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Antonello Marafioti, 55 years old, is an Italian Jazz pianist and composer who has been living in Germany for around 25 years. He started his musical career 1982 in Italy, before he moved to Germany. He is autodidact and learned Jazz playing and frequenting big masters of this language, such as Franco d’Andrea, Enrico Rava, Curtis Fuller, Harold Mabern, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy among others. His stylistic embrace Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Keith Jarret, but it became his own un misundertandable stylistic. Antonello Marafioti haven’t published any records, under his own name, because he believes in the momentaneity of the live performance. But in the future it could change. At Bookworm he’s going to perform improvisations and self composed themes. Other Jazz musicians living in Beijing are invited to share the stage.

安东尼洛·马拉弗洛提
1962年5月30日出生在意大利罗马。7岁的时候上了第一堂钢琴课，18岁的时候邂逅爵士乐并开始参加音乐节和工作坊，在那里得以结识并有幸与包括Franco d’Andrea, Enrico Pieranunzi, Enrico Rava, Gary Burton, Curtis Fuller, Ira Sullivan und Red Rodney在内的伟大的爵士音乐家同台演奏。
大概三年后，他通过在托斯卡纳区（意大利中部行政区，首府是佛罗伦萨）和利古里亚区（意大利西北部行政区，首府是“灯塔之城”——热那亚）两地的不同俱乐部演出开始崭露头角。在1988年，跨过阿尔卑斯山来到纽伦堡（德国东南部城市，西门子的诞生地），在那里待了8年。在纽伦堡，他参与各种类型的音乐会并开始接触加勒比风音乐，这绝妙的节奏深深感染了安东尼洛。从今天来回顾的话，这段经历深刻影响了他的音乐生涯。
1994年，来到文化熔炉——柏林并居住至今，从未停下追寻音乐和推广艺术的步伐。
他在德国、意大利各地演奏爵士、拉丁、桑巴、博萨和剧院音乐，还是一名喜剧演员、电影配乐家（为《再见，列宁》谱写配乐）并组织音乐节和艺术活动。他最重要的音乐项目叫做“InterJazzional”,它是一个食材丰富的“拼盘”，致力于不同音乐体裁有机的融合。2004年3月，ichi开设了同名机构，他通过这个机构推广所有形式的艺术。
音乐哲学 
爵士乐，和所有真正的艺术一样，摈弃、超越了所有种族、地缘和宗教的界限。爵士乐只根据一位演奏者的演奏能力和他与同伴们互动的优劣来评判他，因而爵士乐免遭任何形式竞争的荼毒。爵士乐并不是一种井然有序、被绝对的规则掌控的音乐体裁。爵士是一种基于阐释和即兴创作理解音乐的方式。有了这些反思之后，他开始着眼于创造一种土壤，使得不同音乐、文化背景的艺术灵魂得以一同生长，达到更高的音乐和魂灵的境界。

Thursday, 28th Dec at 7:30pm-80RMB(includes a drink)

Book a seat at:https://yoopay.cn/event/01804001

晨练塑形瑜伽

想要拥有像维秘一样的身材吗？

凹凸有致，马甲线，AB线一个都不能少！

还在苦于寻找适合自己的健康运动项目吗？

户外运动简直要冻死

去跑步又害怕会伤害膝盖

练器械又担心长了肌肉块不够柔美

晚上又要加班还要陪男朋友或者闺蜜根本没时间

三里屯商圈的消费又有点高

现在你统统不用担心

晨练塑形瑜伽帮你全部搞定

不但能提升健康指数

还可以打造身材曲线！

一日之计在于晨！

晨练不仅可以更好的让沉睡一夜的身体迅速觉醒

一个小时的练习比喝上一杯espresso更带劲

让你一天的工作充满活力 效率高高！

结束后还有健康早餐为您准备

How to get a tight, toned, sexy body like a Victoria’s Secret Angel?

How to choose the right sport for yourself?

“It’s too cold for outdoor exercise.”

“Running is more likely to cause knee problems.”

“I don’t want to get too big and bulky from lifting weights.”

“I have to work overtime tonight. ”

“I want to spend the night with my boyfriend / my besties.”

“The level of consumption is high here at Sanlitun.”

Don’t worry.

Now, morning yoga practice will help you keep fit and healthy.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

Morning yoga is a great way to start the day.This one hour yoga class wakes you up better than a cup of espresso.You can also enjoy a healthy breakfast after the exercise.It will do a world of good to boost your energy and make you feel great all day.

