Just as STELLAR participants spent their first week learning about Environmental Studies on the Minnesota prairie, this week they dove into the discipline of Art, making beautiful collages illustrating the power of a specific place.
And painting isn't the only art form the students excel at; some of us had the pleasure of hearing an impromptu concert yesterday from some very talented STELLAR pianists! We wrap up our art focus this weekend in Minneapolis, where we spent the evening enjoying dinner and the play The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on a Mississippi showboat. The fact that the classic story of Sweeney Todd was here performed as a melodrama gave the students the chance to learn about a unique type of American theater. During the van ride to Minneapolis before the show, the mentors in turn got a taste of contemporary Chinese art as we had the opportunity to hear many of the STELLAR students sing along (very well, I might add) to some catchy Chinese pop songs--along with Michael Jackson and Celine Dion.
Tomorrow we will finish our exploration of the Minnesota art scene we begin with tours of two famous art museums--the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Walker Art Museum--and end with an outdoor music concert. More to come about our Minneapolis adventures!
正如STELLAR学生们在第一周学习明尼苏达的大草原的环境研究，这周他们一头扎进艺术的领域中，他们做了一些美丽的能够代表一些特定地点的拼贴画。
绘画并不是唯一一个学生们擅长的艺术形式，昨天我们有些人非常荣幸的听到一场由STELLAR学生钢琴家表演的即兴音乐会。我们的艺术探索之旅将会在明尼阿波利斯进行， 晚上我们在密西西比河上的演绎船中享用了晚餐并观看了表演"舰队街的恶魔理发师"。在这里，传统故事"理发师陶德"以情景剧的形式演绎出来，给学生们一个了解美国一种独特的戏剧形式的机会。在去明尼阿波利斯观看演出前的路上，我们有机会听到许多中国学生唱了一些朗朗上口的中国流行歌曲，以及迈克尔杰克逊和席琳迪翁。
明天我们将会结束我们的明尼苏达艺术探索之旅。首先我们会参观两个著名的艺术博物馆，明尼阿波利斯艺术学院以及沃克艺术博物馆，最后我们将会观看一场户外音乐会。更多精彩内容，敬请期待明日更新～
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