Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Music
Metropolis!
30 performers direct from Houston's sister city Shenzhen (China) bring you this entertaining Broadway-style musical that bridges Chinese and Western performing arts with spoken word, lyrics, music, acting, singing and dancing.
Shredding for the Motherland: The Guitar in China
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley presents a talk with James Millward on the guitar's place in Chinese society.
Film Screening: My Dad's a Rocker
Stanford University's Center For East Asian Studies hosts a screening of My Dad's a Rocker as part of the UNAFF 2015 International Documentary Film Festival
Music in the Chinese Garden - Qichao Liu on dizi and sheng
A different solo musician will perform each week inside the Love for the Lotus Pavilion, playing unamplified melodies on classical instruments including the dizi, sheng, pipa, erhu, and zheng.
Rhapsody in Blue with Yuja Wang and Dudamel
Pure summer magic: the astonishing Yuja Wang plays jazzy classics by Ravel and Gershwin conducted by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel.
SF Intl. Arts Festival: The Earplay Ensemble with Melody of China
The San Francisco Opera House presents Melodies of China.
Ancient Musical Treasures from Central China: Harmony of the Ancients from the Henan Museum
Debuting on November 10th, Ancient Musical Treasures will include a collection of instruments, artwork, and sculpture from Central China. It spans nearly nine thousand years of musical history, including items excavated from the tombs of nobility, and the world’s oldest known instrument. This exhibition is exclusively at MIM and will have to return to China immediately afterward.
Screening: Returning Souls
A documentary film by Hu Tai-Li with violin performance by Cho-Liang Lin of a work composed by Shih-Hui Chen.
Discovering a Musical Heartland: Wu Man's Return to China
The Huntington Library presents a discussion with Wu Man of her music and the life of a musician in remote areas of China, included a documentary film she created.
2014 Youth Ambassadors from Taiwan to perform at USC
Chinese opera, contemporary and classic dance collide together in a performance led by Taiwan Youth Ambassadors at USC on Sep. 6.
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January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?