UCCA Art Cinema and JUE Film Day unite with the Chinese Popular Music Study Group to present a showcase of three films, under the theme “New Wave, the advent of Chinese rock music and globalization”. Each film forms a connection to music and its social background with special emphasis on cultural fusion, in order to generate a discussion on the soundscape of globalization. Following the screenings there will be in-depth discussions featuring music and film industry professionals.

New Wave was global youth’s reaction to the ennui of the Cold War. In China, rock music emerged in connection with this global trend, setting the scene for the events of the late 1980s.

The notion of New Wave was first popularized by French Nouvelle Vague directors to promote their film experiments. By the late 1970s, British New Wave and German Neue Welle began popularizing a hybridized and world-weary sound that fused punk, reggae, post-punk, disco, synth-pop, soul and euro-pop, among other things. The term and its sound also caught on across the Atlantic.

Even though it started as a challenge to the status quo, New Wave helped rock music become mainstream, and was a major catalyst in the globalization of popular music. This extends to China, where an emerging band scene celebrated the thawing of the Cold War after the country started opening up. This shows that even though its significance and impact may vary greatly in different locations, New Wave challenges the conventional division of culture along national boundaries.

We have selected three films to consider the role of New Wave in this transitional period and beyond.

Ticketing & Participation

RMB 60 / Adult (3 Films)

RMB 50 / Adult (3 films, UCCA Members)

RMB 30 / Adult (1 film)

RMB 20 / Adult（1 film, UCCA Members）

Note

* Collect your ticket from reception 30 minutes before the event begins.

* No late entry.