UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
July 2001
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Ongoing Exhibitions/Performances
July 12 - 22, 2001
Musical: "Tibet"
Book by Adrianne Harrop
Music by Gary Fritzen
Lyrics by Gary Fritzen, Assisted by Adrianne HarropMain Stage, Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Boulevard,
Santa Monica, CA 90405Festival seating. Tickets for the preview performance on July 12 are $4.50. Tickets for the other performances are $10 general admission and $8 for students and senior citizens. Additional performances July 13, 14, 20, 21, and 22 at 8 pm and July 15, 21, and 22 at 2 pm.
All tickets can be purchased at the Events Box Office at the southwest corner of the Santa Monica College (SMC) Amphitheater.
Through July 29, 2001
Kazuo Kadonaga
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC)
Doizaki Gallery
244 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012This one man show is a touring exhibition which starts at JACCC and to Salt Lake Art Center, Utah and to Boise Art Museum, Idaho. The exhibition will explore the twenty years of artists work in wood, paper, bamboo, and glass. A catalogue will accompany the installation.
Gallery Hours:
12 noon- 5 pm, Tues through Fri.
11 am- 4 pm, WeekendsAdmission:
$3,
$1-Seniors and students
Free for Members.For more information, email: kadonaga@p2222.nsk.ne.jp
Through September 2, 2001
"Paintings, Prints and Drawings by Hokusai"
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.,
Pasadena, CAUkiyo-e (pictures of the floating world) and other works from Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), one of Edo Japan's most distinguished artists, are on display.
Open 10 am - 5pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and 10 am - 8 pm on Thursdays.
Price: $5.
Seniors: $3.
Students: $3.
Children, free.Information: 626-449-2742, ext. x19
Through September 30, 2001
"The Nature of the Beast: Portrayals of Animals in Japenese Paintings"
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.,
Pasadena, CAIn forty paintings, visitors can see different Japanese approaches to depicting animals. Among the artists being exhibited are Katsushika Hokusai, Mori Sosen, Ito Jakuchu, and Minol Araki. The exhibit has three parts: "Drawing From Tradition: Capturing the Ideal"; Capturing the Form: Drawing From Reality"; and "Capturing the Essence: Drawing From the Imagination."
For information on hours and admission prices, please see the above announcement.
Lectures, conferences, and performances
July 7-8, 2001
Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon Carnival
812 East First Street,
Little Tokyo
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90012There are cultural performances and exhibits. Odori (Japanese folk dancing) begins at 7 pm on Sat. and 6:30 pm on Sun. Call for event times (213) 680-9130.
Lotus Festival
12 noon - 9 p.m.
Echo Park Lake, Central Los AngelesThe celebration is sponsored by the Los Angeles City Parks Department. includes dance performances and a dragon boat race. Fireworks closes the Saturday portion of the festival. Please call (213) 485-1310 for more information. Additional information is also available at: http://www.cityofla.org./rap/grifmet/lotus.htm
Zenshuji Soto Mission Carnival
10a.m.-9p.m.
123 So. Hewitt St.
Downtown Los Angeles (Little Tokyo)Call for information: (213) 624-8658
The carnival offers Japanese food and games, Karaoke performances, taiko performances by Zendeko, and at noon Saturday, a sumo exhibition. On Sunday, there will be Japanese folk dancing. both days
July 11, 2001
Modern Poets from Taiwan --A New Visage
Dominic Cheung University of Southern California
And Taiwanese poets Chen Yi-chih, Jiao Tong and Hsu Hui-chi6:30 pm
Sun & Moon Press
6026 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-1115English language translations of the poetry of five contemporary Taiwan poets is appearing in a series published by the Sun & Moon Press. To mark the publication of these five volumes, the Sun & Moon Press is holding an evening of readings by the poets. Dominic Cheung (Chang Ts'o), Hsi Muren, Chen Yi-chih, Jiao Tong and Hsu Hui-chi are highly regarded poets. Cheung, in addition to contributing a volume of his own, edited and translated the series. Cheung, Chen, Jiao, and Hsu will be on hand to read from these new collections. A reception will follow the readings.
The series and this event have been organized and supported by the Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles. You can reach the TECO Cultural Affairs office at (213) 385-0512 or learn more about their various programs via their website at http://www.tw.org/ .
July 12, 2001
"5:01 CLUB" Japan America Society Business Networking Mixer
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Antonello Ristorante,
1611 Sunflower,
Costa Mesa, CA 92704Price: $15
The Japan America Society is hosting this mixer at Antonello Ristorante. Please call the Japan Society at (213) 627-6217, ext. 202 for additional information.
July 12, 2001
"The Cult of the Courtesan in the Floating World"
6 p.m.
