Category — British Chinese

So did anyone miss the first episode of Ching’s new series on BBC2 tonight? You can still catch it in the next few days on the BBC website’s iPlayer and the rest of the series is to be shown on the next five Mondays.

Mouth-watering dishes that you will know and love will be featured in the show,  from Takeaway favourites to Spicy Sichuan, Fast food/Street Food, Seafood, Noodles/Dumplings and Dimsum as well as celebratory food for Family and Friends.

Each show has a different theme and sees Ching cooking for the British public and for British producers. Some dishes are traditional favourites that have been given a “Ching” twist and some recipes handed down to her by her grandmother.

“Chinese Food Made Easy” will be aired on Monday nights at 8.30pm on BBC2 for 6 weeks, the first episode will be broadcast on Monday 7th July 2008.

BBC iPlayer - search for “Ching”

Ching’s Official website

Technorati Tags: BBC2, British Chinese, Chinese Food Made Easy, Ching-He Huang, cuisine

The Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester, UK, presents interdisciplinary artist Suki Chan’s film installation project, Interval, from the 10th October to 22nd December 2008 (with a preview on Thursday 9th October 2008).

Interval is a film installation exploring our transient relationships with buildings and the nature of our inhabitation of space and time. With particular reference to two contrasting types of architecture from British and Chinese history and culture, the work uses light, moving image, electronics and sound with mixed media installation to create a sensual experience inviting the viewer to meditate on their relationship to their environment.

Suki Chan was born in Hong Kong and currently lives and works in London. She graduated with BA (Hons) from Goldsmiths College, London in 1999 and is currently completing an MA in Fine Art at Chelsea School of Art, London.

Chan has participated in solo and group shows, artist residencies and research projects in the UK and internationally, including Spain (El Tanque), Germany, America, Singapore and China (Museum of Contemporary Art). Recent shows include Sequence and Repetition, bridgeartfair and Jerwood Space, London. Her recent neon installation (Story of Rice 3) is collected by New Walk Museum.

The Chinese Arts Centre website

See below for more information about Interval…

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Previously posted Ching-He Huang has just release her second book called Chinese Food Made Easy. Ching is one of the brightest stars in modern Chinese cooking in the UK.

Each week in her new BBC2 series she re-invents the nation’s favourite Chinese dishes, modernising them with fresh, easy to buy ingredients, and offering simple practical tips and techniques. These are brought together in this beautiful book to accompany the series.

Drawing on the experiences of top chefs, her family and friends, growers and producers and celebrity enthusiasts Ching sets out to discover the best Chinese cooking in the UK today, introducing easy-to-make Chinese food to sometimes resistant Brits, and painting a picture of modern Anglo-Chinese life in the UK as she goes.

Using ingredients from high-street supermarkets and some imaginative suggestions for alternative ingredients, these classic Chinese dishes are updated, fresh and healthily prepared so that anyone can make and enjoy them.

Get CHINESE FOOD MADE EASY: 100 simple, healthy recipes from easy-to-find ingredients

Or get Ching’s first book, China Modern: 100 Cutting-Edge, Fusion Style Recipes for the 21st Century

Technorati Tags: book, Chinese cook book, Chinese food, Chinese Food Made Easy, Ching-He Huang, cuisine

If you’re in London between 19th - 22nd June, 2008, then a free show at the O2 Arena might be worth seeing!

Liz Chi Yen Liew, of Chi2 and Tom E Morrison created original music for the production Time Is Like Water Flowing.
‘Time is like water flowing in a stream, once it is gone you cannot have it back’

Chinese landscape painting is brought to life on an epic scale in this specially commissioned production uniting exquisite depictions of towering mountains and rivers with aerial performance, martial arts and innovative multi-media effects.

In a poetic evocation of passing time and seasonal change, the creative energy of Chinese traditional and contemporary artforms will combine with European virtuosity in creating spectacle, transporting you from the T’ang Dynasty to 21st century Beijing in the blink of an eye.

Original music for this production has been created by Liz Chi Yen Liew and  Tom E Morrison (aka LT CHI SOUND SYSTEM).

Acclaimed for her innovative work as part of electro acoustic violin group Chi2, Liz Liew is well known for her eclectic and dynamic juxtapositions between Chinese and western styles.

