April 2016
Film: Wolf Totem (Langtuteng)
This film is based on a semi-autobiographical novel and features a Chinese student who is sent to inner Mongolia to teach shepherds and instead learns about the wolf population, indigenous wisdom on human-nature harmony, and the way of nomadic life that sustained the Mongolian people for over a thousand of years but rapidly disappearing. Chinese and Mongolian with English subtitles. Set in China. Jean-Jacques Annaud, 2015. 121 min.
Find out more »March 2017
An evening of Arabic Music with Samy Youssef
Samy Youssef is an award-winning Arabic musician, composer, and singer (best Arabic Song in America by ANA 1998 with Moroccan female singer Malika). His style is sixties, Franco-Arab, European, American and Mediterranean oldies. Samy sings in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic. He also plays music with his own instruments and creates different varieties of Arabic songs. He will come for an Arab night with his wonderful Arabic songs on March 3. Also, former and current Arabic students will perform…
Find out more »November 2017
Nyai Saraswati Gamelan Open Houses and “Petting Zoos”
Interested in learning how to play the Javanese Gamelan? Stop by one of our upcoming open Houses & Petting Zoos to explore some of the instruments of the gamelan and meet John Caldwell, who will be directing the Gamelan next semester (Spring 2018). All are welcome! Friday, November 10 between 1:30 and 3:00 pm in the Atrium of the FedEx Global Education Center Wednesday, November 15 between 2:00 and 3:00 pm in the Rotunda of Hill Hall. Contact John Caldwell (asiaweb@email.unc.edu) for more…
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