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado,
Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Visit http://www.sdmart.org/info-general.html#directions for directions or call (619) 232-7931Caron Smith Curator of Asian Art, San Diego Museum of Art
An examination of the Geisha of the late 1800s. This presentation will be followed by a film touching on the Geisha culture: Utamora and His Five Women (1946). Utamaro is a legendary 19th-century Edo artist who gained inspriation from Tokyo's "floating world," of courtesans, brothels, drinking parties, and violent passions. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
July 13-15, 2001
American Cinematheque Series: Breaking Genres with Kurosawa Kiyoshi
Friday, July 13, 2001
7 p.m. Cure, 1998
The Revenge -- A Visit from Fate (Fukushu -- Unmei no Monosha), 19969:45 pm
The Revenge -- The Scar That Never Fades (Fukushu -- Kienai Kizuato), 1996Saturday, July 14, 2001
5 pm
Charisma, 19997:45 pm
Eye of the Spider (Kumo no Hitomi), 1997 Serpents Path (Hebi no Michi), 1997Sunday, July 15, 2001
5 pm S?nce, 1999 License to Live (Ningen Gokaku), 1999All shows at the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian Theater complex in Hollywood. Call 323 466-film for more information.
July 14, 2001
Katsudo Shashin: Japanese Classic Films Return to Little Tokyo
1 pm
Twenty Four Eyes, 1954 Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita This best-loved human drama recounts the lives of 12 children and their inspirational teacher as War takes its toll upon them all. A Dramatic masterpiece that brought an entire nation to tears.The title "Twenty-four Eyes" refers to the 12 pairs of eyes belonging to the young students of a small branch school on Shodo Island in the Japanese Inland Sea. The story unfolds in the spring of 1928, when Hisako Oishi (Hideko Takamine) takes over as the new teacher at the local grammar school. At first, the small village does not accept the young schoolteacher who wears Western clothes and rides a bicycle to school. It doesn't take long, however, before the pupils, their parents, and the entire village fall under the spell of this special teacher. However, trauma does not lie far. The peaceful lives of Shod Island contrast the war occurring just over its horizon. This is truly one of the best-loved human drama films, which brought the nation to tears. Selected as No. 1 film of 1954 by Kinema Junpo outshining the "Seven Samurai."
5 pm
Meshi (A Married Wife), 1952 Directed by Mikio Naruse Starring Setsuko Hara and Ken Uehara, "A Married Wife" is a drama about the home, which may harbor the impression of a Yasujiro Ozu film. However, in perfect opposition to Ozu's tendency to portray women from a man? idealized perspective, Naruse's image of women is dominated by realism.Japan America Theater
244 South San Pedro Street,
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 680-3700
$6 General Admission;
$4 JACCC Members, Seniors, Students, Groups 10+.
July 14-15, 2001
Oxnard Buddhist Temple Obon
250 S. "H" Street
Oxnard, CA, 93030Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits. Odori folk dancing begins at 6 pm. Please call (805) 483-5948 for more information.
Orange County Buddhist Temple Obon
909 So. Dale Street
Anaheim, CA 92802Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits. Odori folk dancing begins at 6:30 pm both days. Call (714) 827-9590 for more information or visit the temple website at: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/3540/.
Pasadena Buddhist Temple Obon
1993 Glen Ave,
Pasadena, CA, 91103Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits. Odori folk dancing begins at 7 pm. For more information, please call (626) 798-4781. Venice Buddhist Temple Obon 12371 Braddock Drive, Culver City, CA, 90230
Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits. Odori folk dancing begins at 6:30 pm. Call for more information (310) 391-4351 or visit the temple website: http://www.vhbt.org
July 20, 2001
Orange County Reception for the Masaharu Kohno, the Newly Appointed Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
6 p.m.
Westin South Coast Plaza
686 Anton Boulevard,
Costa Mesa, CAAdmission is $30 and includes hors d'ouvres and a no-host bar. For reservations, please call the Japan America Society at (213) 627-6217, ext. 202. Reservations can also be made by fax at (213) 627-1353, or by email to JapanAmerica1@hotmail.com.
Consul Kohno is a graduate of Tokyo University and has served in a wide variety of diplomatic positions in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. These positions include serving as Japan's top representative in Britain and to the European Community. In Japan, he has held a number of important posts, including deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Asian Bureau and the North American Bureau. Most recently, he has served as deputy director of the Foreign Policy Bureau.
The Consul General's reception is presented by the Japan America Society, the Japan Business Association of Southern California, the Orange County Japanese American Association, and the Orange County Office of Protocol.
July 20-25, 2001
Universal Ballet of Korea
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles Music Center
135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 972-7211Korea's premier classical ballet company, the Universal Ballet will offer five performances in Los Angeles. The company is led by General Director Julia Moon and Artistic Director Oleg Vinogradov, who for more than 22 years was the artistic director of the famed Kirov Ballet. The Universal Ballet is in its 17th year and has performed in New York, London, Chicago, and all over Europe.
