UC Irvine Drama Department :: Multicultural Spring

Students enjoy Bollywood dance with Reetu Patel

Wu Hsing-Kuo (left) and Wei Hai-Min (right) with Daphne Lei (center)

Tess Wu (left) as Du Liniang and Sung-Li Wang (right) as Liu Mengmei in THE PEONY PAVILION (2009)

Dr. Yatin Lin introduces Taiwanese modern dance

Master Hu Jianqiang teaches Chinese martial art (2009)

Michael Sakamoto in SPIRIT OF THE NEW WORLD (2009)

Daphne Lei helps student with Kun opera costume (2009)

Master Hu Jianqiang teaches Shaolin kungfu (2009)

Szu-Ching Chang teaches Chinese ribbon dance (2009)

Wu Hsing-Kuo & Wei Hai-Min perform a scene from The Drunken Princess

Performance Artist Denise Uyehara speaks to Drama PhD students

Li Zhaogan helps student with Kun opera makeup before the performance (2009)

Mr. Henry Chang plays the flute for the Kun opera workshop (2009)

UCI Drama students dance in THE PEONY PAVILION (2009)

Performance by Denise Uyehara

Michael Sakamoto in SPIRIT OF THE NEW WORLD (2009)

Ting-Ting Chang Teaches Chinese "Handkerchief Dance"

Painted face character type (jing) in Kun opera (Jiangsu Kun Opera from China, 2012)

Chinese Martial Artist and National Champion Master Hu Jianqiang (2008)

Kun opera makeup workshop (2009)

Szu-Ching Chang demonstrates Chinese ribbon dance (2009)

Sri Susilowati in PAGEANTRY (2009)

Ting-Ting Chang Demonstrates Chinese "Peacock Dance"

Clown character type (chou) in Kun opera (Jiangsu Kun Opera from China, 2012)

Gu Weiying teaches Kun opera movement (Suzhou Kunqu Troupe)

Krenly Guzman in SPIRIT OF THE NEW WORLD (2009)

Kabuki workshop with Kirk Kanesaka

Workshop with Herbert Siguenza (Culture Clash, 2009)

Dance and master teacher Shaly Vijayen (center) teaches students movements of Bharata Natyam

Tess Wu (right) as Du Liniang and Chi Hsiao (left) as Fragrance in THE PEONY PAVILION (2009)

THE PEONY PAVILION (2009)

"Monkey King" and the Orchestra (Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Troupe)

Dancer, choreographer and scholar Ting-Ting Chang (Center) teaches students Chinese fan dance

Denise Uyehara (left) and Sri Susilowati (right) in PAGEANTRY (2009)

Students get ready for the performance of THE PEONY PAVILION (2009)

Sri Susilowati teaches Indonesian dance (2009)

Sri Susilowati (left) and Denise Uyehara (right) in PAGEANTRY (2009)

Sri Susilowati teaches Indonesian dance

Kun opera music (flute/percussion) by Jiangsu Kun Opera from China and Chinese Kwun Opera Society from Calif.

Waewdao Sirisook in SPIRIT OF THE NEW WORLD (2009)

Tess Wu (left) as Du Liniang and Sung-Li Wang (right) as Liu Mengmei in THE PEONY PAVILION (2009)

Beijing Opera Makeup Workshop with Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Troupe

SPIRIT OF THE NEW WORLD (2009)

UCI Drama students dance in THE PEONY PAVILION (2009)

Chinese Martial Art Class by Master Hu Jianqiang (right)

Multicultural Spring

Multicultural Spring truly reflects UCIrvine's geographic, demographic and cultural uniqueness. Located in the intensely multicultural bi-county amalgamation of Los Angeles - Orange County, on the Pacific Rim and just ninety minutes from the country's southern border, UCIrvine is ideally positioned for the creation and study of international and multicultural performance.

From April through early June, therefore, UCIrvine's Drama Department invites artists and scholars from varied cultural and national backgrounds to conduct workshops and master classes, to lecture, and to participate in wide-ranging seminars and conferences. Spring is the season to celebrate the blooming of multiculturalism!

Professor Daphne Pi-Wei Lei
Director

For event details, see: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=dlei%40uci.edu

Here are some highlights for 2012:

Jiangsu Kun Opera Company from China
Hip Pop Theatre by Rickerby Hinds
Disable and Deaf Theatre by Jaye Williams
Bharata Natyam master class and performance by Ramya Harishankar
Bollywood dance class with Reetu Patel
Bharata Natyam Master Class and Performance by Shaly Vijayen from India
Latino and Community Based theatre by Michael John Garces
Indonesian dance class with Sri Susilowati

Here are some highlights for 2011:

Moro-Moro lecture and workshop by Nenita Domingo
Manipuri dance workshop with Sohini Ray
Bharata Natyam master class and performance by Ramya Harishankar
Passages: for Lee Ping To—presentation by Lenora Lee
Bollywood dance class with Reetu Patel
Classical Chinese dance lecture & Ribbon dance workshop by Szu-Ching Chang
Nihon Buyo and Kabuki workshop by Kirk Kanesaka
Indonesian dance class with Sri Susilowati

Here are some highlights for 2010:

Kabuki workshop and performance by Kirk Kanesaka
Butoh workshop with Michael Sakamoto
Bharata Natyam master class and performance by Ramya Harishankar
Bollywood dance class with Reetu Patel
Indonesian dance class with Sri Susilowati
Classical Japanese music with Kojiro Umezaki
Manipuri dance workshop with Sohini Ray
Lecture on Taiwan modern dance by Yatin Lin

Here are some highlights for 2009:

Chinese Martial Class with Master Hu Jianqiang
Workshop with Herbert Siguenza (Culture Clash)
Chinese Dance Class by Szu-Ching Chang
Indonesian Dance Class with Sri Susilowati
Zen and Butoh Movement Workshop with Michael Sakamoto
"Spirit of the New World" (Performance)
"Pageantry" (Performance by Susilowati and Uyehara)
Kun Opera Workshop and Performance
Workshop with Denise Uyehara

Daphne Lei and UCI Drama Students

UCI Drama Students Dance as Flower Spirit in Kun opera The Poeny Pavilion

Faces

Here are some highlights for 2008:

Beijing Opera Performance by Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Troupe
Chinese Martial Art Mater Class by Master Hu Jianqiang
Workshop with Denise Uyehara (performance artist and writer)
Bharata Natyam Master Class and Performance by Shaly Vijayen
Chinese Dance Workshop by Ting-Ting Chang
Asian American Theatre Symposium with Peter Kuo, Dom Magwili and Sachiko

The Crossroad

Shaly Vijayen performs Bharata Natyam

Here are some highlights for 2007:

Chinese Opera (kunqu) Master class by Madame Hua Wenyi
Chinese Opera (Beijing opera) Master Class by Mr. Jimmy Su
Bharata Natyam Master Class and Performance by Shaly Vijayen
Lecture by Contemporary Legend (intercultural performance group from Taiwan)
Lecture by Denise Uyehara (performance artist and writer)

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