ArtsAsia Festival 2009

Posted by Beth Goldstein

As some of you know, I am active with the Asia Center here at UK. We have a number of seminars, performances and other events scheduled for this year, which I'll share as they come up. There are also sometimes travel grant opportunities for China and Japan.

Here's the first big event:

The 2009 ArtsAsia Festival, October 17-24

The ArtsAsia Festival is a week-long celebration of Asian art and cultures with world-class musicians, artists, dancers, scholars, and educators, organized by the University of Kentucky Asia Center and the UK Asian Fine Arts Initiative. Students, faculty, and community members of all ages can experience Asian visual art, music, theatre and art history at more than 20 events throughout the week. For a full schedule of events, visit the Asia Center Website

Highlights include:

A lecture and demonstration of Kathakali theatre by members of the Kalamandalam school of Kerala, India

Exhibitions and performances by Century Mountain- a collaboration of poet Huang Xiang and painter William Rock

A symposium on twentieth century art in East Asia with a keynote address by renowned Chinese Art Historian Michael Sullivan

An "East meets West" concert with premiere works by composer CC Leung of Hong Kong for UK percussion, orchestral and chorale ensembles

A fair of crafts and games from Asia for children

Participatory events such as ikebana workshops and Japanese tea ceremony