Sujit Vaidya is an independent Bharatanatyam artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia whom you may recognize from this year’s festival poster. As an interpreter, he has performed extensively in Canada, US, Europe and India. He has many solo margam presentations (traditional Bharatanatyam repertoire) to his credit and has performed in duet and group productions with … Continue reading
The month of May marks Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and as it comes to an end, I reflect on how different explorASIAN Festival celebration was this year with most of its signature events, tours, film screenings, and gatherings being cancelled or postponed. In past years, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, its partners and … Continue reading
Following the conclusion of our first ever Virtual explorASIAN festival, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) is pleased to announce our annual Recognition Awards Ceremony will also be going virtual. Since its foundation in 1996, VAHMS has been dedicated to recognizing Asian-Canadian participation as an integral part of Canadian society by promoting understanding and … Continue reading
We have some exciting announcements to pass along! This year marks the exciting 50th anniversary of the oldest Punjabi Market in North America – and last year, City Council passed a unanimous motion declaring May 31, 2020 as the celebration date. To honour this significant anniversary, City Hall will be illuminated in orange tonight, and a webpage to mark the 50th … Continue reading
As part of Virtual explorASIAN 2020, the Interconnected Project continues its celebration of Asian Heritage Month online, casting a light on art that focus on Pan-Asian heritage and culture. In this article we feature the work of photographer Gloria King. The confluence of two cultures implied by the identity to which Gloria King willingly ascribes … Continue reading
Necessity is…the Mother. As BC restarts, join Scripting Aloud for their first #covidlife online edition and last reading until the fall! Whether you want to read, or watch/listen and give feedback afterward – we’d love you to be with us. Short and sweet – Scripting Aloud’s next event on Saturday, May 30 reads THE FOURTH … Continue reading
The Vancouver Public library is offering two virtual events this week as part of their special Asian Heritage Month programming. First up: From Du Fu to Bai Juyi: Scholars’ Spirit – 杜甫與白居易:從仗劍天涯到煮酒園林. The An Lushan Rebellion (755-763) changed Ancient Chinese Culture dramatically. Join the VPL for an introduction to the two greatest Chinese poets of that … Continue reading
REPOST FROM: Fuyubi Nakamura, Curator, Asia, Museum of Anthropology, May 20, 2020 LINK TO ORIGINAL POST: https://moa.ubc.ca/2020/05/viruses-have-no-nationality-images-of-asia-during-the-pandemic/ “Be kind, be calm, be safe.” With these words, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s health officer, ends her daily COVID-19 update. Have we all been kind to each other? The COVID-19 virus poses a risk to all of us, but … Continue reading
Have you checked out all the free webinars on offer from the Vancouver Art Gallery? If not, you should take a look because there is a lot of great content happening this month, including this talk with Steven Dragonn who explores how modern Chinese art lost its global connections during the end of the Qing dynasty, which continued into … Continue reading
The Lorita Leung Dance Academy 梁漱華舞蹈学院 was established in 1970 and is one of North America’s oldest Chinese dance schools. They offer the complete Beijing Dance Academy Chinese Dance Examination Syllabus and repertoire in Chinese Classical, Folk and Ethnic dance. We had planned to present their performance as part of our Recognition Awards Gala this … Continue reading
