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Music
Two Afternoons of Kwun and Yueju Opera
The Velaslavasay Panorama presents "Pursuing the Verdant Dream: Two Afternoons of Kwun & Yueju Opera" directed by Professor Zhao Gan Li.
Sensing Taiwan: Hakka Music Events
The Indiana University - Bloomington East Asian Studies Center presents Sensing Taiwan: Hakka music events with music from Taiwan.
Music in the Chinese Garden - Qichao Liu on dizi and sheng
A different solo musician will perform each week inside the Love for the Lotus Pavilion, playing unamplified melodies on classical instruments including the dizi, sheng, pipa, erhu, and zheng.
Taiwan: The Heart of Asia
The program is a fusion of Taiwanese acrobatics and creative performances with Western elements, together with Hakka and Taiwanese aboriginal music and dance, presenting a mixture of Taiwanese cultures.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, excerpts from the new opera by Huang Ruo
The Asia Society New York presents excerpts from new opera by composer Huang Ruo.
Zhihua Buddhist Temple Ensemble
Hear Chinese Buddhist music dating to the seventeenth century when the Zhihua Buddhist Temple Ensemble performs on traditional ritual instruments.
"Returning Souls" Film Screening and Musical Performance
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Department of Anthropology, and Taiwan Focus present a screening of Returning Souls directed by Hu Tai-Li. Discussion and Q&A with filmmaker to follow, moderated by Myron Cohen, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University.
Spring Harmony: Chinese Music Concert
The Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies co-hosts the WEsleyan Chinese Music Ensemble for their spring concert
Metropolis!
30 performers direct from Houston's sister city Shenzhen (China) bring you this entertaining Broadway-style musical that bridges Chinese and Western performing arts with spoken word, lyrics, music, acting, singing and dancing.
Shredding for the Motherland: The Guitar in China
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley presents a talk with James Millward on the guitar's place in Chinese society.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?