KEN LUM: CENTRE/SURROUND continues on display from November 1 until November 30. Exhibition space hours are 6am to 1am Monday – Sunday
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Potential Longevity: Language and Landscape in the “Electronic Environment”
15th November, 2014 – Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (1961 East Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC)
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explorASIAN at Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) – Dark Passage on November 7, 2014
The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is proud to be community partners with the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF). Please join us on November 7, 2014 5:00PM at the Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas as we co-present the program DARK PASSAGE, six filmmakers shine a light onto what happens when tragic and unforseeable circumstances test the limits of the human soul.
From a reinterpreted Greek tragedy played out on China’s waterways in “A Grand Canal,” to a woman’s final wish to her own rapist and would-be murderer in “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger,” these films explore six very different interpretations of Invictus (Latin, for “unconquered” – from a poem by William Ernest Henley): Out of the night that covers me…I thank whatever gods may be, for my unconquerable soul.” Tickets can be purchased online here or at the Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas at the festival.
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My Red Guard
LUCAS LI / PROGRAM 2: DARK PASSAGE / AUSTRALIA / 2014 / HYBRID DOCUMENTARY / 7 MINS
An intimate story about the enduring legacy of Mao’s Cultural revolution, the challenging relationship between mothers and daughters, and the transformative power of music.
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Nighthawks
GIANPAOLO LUPORI / PROGRAM 2: DARK PASSAGE / CHINA / 2013 / FILM NOIR / 15 MINS
A pajama clad pensioner walks into a desolate Shanghai noodle bar. Fourteen minutes later, 100,000 people have blood on their hands – Social Justice, or Social Network gone too far?
Preceded by: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
KIYOUNG KANG / PROGRAM 2: DARK PASSAGE / SOUTH KOREA / 2014 / DRAMA / 15 MINS
Yongsu, who makes a living from taking pictures and drawing, becomes a serial killer at night; he believes that too is a form of art. One night he goes out looking for prey, kidnaps Heejung, then rapes her, as he would do to any of his other victims. Following his routine, Yongsu asks Heejung for her very last wish and plays a song on his piano, giving her some time to think. When the music ends, Heejung tells him she’d like to call to her boyfriend….
Preceded by: Eric
Precedes: Nighthawks
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Eric
ANDREW LEE / PROGRAM 2: DARK PASSAGE / AUSTRALIA / 2014 / DRAMA / 15 MINS
Tucked away in a forgotten and isolated motel, a “lad” encounters a returning solider coping with post-traumatic stress disorder. The brief encounter is a soft collision of two characters both lost and trying to find themselves within each other.
Preceded by: The Free Man
Precedes: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
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A Grand Canal
JOHNNY MA / PROGRAM 2: DARK PASSAGE / CHINA / 2013 / MELODRAMA / 19..5 MINS
“A Greek tragedy told in a Chinese pop song” that outlines the tragic events of a boat Captain who must collect a debt to save his fleet of boats, as remembered by his ten year old son.
Precedes: The Free Man
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The Free Man
SAM QUAH / PROGRAM 2: DARK PASSAGE / TAIWAN / 2014 / CRIME, DRAMA / 30 MINS
“Except for the freedom to breathe, I have nothing.”
Preceded by: A Grand Canal
Precedes: Eric
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Kip Fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa
“What are you?” Award-winning filmmaker and artist Kip Fulbeck explores this question through powerful yet intimate portraits of multiracial individuals of all ages and walks of life. Originally used as a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for “half,” hapa is now a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes Asian ancestry. These expressions of identity offer a complex perspective on an increasing reality of contemporary North America.
September 13, 2014 – January 4, 2015.
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm (closed statutory holidays and between Christmas and New Year).
Admission by donation.Sponsored by the Vancouver Foundation, the Canada Council for the Arts /Conseil des arts du Canada, the BC Arts Council, CTV, and the Government of British Columbia. The traveling exhibit of kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is organized by the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California, and is supported, in part, by the James Irvine Foundation.
Public Events
September 27, 9:30-4pm symposium: what are we? honouring and sharing nikkei identity
September 27, 4-7pm hip hapa hooray! party & awards with mixed drinks, hapa-tizers, and fusion music
October 25, 2pm hapa film screenings
November 15, 2-5pm hapa human library
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Spotlight Taiwan: Come Play with Us: Puppetry and New Media
Ouxi Taiwanese Puppetry Festival
November 4 – 9, Michael Ames Theatre
The Taiyuan Puppet Theatre and the Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe from Taiwan will be at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) offering puppetry workshops, school shows and public performances.
