"History of War - Movie night at Forest!"
Date: Wednesday April 11th
Time: 8:30pm - 10:30pm
Location: The Map Room in the Forest Center Building
Description: We'll be showing IP Man - A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.
Screening and Movie Review of “Memoirs of Geisha”
Date: Thursday, April 12
Time: 7:15pm-9:30pm
Venue: Wright Quad, Formal Lounge
Description:
In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history. Discussion over free dinner will follow after the screening. This event is hosted by CommUnity Education Program at Wright Quad.
Legends of Kabuki: Tragic Heroes, Doomed Lovers, and Stories of Revenge
Date: April 18
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Venue: IU Museum of Fine Arts
Description:
On the occasion of the Japanese woodblock print installation, Legends of Kabuki: Tragic Heroes, Doomed Lovers, and Stories of Revenge, the IUAM Education Department, in partnership with the IU Asian Culture Center, will present an in-gallery program featuring IUAM graduate assistant Lesley Ham, who curated the installation, “in conversation,” with IU graduate student and Japanese traditional performing artist Monica Ham. Lesley will provide the historical narrative and stories behind each print, while Monica will highlight the stories with demonstrations of Kabuki song and dance. A light reception will follow. Co-hosted by the Asian Pacific American Faculty Council.
“Linen weaving of things past:”An ink painting exhibition of Chinese artist Pu YueRu
Date: April 19, 2012
Time: 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: ACC, 807 East Tenth Street
Description: The ACC will host a collection of ink paintings by artist Pu YueRu. Born in a small village of WuJi county, HeBei province, P.R.China in 1954, she spent forty years farming, sewing, weaving, and painting in the village, but now works in her studio in a suburb of Beijing. Her paintings nostalgically depict traditional lives in China, recalling a self-sustained, harmonious, and happy paradise of human life. This will be Pu YueRu’s first solo show in the United States.
Asian Cultures Around Campus featuring Calligraphy Lessons
Date: April 6, 13, and 20, 2012
Time: 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Description: Asian Cultures around Campus is an on-going series of performances and/or instructional demonstrations featuring student talents as well as homegrown and renowned artists outside of Bloomington. Through these performances and demonstrations, the Asian Culture Center endeavors to bring the Asian cultures closer to the university and Bloomington communities. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
AsianFest at the Farmers’ Market
Sponsored by Asian Culture Center in partnership with the City of Bloomington’s Safe and Civil City Program and Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department
Date: Saturday, April 28
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Location: Showers City Hall Atrium and Outdoor Stage area, in conjunction with the Farmers’ Market. Come and enjoy the diversity within Asian cultures through cultural performances, art crafts, cultural activities & games such as Skittles chopstick challenge, calligraphy, henna, and many more. Have a taste of traditional Asian dishes at the cooking demonstration. For more information, please email acc@indiana.edu.
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