UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Southern California
East Asian Calendar of Events and Exhibitions
July 2000
Ongoing Exhibitions | Lectures,
conferences and performances
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Ongoing Exhibitions
Through September 3,
2000
"Secret World of the
Forbidden City: Splendors From China's Imperial Palace"
This exhibition features the largest
collection of items (more than 300 objects) ever loaned by Beijing's Palace Museum.
According to the museum, these objects have been in storage and are now being displayed
for the first time. In addition to various items of clothing, jewelry, paintings, and
ceramics, the exhibition includes a recreation of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Bowers
Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
Exhibition website
Exhibition hours: Tuesday - Friday 10 am -
4 pm; Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Exhibition admission (price includes audio
tour):
|
weekdays |
weekends |
| adults |
$14 |
$16 |
| seniors/students |
$12 |
$14 |
| children 5-18 |
$8 |
$10 |
| children under 5 |
free |
free |
Vista Ticketing
(877) 250-8999
Lectures, conferences, and performances
July 1
Bon Odori
7 p.m.
West Covina Buddhist Temple
1203 West Puent Ave.
West Covina, CA 91790
(626) 913-0622
July 8 and 9, 2000
Bon Odori
July 8th at 7 p.m. and July 9th at 6:30
Los Angeles Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
815 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-9130
Practice on June 13, 15, 20, 22, 27
July 15, 2000
Bon Odori
6:00 p.m.
Oxnard Buddhist Church
250 South "H" St.
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 483-5948
Practice on June 20, 22, 27, 29, July 4, 6, 11, 13 at 7:30 p.m.
July 15 and 16, 2000
Bon Odori
6:30 p.m.
Orange County Buddhist Church
909 South Dale St.
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 827-9590
Practice on July 5, 7, 10, 12 at 7:30.
July 15 and 16, 2000
Bon Odori
Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
12371 Braddock Dr.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 391-4351
Practice on July 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 at 7 p.m.
July 15 and 16, 2000
Bon Odori
7 p.m.
Pasadena Buddhist Church
1993 Glen Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626)798-4781
Practice on June 27, 29, July 6, 11, 13 at 7 p.m.
July 18, 2000
2000 Summer Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX)
The participants include a number from Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian America:
Cheng-Chieh Yu (US)
Tsering Dorjee (Bawa) (Tibet/India)
Tashi Dhondup (Tibet/India)
Pradit Prasartthong (Tua) (Thailand)
Nuryanto Susanto (with Eko) (Indonesia)
Danongan Kalanduyan (US)
7-9 p.m.
Glorya Kaufman Hall (Dance Building)
Theatre 200, UCLA
Salons of dance, music, and theatre will take place July 18, 20, 25, and 27.
Showcase of New Works will be on August 10 and 11, 7-9 p.m.
UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance is sponsoring the summer Asia Pacific
Performance Exchange (APPEX), six weeks of classes and workshops for outstanding artists
culminating in several performances to which the public is invited.
For program details see the Center's website: www.wac.ucla.edu/cip.
For more information and accommodation call 310-206-1335.
Parking on campus costs $6 and is available in Lot 4, at Sunset and Westwood Plaza.
The 2nd floor theater is not accessible by elevator.For special access
call (310) 825-3951 or email Sue Fan
July 20, 2000
2000 Summer Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX)
The participants include a number from Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian America:
Denise Uyehara (US)
Garrett Kam (US)
Tip Moni Mao (Cambodia)
I Nyoman Windha (Indonesia)
Ida Ayu Wimba Ruspawati (Indonesia)
7-9 p.m.
Glorya Kaufman Hall (Dance Building)
Theatre 200, UCLA
Salons of dance, music, and theatre will take place July 18, 20, 25, and 27.
Showcase of New Works will be on August 10 and 11, 7-9 p.m.
UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance is sponsoring the summer Asia Pacific
Performance Exchange (APPEX), six weeks of classes and workshops for outstanding artists
culminating in several performances to which the public is invited.
For program details see the Center's website: www.wac.ucla.edu/cip.
For more information and accommodation call 310-206-1335.
Parking on campus costs $6 and is available in Lot 4, at Sunset and Westwood Plaza.
The 2nd floor theater is not accessible by elevator.For special access
call (310) 825-3951 or email Sue Fan
July 22 and 23, 2000
Bon Odori
6:30 p.m.
Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
505 East 3rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
July 22 and 23, 2000
Bon Odori
6:30 p.m.
West Los Angeles Buddhist Church
2003 Corinth Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 477-7274
Practice on June 20, 22, 27, 29, July 4, 6, 11, 13 at 7:30 p.m.
July 24, 2000
An evening with Indonesian dramatist and activist, Ratna Sarumpaet
7 p.m.