School Shows-
(Elementary & Secondary) Tuesday, November 4 to Thursday, November 6.
10:00 am & 12:30 pm
$12/student, reserve by emailing bookings@moa.ubc.ca
A 90-minute program of short puppetry plays and a behind-the-scenes look at the stage, followed by an art activity where students paint their own puppet.
Meet+Greet+Eat
Friday, November 7, 6pm – 9pm
It is a common practice for the puppeteers to make and share food when performing. In keeping with this tradition, MOA is hosting a community dinner. Share a meal with visiting Taiwanese puppeteers and local First Nations artists.
For more information contact programs@moa.ubc.ca
Public performances (all ages)
Saturday, November 8, 11am & 2pm. Each performance includes two plays.
A Sea of Puppets: Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Company
A Sea of Puppets is a traditional Taiwanese glove puppet show performed on a beautifully carved wooden stage. They perform not only delicate gestures, but also exciting fighting scenes and acrobatics. Performed without words, the story is a romantic tale where a young man saves a girl from the hands of a villain.
The Beauty of Taiwanese Marionette Theatre: Chin Fei Feng Marionette Theatre Troupe
Chin Fei Feng introduces the characters of traditional Taiwanese marionette theatre. Accompanied by traditional music, the puppeteers animate characters such as lions, men on horseback, warriors, and acrobats. The performance is full of excitement, sounds and colors.
A Cultural Exchange
Sunday, November 9, 3pm
Visiting Taiwanese puppeteers will spend the day in workshops with invited First Nations artists. At the end of their day, they will present a collaborative experimental work. Join us for the excitement.
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An Opportunity to Share your Costume or Textile Family Heirloom or Collection!
Deadline for submissions: November 20th, 2014 5:00pm
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‘A Celebration of Yukman Lai’s 50 Years of Brushwork by Yukman Lai art at the UBC Asian Centre
An exhibition entitled A Celebration of Yukman Lai’s 50 Years of Brushwork will be held during October 25 – November 1, 2014, daily from 11 am to 5 pm. at UBC Asian Centre.
Professor Yukman Lai (1949-2013), a Chinese-Canadian artist, calligrapher and seal engraver, was born in China and raised in Hong Kong. He studied water colour painting, calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting and seal carving under several noted masters. In 1991, he immigrated to Vancouver where he became a prominent educator, promoter and artist of ink painting and calligraphy. He was passionate in fostering eastern and western cross cultural fusion. His works have been collected by art galleries and museums in Canada, Hong Kong and mainland China. His paintings and calligraphy were selected by Canada Post to be issued as stamps in 1999 and 2001.The exhibition, which encompasses the essence of Professor Lai’s 50 years of artistic life, are co-hosted by the Department of Asian Studies, UBC and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. The opening ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 25 at 2:00 pm.For more information, please visit www.yukmanlai.ca. -
Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) 2014
The 18th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival will take place from November 6 – 9, 2014 at Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, located in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown neighbourhood.The theme this year is “What’s Your Perspective?” – a question that calls upon our collective past and present, and how we interact with one another in society.
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Community Cafe: Canadian Indonesians – Who Are We?
Come join us in a community cafe and take part in a dialogue on the identity of Canadian Indonesians. This panel discussion features moderator Margaret Gallagher, who is the current CBC Host of Hot Air. Margaret’s Indonesian Canadian identity is rooted in her mother, a Chinese-Indonesian who came to Canada in the late 1960s. Her grandfather was the first Ambassador to the Netherlands under Soekarno’s administration.
So do Indonesians in Canada have a distinct history and identity? What are our respective contributions to the social and cultural dialogue of this country? We hope that this event will be the catalyst to create a deeper understanding and appreciation of who we are and how we fit into diverse Canada.
We will also see the official launch of a new and first ever project dedicated to documenting and celebrating the experiences of Canadian Indonesians. This oral history project is part of the historical and cultural project, “First Families, First Stories” led by Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS).
Further information about the project will be posted at www.indonesiancanadian.ca (to be launched at the event).
Event Contact: Liza Wajong – (604) 526-3127, E-mail: lizawajong@gmail.com
VAHMS Project Contact: Jim Wong-Chu – (604) 355-5795, Email: jwongchu@shaw.ca
