Lyric Theatre & Cultura Arts Center, 300 East Third Street, Lexington, KY 40508

2026(3rd) Annual Mandarin Language Exhibition

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Event Highlights Video

All Performances

Award-Winning Performances Only

Photo Gallery

Performance Videos

> > > Song

Head Shoulders Keens and Toes 头肩膀膝盖脚

Little Bliss 小美满

Jasmine Flower 茉莉花

Listen to me saying Thank you 听我说谢谢你

Warm 暖暖

Affinities Of This Life 今生缘

Courage 勇气

One Like Summer One Like Autumn 一个像夏天一个像秋天

Love song 《小情歌》苏打绿

The moon represents my heart 月亮代表我的心

> > > Speech/Recitation / Drama

Dragon Dance 舞龙

Our School’s Chinese New Year 我们学校的中国新年

Everything about ME! 我喜欢的

If I Were a Horse 如果我是一匹马

I say a lot Chinese! 我说很多中文

Virtue conversation with Anderson 与我对话

You are the April of this world. 你是人间四月天

Journey of learning Chinese 我和中文

Five Poems Reflecting on Historical Sites · No. 3 咏怀古迹五首·其三

Step outside and see the world 走出家门，看世界

Campus talk show 校园脱口秀

RiverTown- Hunting in Mizhou 江城子 密州出猎

Building the US-China Friendship Bridge 建立中美友谊桥梁

The Final Exam Rally 期末总动员

Facing the sea with spring blossoms 面朝大海，春暖花开

My Journey of Learning Chinese 我的中文学习之路

> > > Talents ( Instrument / Dancing / Painting)

Dance of the Elephant King 象王行

Rouge makeup 胭脂妆

Short fan dance 短扇子舞

Lion dance 舞狮

Painting Chinese lantern 绘画中国灯笼

Dragon dance 舞龙

Painting Yin and Yang 阴阳

Make great achievements 大展宏图

Recorder performance竖笛演奏

Orchestra乐队演奏

Painting/ art Deep Mother Child Love 母子情深

Forever Bachata 永远的巴恰塔

Fan Dancing 立春舞

Piano Solo: Jasmine Flower 钢琴独奏茉莉花

Chinese calligraphy 书法

Painting 12 Chinese Zodiacs 绘画十二生肖

Painting Beijing Opera 绘画京剧主题

Painting The Classic of Mountains and Seas 绘画山海经

Painting Koi Fish 绘画锦鲤

Painting-Sparrowhawk Painting 松鹰图

Painting Eight Horses
八骏图

Painting Chinese Costume 绘画中国服饰

Painting Chinese Cities 绘画中国城市

Band：Dragon Dance 乐队演奏: 龙舞

> > > Mandarin video competition

Jingle Bells

Instrument: National Anthem

Cooking: Fried Rice

Cooking: Ramen

Song: Jasmine

Award Winners List

Elementary School (Song)

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Little Bliss小美满
  • Performers: Cora Turman; Nathaniel Elrod; Grayson Miller; Lila Rose Argabrite; George Bailey; Triniti Amshoff-Wright; Kariah Barnett; Wynsome Wartts; Rylee Taylor; Violet Jenkins; Avi Nunavath; Sofiia Vorobeva
  • School: Field Elementary School
  • Instructor: Ou Ruiping

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Head shoulders keens and toes song 头肩膀膝盖脚
  • Performers: Rylan Pennington; Kaitlyn Code
  • School: Bedford Elemtary School
  • Instructor: Peiying Chen

Elementary School （Speech/Recitation / Drama）

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Speech-I say a lot Chinese! 我说很多中文
  • Performers: Olivia Grummitt
  • School: Academy at the Lakes
  • Instructor: Liu Meng

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Speech If I Were a Horse 如果我是一匹马
  • Performers: Lila Rose Argabrite
  • School: Field Elementary School
  • Instructor: Ou Ruiping

Bronze Medal

  • Performance: Speech-Everything about ME! 我喜欢的
  • Performers: Thomas Grummitt
  • School: Academy at the Lakes
  • Instructor: Liu Meng

Elementary School (Talents: Instrument / Dancing / Painting)

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Dragon dance 舞龙
  • Performers: Cora Turman; Grayson Miller; Aspen Holbrook; Lila Rose Argabrite; George Bailey; Triniti Amshoff-Wright; Kariah Barnett; Wynsome Wartts; Violet Jenkins; Sofiia Vorobeva
  • School: Field Elementary School
  • Instructor: Ou Ruiping

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Lion dance 舞狮
  • Performers: Nathaniel Elrod; Grayson Miller; Wynsome Wartts; Rylee Taylor; Violet Jenkins; Sofiia Vorobeva
  • School: Field Elementary School
  • Instructor: Ou Ruiping

