Events

Miao Wang’s second feature documentary Maineland follows two teenage high school students from China who arrive at Fryeburg Academy in Maine looking forward to the 2012 fall semester and the prospect of future admission to U.S. universities. The students, Zhu Xinyi who goes by Stella and He Junru who goes by Harry, navigate through a […]

The 2018 MInneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, April 12-28, presents two film screenings of Chinese culture to highlight Mia's special exhibition, Power and Beauty in China's Last Dynasty: Concept and Design by Robert Wilson: Dragon Eyes and A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China. DESCRIPTION Take a journey through 17th century China, […]

A nonlinear mystery thriller with horror elements, Li Xiaofeng’s Ash is the tale of two men whose lives are intertwined. The film begins with detective Chen Weikun (actor Nie Yuan), who takes on the murder case of a man. Chen questions the man’s wife and his stepson, Xu Feng, but the case is closed without […]

Good fortune goes south in Dead Pigs, which, true to its title, starts off with the sudden and unexpected deaths of a large percentage of the swine population. Set in Shanghai, the residents of the affected city (including a beauty salon owner, an American architect and a pig farmer’s son) are less curious about what […]

In Vivian Qu’s Angels Wear White, the voice of the ‘young woman’ takes center stage against a backdrop of a dismissive society. Xiaomi, a motel cleaner, watches as a district commissioner checks in alongside two young girls, Xiaowen and Xin Xin. On the surveillance monitor, Xiaomi sees the commissioner push his way into the girls’ […]

St. Olaf College Ole Arts presents at Orchestra Hall: The Path, a concert-length cantata based on texts from the Pali Canon, the most ancient Buddhist scriptures. This world premiere, conducted by Steven Amundson, will feature performances by over 300 musicians, including the St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Orchestra, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, and soloists Tracey […]

After his fiance’s botched plastic surgery, Xiao Zhang decides to take drastic measures to help her correct it and steals a case containing over a million yuan ($150,000 in US dollars) belonging to his boss, a local mobster. Word about the missing case reaches the mobster, Uncle Liu, and off we go on a heart-pounding […]

Culture Through Cuisine: China APRIL 30 @ 6:00 PM CST / $30 - $40 From Shaanxi to Beijing, Tea House restaurant brings authentic Chinese cuisine to the heart of Minneapolis. Named a 2017 Best Restaurants Readers’ Poll Winner by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, this bustling establishment near the University of Minnesota boasts a menu with more than 100 […]

THE PRINCESS’ NIGHTINGALE written by Damon Chua directed by Randy Reyes Steppingstone Theatre 55 N Victoria St, St Paul, MN 55104 A thrilling new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Nightingale.” In eighteenth century China, the prince and the princess of the dynasty embark on a magical competition to learn the wonders of their land.  […]