Fountain Theater, 5060 Fountain Avenue
Suggested Donation: $15
RSVP: (213) 385-5948
Ratna Sarumpaet’s “Marsinah Accuses,” a dramatic monologue by a
young woman who was tortured, raped and murdered for trying to speak
against the inhuman conditions in the factory where she worked, will be
performed by American actor Tikka Sears.
After the performance Sarumpaet will answer questions from the audience
and talk about issues relating to freedom of speech and censorship in
Indonesia. Sarumpaet was jailed for two months in 1997 for participating
in a street-theater protest that defied a government ban on the
performance of “Marsinah Accuses.”
Presented by Freedom to Write Committee of PEN USA West. Proceeds
from the performance will benefit the Freedom to Write Fund of PEN USA
West, which provides material support to writers in danger around the
world and underwrites PEN West’s Annual Freedom to Write Awards honoring
international champions of freedom of expression.
July 25, 2000
"Mom, I can sue you now!" -- A Small Step Toward Legal
Equality in Song China (960-1279)
Lau Nsp-Yin (Liu Liyan)
Research Fellow Institute of History and Philology Academia Sinica Taipei,
Taiwan
Luncheon: 12:00-1:45 p.m. (Please RSVP for details)
Seminar: 2:00-3:30 p.m., VKC Room 329, USC
Please join us for lunch and the seminar. The lunch is complimentary,
but seating is limited and requires advanced RSVP. To RSVP, or for more
information, please call (213) 740-2993 or email: birge@usc.edu.
Dr. Lau is a rising star in Chinese studies. He received his Ph.D. from
Princeton University and is a Research Fellow at the Institute of History
and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, R.O.C. He has been a Visiting
Fellow at the Harvard-Yenching institute this past year, and has just
returned from lecturing in Europe. His numerous publications address
Chinese law, family structure, and social history, focusing on the Sung
dynasty. Most recently he has edited and contributed to a volume entitled
"Law, Thought, and Society in the Sung and Yuan period."
Sponsored by the USC East Asian Studies Center Visiting Speakers
Series.
July 25, 2000
2000 Summer Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX)
The participants include a number from Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian America:
Josefina Baez (US)
Pattara Danutra (Thailand)
Kazuko Yamazaki (US)
Cristian Amigo (US)
Sophea Soeur (Cambodia)
7-9 p.m.
Glorya Kaufman Hall (Dance Building)
Theatre 200, UCLA
Salons of dance, music, and theatre will take place July 18, 20, 25, and 27.
Showcase of New Works will be on August 10 and 11, 7-9 p.m.
UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance is sponsoring the summer Asia Pacific
Performance Exchange (APPEX), six weeks of classes and workshops for outstanding artists
culminating in several performances to which the public is invited.
For program details see the Center's website: www.wac.ucla.edu/cip.
For more information and accommodation call 310-206-1335.
Parking on campus costs $6 and is available in Lot 4, at Sunset and Westwood Plaza.
The 2nd floor theater is not accessible by elevator.For special access
call (310) 825-3951 or email Sue Fan
July 27, 2000
2000 Summer Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX)
The participants include a number from Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian America:
Norihiro Higa (Okinawa)
Kiyoyuki Owan (Okinawa)
Roko Kawai (US)
Nguyen Thu Thuy (Vietnam)
Ettumanoor Parameswaran Kannan (India)
7-9 p.m.
Glorya Kaufman Hall (Dance Building)
Theatre 200, UCLA
Salons of dance, music, and theatre will take place July 18, 20, 25, and 27.
Showcase of New Works will be on August 10 and 11, 7-9 p.m.
UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance is sponsoring the summer Asia Pacific
Performance Exchange (APPEX), six weeks of classes and workshops for outstanding artists
culminating in several performances to which the public is invited.
For program details see the Center's website: www.wac.ucla.edu/cip.
For more information and accommodation call 310-206-1335.
Parking on campus costs $6 and is available in Lot 4, at Sunset and Westwood Plaza.
The 2nd floor theater is not accessible by elevator.For special access
call (310) 825-3951 or email Sue Fan
July 29 and 30, 2000
Bon Odori
6:30 p.m.
Vista Buddhist Church
150-B Cedar Road,
Vista, CA 92803
(760)941-8800
Practice on July 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25.
July 29 and 30, 2000
Bon Odori
7 p.m.
San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
9450 Remick Ave.
Pacoima, CA 91331
(818) 899-4030
Practice on July 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 at 7 p.m.
July 29 - August 10, 2000
Summer Seminar for Educators
This year's seminar focuses on the origins of East Asian civilizations and their
development through to CE 1600.
seminar website
Where to send announcements:
Please send announcements of East Asia-related events, performances, and exhibitions to
Clayton
Dube
UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
11266 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, California 90095-1487
email: <cdube@isop.ucla.edu>
fax: (310) 206-3555