特色塑形瑜伽课原价1800元/10节课

现在转发集赞20个仅需860元/10节课

还赠送价值328元瑜伽垫

开课日期：12月18日至1月10日 每周一、三、五

即12/18 12/20 12/22 12/25 12/27 12/29 01/03 01/05 01/08 01/10

上课时间：早8:00am-9:00am

名额有限 先到先得 集赞请截图给Jamsmine:15801680763

Promo Price: 860RMB/10 classes

 Include a yoga mat (328RMB) as a gift

Class date: Dec.18-Jan.10 Every Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday 

(12/18 12/20 12/22 12/25 12/27 12/29 01/03 01/05 01/08 01/10)

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am

For further information, please contact Jasmine:15801680763

12 月 29 日（周五）晚七点半。中国古典吉他演奏者，教育者，研究者姚经天先生，将携手他的几位朋友一起在老书虫书,为大家带来一场主题为“吉他传说”的音乐分享会。届时将会为大家以独奏或重奏的方式呈现出不同风格的吉他音乐，并讲述关于音乐，关于吉他的许多故事。

“吉他的传说”的创办初衷旨在：一，推广普及吉他音乐，让更多的人了解吉他艺术之美。二，演出收入所得的全部票款将无偿捐助河北省任丘市圣若瑟残疾婴儿院。

听说此次演出有神秘嘉宾，如果您想知道都有哪些大咖出席，那就赶紧拿手机订票。

Friday, Dec 29th at 7:30pm

100RMB(pre sale);150RMB (at the door)

12 月 29  日（ 周五 ）晚 7:30 

预售门票：100 元一位 现场票：150 元一位

演出时长，大概 1 至 2 小时左右 。

Book a seat at: https://yoopay.cn/event/79618528https://yoopay.cn/event/79618528

Need motivation to read that Chinese book?

This is a book club for those who are English speaking and trying to learn Chinese and need some friends! We invite Chinese learners of all levels and invite everyone to bring their own learning goals.

The format of the session will be this: in the first 20 minutes we will invite a fluent Chinese community member to tell us about a book they recently read. This way we can all practice listening, and can chat about the story or analysis. In the next portion, we will share each of our personal goals, and then try and converse about what we read and learned in Chinese.

For the first meeting just come with a goal in mind and maybe some ideas of what you want to read! Tuesdays at 8pm @Bookworm (yes, caterpillars can be a kind of bookworm).

For more information, please contact Vanessa

Every Tuesday, 8:00 pm 

– FREE –

晨练塑形瑜伽

想要拥有像维秘一样的身材吗？

凹凸有致，马甲线，AB线一个都不能少！

还在苦于寻找适合自己的健康运动项目吗？

户外运动简直要冻死

去跑步又害怕会伤害膝盖

练器械又担心长了肌肉块不够柔美

晚上又要加班还要陪男朋友或者闺蜜根本没时间

三里屯商圈的消费又有点高

现在你统统不用担心

晨练塑形瑜伽帮你全部搞定

不但能提升健康指数

还可以打造身材曲线！

一日之计在于晨！

晨练不仅可以更好的让沉睡一夜的身体迅速觉醒

一个小时的练习比喝上一杯espresso更带劲

让你一天的工作充满活力 效率高高！

结束后还有健康早餐为您准备

How to get a tight, toned, sexy body like a Victoria’s Secret Angel?

How to choose the right sport for yourself?

“It’s too cold for outdoor exercise.”

“Running is more likely to cause knee problems.”

“I don’t want to get too big and bulky from lifting weights.”

“I have to work overtime tonight. ”

“I want to spend the night with my boyfriend / my besties.”

“The level of consumption is high here at Sanlitun.”

Don’t worry.

Now, morning yoga practice will help you keep fit and healthy.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

Morning yoga is a great way to start the day.This one hour yoga class wakes you up better than a cup of espresso.You can also enjoy a healthy breakfast after the exercise.It will do a world of good to boost your energy and make you feel great all day.

特色塑形瑜伽课原价1800元/10节课

现在转发集赞20个仅需860元/10节课

还赠送价值328元瑜伽垫

开课日期：12月18日至1月10日 每周一、三、五

即12/18 12/20 12/22 12/25 12/27 12/29 01/03 01/05 01/08 01/10

上课时间：早8:00am-9:00am

名额有限 先到先得 集赞请截图给Jamsmine:15801680763

Promo Price: 860RMB/10 classes

 Include a yoga mat (328RMB) as a gift

Class date: Dec.18-Jan.10 Every Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday 

(12/18 12/20 12/22 12/25 12/27 12/29 01/03 01/05 01/08 01/10)

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am

For further information, please contact Jasmine:15801680763

Join The Bookworm’s weekly SciFi Book Club to talk about your favorite science fiction short stories! Each meeting we choose a short story to read and discuss. Authors we’ve talked about so far include Greg Egan, Iain M. Banks, Cory Doctorow, Andy Weir, Liu Cixin, Peter Watts, Neal Stephenson, Ted Chiang, and many others. The club meets every Thursday at 8pm. Add Olga on WeChat @Merukaba for more information and this week’s reading!

