10/02-11   -   Press releases

Discover your inner rabbit

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association is celebrating the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Rabbit) with an evening of song, dance, and sketches at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.

The event will be attended by the Mayor of Guildford, representatives from the Chinese Embassy and senior university staff.

The event takes place on Sunday 20 February 2011 (7.00pm – 9.30pm). It will feature a mix of traditional and contemporary performances – including folk dances, pop songs, opera and skits – from students at the Universities of Surrey and Portsmouth and Kingston University London.

Event organiser Long Xu says: “The event is important to us because it gives Chinese students in the south of England an opportunity to share our cultural arts and New Year celebrations with the local community at a time when we can’t be at home with our families."

2011 is the Year of the Metal Rabbit, the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. Rabbits are associated with happiness and good fortune.

Tickets for the Chinese New Year event cost between £10 and £12 depending on where you sit in the theatre.

Event details

Date: 20 February 2011

Time: 7.00pm to 9.30pm

Location:
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Millbrook
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3UX

Cost: £10 or £12 depending on where you sit

Please contact Long Xu (email: woprty (AT) gmail.com or phone: 07714 022 309) if you want to buy a ticket.

Media enquiries

For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Luke Harrison, Communications Assistant at the University of Surrey (tel: 01483 683509 or email: l.harrison (AT) surrey.ac.uk).