As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches at the end of September, Bristol is set to welcome performers from its Chinese Sister City, Guangzhou, in a spectacular show at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre and Guangzhou Acrobatic Art Theatre will perform a series of specially selected ‘Ballet on Shoulders’ pieces in the Front Hall, showcasing a unique artform that combines classical Western ballet with traditional Chinese acrobatics.
The event is the first live public event to take place under the All Under One Moon banner, an inclusive concept created by Bristol-based marketing and communications agency MIC Connect, as a way to celebrate togetherness around the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. With its timing and strong focus on bringing communities together over food and shared fun activities, this pillar of China’s cultural calendar can be likened to the UK’s Harvest Festival.