FREE

Beijing Improv is China’s oldest and largest Improvised Theater organization. Its members come from around the world and have been trained in the best improv schools from New York, Chicago, California, the UK, France, New Zealand and more. Script-less, long-form is a popular type of improv that uses audience suggestions to create an extended scene. Attendees never know what is in store but there is always the guarantee of a laugh and a good time. Don’t miss this hilarious event!

Beijing Improv is a non-profit organization, so they donate all of their proceeds to a local charity Hua Dan which benefits migrant workers and children through the performance arts.

PRESALE:  75RMB (65 RMB for members)
AT THE DOOR: 85RMB

Online ticketing will be closed 1 hour before the event.

Book a seat at: https://yoopay.cn/event/13607308

Trying Not to Try: Early China, ModernScience and the Power of Spontaneity

We’re typically taught that the best way to reach our goals or to be satisfied is to try harder or strive more intensely, but pushing harder is often actually counterproductive.  Some of the most desirable states in life—happiness, attractiveness, physical efficacy in the world—are best pursued indirectly. This was recognized by early Chinese thinkers, both Daoists and Confucians, who embraced an embodied model of the self and focused on the power of wu-wei or “effortless action.” How, though, can a person try not to try? This paradox, which lies at the heart of tensions surrounding creativity, virtue, and trust, will be explored through the lens of ancient Chinese thought and modern cognitive science.

Edward Slingerland

( Photo by Paul Joseph)

Edward Slingerland (http://eslingerland.arts.ubc.ca/) is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, where he also holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Philosophy. Educated at Princeton, Stanford and UC Berkeley, he is an expert on early Chinese thought, comparative religion and cognitive science of religion, cognitive linguistics, and humanities-science integration. Dr. Slingerland is the author of several academic monographs, translations and edited volumes from Oxford and Cambridge University Press and approximately fifty book chapters, reviews, and articles in top academic journals in a wide range of fields. His first popular book, Trying Not To Try: Ancient China, Modern Science and the Power of Spontaneity (Crown 2014), ties together insights from early Chinese thought and modern psychological research.

Wednesday, January 10th at 7:30pm – 50RMB (includes a drink)

Book a seat at:https://yoopay.cn/event/93774908

We will start this storytelling with another favorite by Julia Donaldson.

This class is suitable for children

4 to 7 years old.

Storytelling and Crafts

Teacher: Karin Markowski

10:30 – 11:30 am

Every Saturday

80 RMB per child

（includes a hot chocolate）

To find out more, just drop in or 

phone: (010) 6503 2050

email: [email protected]

Brooklyn native Dwayne Perkins is a young vet in the comedy game. He has earned a spot in today’s elite class of stand-up comics with several appearances on Comedy Central and on Conan.

 Dwayne is the author of the book,“Hot Chocolate For The Mind,”a collection of humorous essays. His recurring piece on The Jay Leno Show entitled“Great White Moments in Black History,”was a viewer favorite.

 Dwayne’s Comedy Central half hour special, a culmination of his talent and hard work, was very well received and voted one of the top 25 Comedy Central specials of all time. It showcases his unique way of looking at life and his unparalleled ability to convey it in a hilarious manner.

 His comedic instincts and acting skills shine through in the independent film Target Audience 9.1 where he offers much of the comic relief as the funny likable geek. Dwayne wrote for and was featured in a TBS interstitial campaign called Trends With Benefits. Where he took retail trends and put a funny twist on their societal implications.

 Dwayne has also appeared in several commercials pushing products for The Man.

 Dwayne has headlined the Hong Kong Comedy Festival and is part of The Bob & Tom Comedy Tour. In August 2012, he was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as one of their “Five Comics to Watch”. In October 2015, he was the artist-in-residence at the Rotterdam International Comedy Festival.

Sunday, January 14th at 8:00pm

100RMB(students);150RMB(pre sale);180RMB(at the door)

Book a seat at:https://yoopay.cn/event/01290724

All babies – from the quietest to the most vocal – love singing and rhymes! It stimulates their brains and development, and it’s also great fun for mamas, papas and other carers to see them so happy!

If you’ve got a 3-18 months old, bring them to

The Bookworm

Every Friday and Saturday 

from 10:30am to 11:30am,

to take your little one on a fun safari as he/she learns songs and rhymes from around the world, that you can also practice at home.

60RMB per child

To Reserve Your Spot!

phone: (010) 6503 2050

email: [email protected]

Pictures from previous events at

The Bookworm

This class is suitable for children up to 4 years old.

Safari Time Songs [Toddlers]
9:30 – 10:30 am
Every Saturday
80 RMB per child