Tom E Morrison is an award winning composer and producer whose work has taken in mixing and engineering for the legendary UK band Underworld and composing film music for directors such as Ken Loach and Jackie Chan.

Click for:

Show info
Show pdf flyer (also in Chinese)
Mp3 clips on myspace

ALBUM OUT 18 June on Big Sky Song
14 tracks

Performances:

Thursday 19 June 1.00pm
Friday 20 June 6.00pm, 8.30pm
Saturday 21 June 1.00pm, 4.00pm
Sunday 22 June 1.00pm, 4.00pm

Runs approx 40 mins

FREE entry

Venue:

London Piazza
The O2
North Greenwich, SE10
Tube: North Greenwich

Technorati Tags: 21st century Beijing, aerial performance, CHI2, entertainment, London, O2 Arena, Time Is Like Water Flowing, Tom E Morrison, T’ang Dynasty, United Kingdom

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I previously posted about an excellent radio series exploring the early history of Chinese people in Britain, which was presented by writer and performer Anna Chen and produced by Mukti Jain Campion of Culture Wise.

Radio 4 are repeating the Chinese in Britain series as two hour long omnibus editions on Friday 16th and 23rd of May, 9pm to coincide with this year’s Reith Lectures which are about China.

“A fascinating story.” - Chris Campling, The Times

“Each episode sounded effortless only because it had been crafted with such supreme care.” - Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph

Visit the BBC Series Website for more information.

Visit the Culture Wise website

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Friends of mine - British Chinese “double violin assault specialists” CHi2 recently premiered their new show MONKEY KING - A Modern Beijing Opera, in North London, UK.

Celebrating the richness and colour of Beijing Opera and re-interpreted for the modern day, CHi2 created a visually and musically exciting show, blending digital media and music.

I photo-documented the event which I have to say, was very good! I’m not a regular live music go-er, but they combined lots of visuals and lighting effects with a variety of musical textures, that told the story of Monkey - who in this case, was depicted by actor Tom Wu.

Stunning if you can catch it! This show was a one-off, but CHi2 are now planning a tour - watch this space!

Check out my photo gallery of Monkey : A Modern Beijing Opera

CHi2’s website

Technorati Tags: A Modern Beijing Opera, Beijing Opera, British Chinese, CHI2, double violin assault specialists, MONKEY KING, Tom Wu

If you’re in London on the 21st or 22nd February 2008, you can get a taste of Beijing hip hop in the form of mandarin rappers Dragon Tongue Squad.

(Photographer: Luna)

As part of the Five Circles Arts Festival, organised by Chinatown Arts Space, Dragon Tongue Squad will cross with wicked London sounds from British Chinese scratch-artist DJ Phat and flamenco guitarist Suki Mok, to share a fantastic set showcasing both their own work and the results of their week-long residency jamming in a London studio. blaZian, a mix of young exciting black and East Asian dancers, will kick off the evening with blaZian Invasion!

Five Circles Arts Festival
Hip Hop Rap (UK/China)
Thursday 21 & Friday 22 February 2008, 8pm
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
£12 Adults, £8 Students & ROH Access List, £5 Standing

More information on ChinatownArtsSpace.com

Technorati Tags: Beijing, Beijing Hip Hop, British Chinese, Chinatown Arts Space, DJ Phat, Dragon Tongue Squad, Five Circles Arts Festival, Mandarin Rappers, music, Royal Opera House, Suki Mok, UK Artists, United Kingdom

This year’s Pearl Awards will be held on Thursday 1st November at the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, London in the presence of HRH Prince of Wales and very special guests from the entertainment world.

Dedicated to “Unsung Heroes“, the awards will feature performances by Niu Niu & Xue Fei Yang, supported by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by world-renowned Leslie Howard.

A limited number of complimentary tickets, normally costing up to £60, are available on a first come, first served basis, by contacting Amber on this email. You can apply for a pair of tickets for yourself and a guest/partner by writing with your full names and addresses, and as the Prince of Wales is the VIP guest, you’ll need to bring along 2 forms of identification, for security reasons.

The Pearl Awards
The Pearl Foundation

Technorati Tags: British Chinese, English Chamber Orchestra, Niu Niu, Leslie Howard, Royal Festival Hall, The Pearl Awards, United Kingdom, Unsung Heroes, Xue Fei Yang

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