From July 20 through July 22, the company will perform "La Bayade," with choreography by Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus and staging by Natalia Spitsyna and Oleg Vinogradov. "Shim Chung" will be performed on July 24-25. It is based on a classic Korean story illustrating the devotion of a child to her blind father. The girl is willing to sacrifice herself in an attempt to restore her father's eyesight. Choreography by Adrienne Dellas and music by Kevin Barber Pickard. The ballet was commissioned for the 1986 Asian Games and was expanded for the 1988 Olympics.
Tickets range in price from $20 to $65. For information or to purchase seats, please call (213) 365-3500. For directions to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, visit http://www.laphil.org/directions_and_dining/dc_directions.cfm.
July 21, 2001
Indonesian Festival
1-4 pm
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.,
Pasadena, CAIndonesian music, puppetry and food. Call the Pacific Asia Museum at (626) 449-2742, ext. x41 for more information.
July 22, 2001
Nikkei Parents Day Festival
1:30 p.m.
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC)
Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012For tickets call the Japan America Theatre box office at (213) 680-3700.
July 28, 2001
Author Karen Tei Yamashita discusses and signs Circle K Cycles
2 p.m.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue,
Pasadena, CAYamashita's new book blends history and fiction to explore labor, nationalism, and various cultural disaspora. She has won the American Book Award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka award.
July 28, 2001
Performance by LI Yundi, Winner of the 2000 Frederic Chopin Competition
7:30 p.m.
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles Music Center
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(for directions: http://www.laphil.org/directions_and_dining/dc_directions.cfm or http://www.musiccenter.org/perf.htmlLi Yundi is just eighteen years old but has been winning international acclaim for six years. In 1995 he placed third in the Stravinsky International Youth Competition and in 1999 he won the Gina Bachauer Young Artists International Piano Competition at Salt Lake City. The Chopin contest is held in Warsaw every five years. In 1990 and 1995, none of the competitors was judged good enough to merit the gold medal. Last October Li outperformed 97 other pianists and earned the medal.
Li was born in China's Sichuan province, but moved at an early age to Shenzhen near Hong Kong. Since winning the Chopin prize he has performed in Japan, Taiwan, and Europe. Some may be interested to note that Li was joined in the Warsaw competition by 10 other pianists from China, 5 from Taiwan, 2 from Hong Kong, 18 from Japan, and 4 from South Korea.
In a December 5, 2000 article, LA Times correspondent Henry Chu described Li's playing: "When he performs, Li's involvement with the music seems total. Expressions of lightness or seriousness flit across his malleable face. He half rises from the bench for more power on the keyboard." On November 5, 2000, Asiaweek quoted Li's father as saying, "'We let him take piano lessons because we heard it would help develop the brain." Li received $25,000 as the Chopin winner and, according to Asiaweek, "[h]is big challenge now [is] deciding which of the places offered by prestigious European music academies he should accept."
Li Yundi will also perform at Cupertino in Silicon Valley on Sunday, July 29.
Tickets are $25-65.
To purchase tickets, call Hanyi at (562) 921-3020 or use their website, or call Ticketmaster at (213) 365-3500 or use their website.Additional information about Li Yundi:
Concert poster
Frederick Chopin Society (organizers of the competition)
International Chopin Festival website (in Polish)
Henry Chu's LA Times article
Australia's The Age reports on the competition
Taiwan's The China Post on Li's decision to stop competing
Information about a recent performance in JapanSponsored by UMSOLA, Hanyi, UCLA Center for East Asian Studies, Cathay Bank, Hong Kong Schools Alumni Association
July 28 - August 9, 2001
Asian Studies Summer Seminar for Teachers
6275 Bunche Hall, UCLA
High school teachers will join area specialists in investigating modern Asian history and in improving their ability to employ new technologies to bring Asia to their students. Go to http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/sum-inst/institut.htm to learn more about the seminar. Advance enrollment is required. Participating teachers who satisfactorily complete the seminar and its related assignments are eligible to receive 4 LAUSD salary points or 4 UCLA Extension credits. This is part of the UCLA International Studies and Overseas Programs outreach program and is organized by the UCLA Center for East Asian Studies and the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
July 29, 2001
Beikoku Karaoke Kohaku Uta-Gassen
1 p.m.
Japan America Theater
244 South San Pedro Street,
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 680-3700Sponsored by Taisho Club coordinated by Hideo Kikuchi. A Nisei Week Japanese Festival event. Tickets are $25. Call the Japan America Theatre box office at (213) 680-3700 for more information.
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
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