金秋送爽，10月28日，由我校家委会主办的《多元文化之夜》大型国际音乐舞蹈秀在大剧场隆重开幕，全场聚集了500多名观众与演员，其中包括欢乐的孩子、年轻的父母、年迈的老人、中外友人、政府部门和媒体人士，共同欣赏了一场融汇中西的文艺视听盛宴。

　　晚会在印度舞蹈大师Kasturi Pattanaik女士主持的印度点灯仪式中开启，为整场演出垫定了异域风情的基调。

　　十个精心准备的文艺节目轮番上演，一一捕获了观众的心，掌声不断响起。

　　从印度古典Odissi奥迪西舞者极具风韵的舞姿中，能够窥见遥远的印度神祗文化。舞者身着精美服饰，金银线交错，头上的花圈头饰，如同太阳照耀，随着头、胸、躯干形成三道弯，加上那千变万化的手势和脸部表情，细致传达印度神话中的喜怒哀乐，充满了生命的张力。

　　WIS校长Anders领衔Linsey、Diego和Genesis三位老师组成了乐队表演，献上了恣意悠扬的北欧小号谐谑曲，惊艳全场。

　　22位WBS年轻辣妈家长们手握团扇和丝绢，伴随着音乐，从舞台上缓缓走来，上演了一场风姿绰约的旗袍走秀，尽显传统中国文化之美。

　　WBS李琳老师的小提琴演奏空灵悠远，致远琴社的孩子们也带来了优美的古筝乐曲表演，展现了娃哈哈学子的艺术修养。

　　晚会中，WBS和WIS校长为两校校级家委会成员颁发了荣誉证书，共同期许未来的家校连接更紧密、更高效。

　　晚会的每一个精彩瞬间，凝聚着台前幕后许多人的汗水和智慧。WIS家长Namrata牵头为我们带来精彩的古典印度舞蹈，WBS四年级家委会特地组织志愿团队帮忙疏导交通、维持次序和清理剧场……

　　这样一个充满着多元元素的感官盛宴，对于娃哈哈学校的孩子们来说，也像是一堂生动的文化艺术课。从音乐和舞蹈有形或无形的诠释中，希望孩子们能搜索到它们背后隐藏的故事和文化意义，能够激发他们对跨文化艺术的热爱和探索，走进更为广阔的世界里。

　　乐曲彷佛还在萦绕，让我们共同期待娃哈哈学校下一场精彩的文化演绎。

　　A Gala of Cultural Diversity in the Golden Season of Autumn

　　On October 28th, the Night Gala of Cultural Diversity was held at the Big Theatre. It was aceremonious exhibition of international music and dance organized by the schools’ Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and enjoyed by over 500 performers and spectators including children, parents, grandparents, Chinese and international friends, and guests from the government and the media.

　　The gala began with an Indian lighting ceremony given by Ms Kasturi Pattanaik who is a master of Indian dances. Her performance set an exotic keynote, and the other ten performances continued to capture the audience’s hearts and raised a chorus of applause.

　　The classic Indian dance Odissi offered a glimpse of ancient Indian deities. The performer was magnificently attired with her costume adorned with sliver and gold threads and her head wreathed with flowers that resembled sunlight rays. The movements of her hands, the curves of her head, chest and limbs, and her facial expressions seemed to be narrating the joy, sadness and anger of the characters in Indian myths.

　　The melodious trumpet scherzo, led by WIS Principal Anders and joined by international teachers Linsey, Diego and Genesis, was a treat.

　　A qipao show was staged by 22 WBS mothers. Midst the tender music which is characteristic of south-east China, they walked slowly to the front of the stage with a round silk fan in one hand and a silk handkerchief in the other, bringing to life the beauty and grace of the traditional Chinese dresses.

　　The violin music of WBS teacher Ms Li Lin was just lovely, and the guqin performance of the schools’ Zhiyuan Guqin Club was revealing of the students’ talent in the art.

　　The cultural gala closed after principals of both schools presented PTA members with certificates and wished closer and more fruitful future collaboration between the schools and parents.

　　For every brilliant moment of the performances we are indebted to the skills and efforts of all performers and support staff. The classic Indian dance show was made possible by WIS Namarata, and the theatre was kept clean and in good order thanks to WBS grade four PTA volunteers.

　　Let’s look forward to the second cultural gala at Wahaha Schools!