Melbourne Art Center

    Invited by the Melbourne Art Center, from February 23 to 26, President Yin Xiaodong visited Melbourne. In these four days, on behalf of China National Theater for Children (CNTC), he communicated with the local art institutions and artists, covering topics on exchange performance, co-production of children dramas, etc.

Meeting with Clair Spenser, the CEO of Melbourne Art Center, Wang Ziyin, the executive of Australia Playking Productions PTY LTD and other artists

    On February 24th, Clair Spenser, the CEO of Melbourne Art Center, Wang Ziyin, the executive of Australia Playking Productions PTY LTD, gave us a hospitable welcome. It was a good chance to talk with Claire Spenser, the CEO of the Melbourne Art Center, Michael Stevens, the Art Executive and Stephen Armstrong, the Creative Director of Asia program. President Yin Xiaodong introduced China National Theater for Children, the foreign exchange situation and the China Children Theater Festival to them. In their talking, the Three Monks was invited to perform in Melbourne Art Center next year.
    Then, the “general steward” Jeremy led us to look at their theaters and the halls and recording studios of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The staffs there also introduced their education and training models.

Jeremy showed us around

    The next day, Ms. Wang Ziyin also introduced us to meet Peter Wilson and Richard, who are the director and stage designer of the Dragon Child respectively. Then we paid visit to Arena Theater Company and Circus OZ. The Circus OZ is originated from the cooperation with a Nanking circus 30 years ago. At present, the Circus Oz still kept some performance brought in by Nanking. Mr. Yin also invited them to perform in Beijing.

Circus OZ

    Besides, we enjoyed two children’s performances, Lungs and Blue Marlin. 

Lungs