Bronze Medal

  • Performance: Dance of the Elephant King 象王行
  • Performers: Kian Taila; Cora Turman; Grayson Miller; Aspen Holbrook; Lila Rose Argabrite; George Bailey; Triniti Amshoff-Wright; Kariah Barnett; Wynsome Wartts; Rylee Taylor; Violet Jenkins; Avi Nunavath; Sofiia Vorobeva
  • School: Field Elementary School
  • Instructor: Ou Ruiping

Middle School (Song)

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Listen to me saying Thank you 听我说谢谢你
  • Performers: Muchakayala Chakritha
  • School: Tates Creek Middle School
  • Instructor: Zheng Yanhong

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Warm 暖暖
  • Performers: Erysa Hager
  • School: Trimbel County Middle School
  • Instructor: Xu Jimin

Bronze Medal

  • Performance: Jasmine Flower 茉莉花
  • Performers: Danica  Martin
  • School: Trimbel County Middle School
  • Instructor: Xu Jimin

Middle School （Speech/Recitation / Drama）

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Virtue conversation with Anderson 与我对话
  • Performers: Anderson Hunt
  • School: Academy at the Lakes
  • Instructor: Liu Meng

Middle School (Talents: Instrument / Dancing / Painting)

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Orchestra 乐队演奏
  • Performers: School Orchestra
  • School: Tates Creek Middle School
  • Instructor: Megan Norris

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Painting/ art Deep Mother Child Love 母子情深
  • Performers: Brinley Long
  • School: Academy at the Lakes
  • Instructor: Liu Meng

Bronze Medal

  • Performance: Recorder performance 竖笛演奏
  • Performers: Muchakayala Chakritha
  • School: Tates Creek Middle School
  • Instructor: Zheng Yanhong

High School (Song)

Gold Medal

  • Performance: One Like Summer One Like Autumn 一个像夏天一个像秋天
  • Performers: Clara Baldwin
  • School: Cathedral High School
  • Instructor: Shen Fang

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Courage 勇气
  • Performers: Emma Newby
  • School: Trimbel County High School
  • Instructor: Xu Yuanyuan

Bronze Medal

  • Performance: Affinities Of This Life 今生缘
  • Performers: Madani Mohamed Camara; Carter Scott Kelley
  • School: Cathedral High School
  • Instructor: Shen Fang

High School （Speech/Recitation / Drama）

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Speech: My Journey of Learning Chinese 我的中文学习之路
  • Performers: Clara Baldwin
  • School: Cathedral High School
  • Instructor: Shen Fang

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Speech：Journey of learning Chinese 我和中文
  • Performers: Ari Rabin
  • School: Francis Parker School of Louisville
  • Instructor: Li Tianling

Bronze Medal

  • Performance: Building the US-China Friendship Bridge 建立中美友谊桥梁
  • Performers: Turner Isabella
  • School: Frederick Douglass High School
  • Instructor: Hu Yue

High School (Talents: Instrument / Dancing / Painting)

Gold Medal

  • Performance: Painting-Sparrowhawk Painting 松鹰图
  • Performers: Leo Astolfi
  • School: Academy at the Lakes
  • Instructor: Liu Meng

Silver Medal

  • Performance: Painting: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 绘画山海经
  • Performers: Emma Newby
  • School: Trimbel County High School
  • Instructor: Xu Yuanyuan

Bronze Medal

  • Performance: Fan Dancing 立春舞
  • Performers: Arden Lin; Emma Dewson; Wilson Shoemaker
  • School: Francis Parker School of Louisville
  • Instructor: Li Tianling

GRAND Prize Winners

Song

  • Performance: One Like Summer One Like Autumn 一个像夏天一个像秋天
  • Performers: Clara Baldwin
  • School: Cathedral High School
  • Instructor: Shen Fang

Speech/Recitation / Drama

  • Performance: Speech: My Journey of Learning Chinese 我的中文学习之路
  • Performers: Clara Baldwin
  • School: Cathedral High School
  • Instructor: Shen Fang

Talents ( Instrument / Dancing / Painting)

  • Performance: Painting-Sparrowhawk Painting 松鹰图
  • Performers: Leo Astolfi
  • School: Academy at the Lakes
  • Instructor: Liu Meng

Mandarin Video Competition Winner

Performance: Cooking-Ramen

Performers: Myles Williams

School: St. Augustine High School

Instructor: Ren Shuai; Wang Rui

Teacher Prize

Excellent Tutor

Ou Ruiping

School: Field Elementary School

Outstanding Group

Xu Yuanyuan

School: Trimbel County High School

Acknowledgement of Participating Schools

Miltong Elementary School

Bedford Elementary School

Field Elementary School

Trimble Middle School

Frankling Simpson High School

Cathedral High School

St. Augustine High School

Bryan Station High School

Francis Parker School of Louisville

Academy at the Lakes

Tates Creek Middle School

Trimble High School

Frederick Douglass High School