Festival of Nations celebrates 80 years with its return to the Saint Paul RiverCentre Thursday, May 3 through Sunday, May 6. This year's theme Ethnic Celebrations and Events will be carried out throughout the Festival and displayed in over 60 exhibits.
In celebration of the Year of the Dragon, TigerLion Arts presents the world premiere of "The Dragons Are Singing Tonight ~ the musical tale of a nasty dragon" at the Southern Theater. This new musical is created in collaboration with the Minnesota Boychoir, Puppet Farm Arts, and Circus Juventas.
Premiering [on Jan. 26] just after the Chinese New Year, "The Dragons Are Singing Tonight" is based on the well-loved book of dragon poems by United States Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky. Composer Laurie MacGregor brings the poems to life in a score of sixteen songs, while Markell Kiefer (TigerLion Arts) directs actors Isabella Dawis, Tyson Forbes (TigerLion Arts), Maxwell Chonk Thao, and Elise Langer in the story of an ordinary boy, a magical girl, and a nasty, nasty dragon. Thirty singing boys from the Minnesota Boychoir, three dazzling aerialists from Circus Juventas, 12 top-notch musicians, and countless puppets both giant and small create a wonderful winged world of dragons. The musical tale will inspire audiences with humor, beauty, and the simple message to believe.
China's most celebrated dancer, Jin Xing (directly translated as "golden star"), and her company Jin Xing Dance Theatre Shanghai, will showcase a retrospective of 10 of her best works over the last 25 years, featuring lavish onstage environments and a feast for the senses. Though not actually tango, Shanghai Tango showcases a contemporary Shanghai, a blend of east and west in dance, costumes, and music that mixes passions and cultures from both the past and the future.
The University of Minnesota's China Center is pleased to welcome Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor at Yale Law School and author of best-selling book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," for the 11th Annual Bob and Kim Griffin Building U.S.-China Bridges Lecture on Friday, Feb. 10. The event will take place at the McNamara Alumni Center with the lecture, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother: Increasing Mutual Understanding Between the U.S. and China," beginning at 4:30 p.m. Question-and-answer and book-signing sessions will follow the lecture, with all three of Chua's books available for purchase on-site.
"Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother: To Increase Mutual Understanding Between U.S. and China"
Amy Chua, Professor at Yale Law School and author of best seller "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" will present the 11th annual Bob and Kim Griffin Building U.S.-China Bridges Lecture, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother: To Increase Mutual Understanding Between U.S. and China" on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. For more information visit chinacenter.umn.edu.
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