation and love for Chinese studies in a unique way.
Grade 4: Poetic China by A class
and Spring by B class
In a gentle yet powerful voice, the grade 4 students recited a poem about China with the beautiful and colorful rhythm of spring. The audience was enthralled by the energy and passion.
Ayanvitta Kalsi from grade 5 Chinese B class presented a recorder solo bringing us the gentle sounds of spring buds opening. Avery Padilla and Ethan Zhu from grade 4 Chinese B class recited their original poem “Spring”: “Spring gently took my hand and led me to the playground to slide; took me to art class to draw smiling peach blossoms; took me to Chinese class to write a little poem about spring; took me to music class to sing a wonderful hymn of spring. “
Grade 5: The Returning of 12
Bronze Sculptures of Chinese Zodiac
Animals
“Three hills and five gardens on the western road of the capital, the grass is green on the broken walls.” With the melodious sound of the guqin, fifth grade students took the audience through an immersive experience about the history of the Old Summer Palace. Through this time-travelling dialogue, the young performers crossed the boundaries of time marveling at the beauty of the Old Summer Palace and sighing at its tragedy. What inspiration on stage – “Our generation should be strong!”
At the end of the performance, the chorus of “Childhood” by all the grade 5 students evoked the childhood memories of the teachers and parents. The students danced freely on the stage and swayed their sand hammers, singing out the innocence of childhood and hope. Students from grade 4 — Xu Yilang, Li Jiayi and Zhang Zhuoyi, brought beautiful accompaniment to the older classmates.
Student hosts summarized the performance
Executive Principal Ms. Wenping Li and
Academic Principal Mr. Patrick Smith watched the performance
Parents watched the performance together
