Silk Roads II — Mongolia is the theme of the 2015 Gala Performance
21 May 2015 | 7 p.m. | Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto
Program
Opening Address: Mr. Justin Poy, Honorary Patron, Asian Heritage Month— CFACI
Photographic Images of Magnificent Mongolia, presented by Dr. Neville Poy and The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy
Performances: An Exotic Journey Along The Silk Road
A Rare Instrument from China: Konghou 箜篌, keynote and performance by Chan Ka Nin; Konghou perfomrance by Liu Xuanyi with Kimberly Chin (choreographer & dancer), Natasha Poon Woo (dancer), and Zhu Jialiang (piano)
Music on Flutes by Ron Korb (龍笛); Zhu Jialiang (piano)
Magnetic Fields (An Excerpt), Contemporary dance performance by Yvonne Ng and tiger princess dance projects
Middle Eastern Music on three different instruments: Bouzouki, oud and saz by Yiannis Kapoulas with keyboardist, percussionist and vocalist
Mongolian Grant Feast, a traditional dance by Chi‐Ping Dance Group & dancers of the Chinese Collective Arts Association
Launch of the revamped Virtuak Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMAACH)
Reception to follow.
A video gallery of the evening’s performance is available at this link.
Media reports on the Gala performances: OMNI News ; Fordham ; lovingsister.com
Co-organizers:
Asian Heritage Month—Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc., ORBIS, Bata Shoe Museum; Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University; Canadian Studies Program, University College, University of Toronto; Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library, Social Services Network, Acqua Technologies Inc.
Asian Heritage Month Festival is partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, Citizenahip and Immigration Canada and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.