The Classical Chinese Heritage: A Cross-Cultural Journey @ U MN
December 4, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Free
Dear colleagues, students, and community partners,I am writing to invite you to attend the performance event “The Classical Chinese Heritage: A Cross-Cultural Journey,” which is the capstone project for my class this semester CHN5214 “Introduction to Chinese Classical Language and Culture.” The play was conceptualized and written by students in the class, under my guidance, and the content of the show reflects their language learning and intercultural explorations throughout the semester. From robot calligraphy to multilingual poetry recitations, the play is comprised of various scenes that provide a modern perspective on classical forms of art and literature. It will have something for everyone.
The show will be performed primarily in Mandarin Chinese, with English captions provided on large screen. This performance project is funded by the Teaching Innovation Grant from the Center for Education Innovation and the Chinese Flagship grant.
We are happy to have invited the student band “Clay,” the members of which are native speakers of Chinese studying at the U, as our guest performers to open the show. The band has prepared a set of songs that integrate traditional and modern musical motifs, including covers of Chinese folk classics and their original songs.
All are welcome to attend this free event at Northrop’s Best Buy Theateron the evening of Wednesday, December 4th. The Best Buy Theater is located on the fourth level of Northrop.
Door opens at 6:15pm, and the band “Clay” plays starting at 6:30pm. “The Classical Chinese Heritage: A Cross-Cultural Journey” starts at 7:20pm. There will be 10-minute intermissions before and in the middle of the show.
We also welcome you to the social time from 9:00-9:30 in the gallery space outside the theater, if you’d like to learn more about the AMES department or the Chinese Flagship program, or simply chat with the performers.
If you plan to attend the event, we’d appreciate that you spend a minute or two and fill out this brief survey. The survey result will help us apply for grant to support events like this in the future.
For any questions, please email me at ningma@umn.edu . Thank you and we hope to see you on Wednesday!
Sincerely,
Ning Ma
Associate Professor
Director of the Chinese Flagship Program
Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
