BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20240201T201236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T172836Z UID:17678-1710444600-1710617400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Dancing Moons Festival 2024 DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dancingmoons2024/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dancing-moons-jpeg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T203000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20240123T233427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T205738Z UID:17390-1709319600-1709325000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/methodsampling/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/method-sampling-jpeg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20240209T225744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T213955Z UID:17865-1709222400-1709233200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Love & Protect" Mural Series Closing Reception and AR Workshop DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/loveprotectclosingreception/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/reception.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T203000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20240103T201419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210038Z UID:16970-1708023600-1708029000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/alternative-facts/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alternative-facts.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20240103T205142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210731Z UID:16991-1706958000-1706976000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2024: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2024/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2023-12-19-at-12.17.04-PM-1-1022x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20231220T003936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T211426Z UID:16907-1706295600-1706302800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers" Film Screening & Discussion with Research Team Members DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/thesix/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T153000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230915T222835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212013Z UID:15919-1700229600-1700235000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:“Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir” Book Launch with Curtis Chin DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/everything-i-learned-i-learned/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/thumbnail-5-1024x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230620T201251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212333Z UID:14037-1694617200-1694624400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Reading with Grace Lin DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinesemenu/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Grace-Lin-thumbnail-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230720T080740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T213445Z UID:14540-1689840000-1689872400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage" Performing Arts Series DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/celebrating-our-heart-filled-heritage-performing-arts-series/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-05-at-6.11-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230427T054910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T131908Z UID:13908-1686398400-1686412800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/aapi-wellness-jam/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PEERS-Mental-Health-Instagram-Post-Square-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230602T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230602T213000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230329T223404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T200648Z UID:13551-1685734200-1685741400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Pasifika Futurism\, the SPULU Experience DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cohh-spulu/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/the-spulu-experience-11-square-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230528T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230528T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230419T205257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T172120Z UID:13547-1685282400-1685293200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Strong Like Bamboo: Stories of Resilience for Healing in the Era of Anti-AAPI Violence DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/strong-like-bamboo/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sunday-May-28-2023-200pm-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230406T221701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T191245Z UID:13557-1684519200-1684526400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Find Your Crew: Connecting Bay Area Filmmakers and Content Creators DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/findyourcrew/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230329T222814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T184739Z UID:13553-1684000800-1684008000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Son of Paper DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cohh-sop/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/05132023-COHH-SOP-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T213000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230221T192837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T194501Z UID:13420-1682191800-1682199000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Joe Kye\, SURRIJA\, and Nikbo DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cohh-rootingself/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/04222023-COHH-Rooting-Self-IG-flyers-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230302T012100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T231937Z UID:13525-1680444000-1680451200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Have You Eaten Yet? A Conversation with Cheuk Kwan & Martin Yan on Food and the Chinese Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/have-you-eaten-yet/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Have-You-Eaten-Yet-IG-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230106T184132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T145813Z UID:13211-1679680800-1679686200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Singles Oakferno: 21+ Singles Mixer for Young Professionals DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/singlesoakferno/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/singles-oakferno-updated-website-thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230317T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230131T064746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T001816Z UID:13345-1679076000-1679083200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: 48 Years After the End of the Vietnam War: A Continued Conversation About Empathy & Healing DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dustchild/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/03172023-Dust-Child-IG-Flyer-4.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T213000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230302T184843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T001907Z UID:13530-1678995000-1679175000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Dancing Moons Festival with Oakland Ballet Company DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dancing-moons-festival/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dancing-Moons-Festival-IG-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230105T225516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T214941Z UID:13235-1676721600-1682942400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Day of Remembrance Community Map Project (Ongoing) DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dor-community-map-project-2/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Day-of-Remembrance-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230111T192311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T071903Z UID:13229-1676653200-1676662200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:MY BOYFRIEND APOCALYPSE: Chapbook Reading and Writing Workshop with antmen pimentel mendoza DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/my-bf-apocalypse/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MY-BOYFRIEND-APOCALYPSE-instagram.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T150000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20230105T231744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T001956Z UID:13222-1676122200-1676127600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:PEONY AMOUR - Sultry Ecstasy and Frosty Agony: Book Talk with Raymond Chong DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/peonyamour/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230211Peony-Amour-BookTalk_Thumbnail-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20221207T214608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T231330Z UID:13160-1675508400-1675526400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month: Celebration of Black & Asian Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnyxbhm/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CO-PRESENTED-BY-Instagram-Post-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T153000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20221117T010720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T195553Z UID:13136-1670076000-1670081400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:CRESCENCIANA Book Talk: Connecting with our Ancestors’ Narratives DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/crescenciana/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221203CrescencianaBookTalk_Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20221005T211519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T195601Z UID:12986-1667656800-1667664000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Uncommon Ground: Write Now! SF Bay's New Anthology DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/uncommonground/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/uncommon-ground.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221219 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20220914T223149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T225521Z UID:12918-1667520000-1671407999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Distant Journeys of Cultural Exchange DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/distant-journeys/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/distantjourneys_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221021T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20221013T205538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T182514Z UID:13020-1666350000-1666454400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Community Ofrenda Building 2022: Celebrating Día De Los Muertos with OMCA DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/communityofrenda2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10212022_CommunityOfrenda_Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T173000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20220823T002613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T220218Z UID:12705-1665855000-1665855000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:26th Anniversary Gala — Celebrate Asian Love DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/celebration-asian-love/ LOCATION:Pacific Renaissance Plaza\, 388 Ninth Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heart_hand-1@3x.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T123000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20220824T212839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T172608Z UID:12701-1662805800-1662813000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Stop the Violence - Solidarity Now! Forum 1 DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/solidaritynow/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220910_BAMCForum_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220730T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220730T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T115735 CREATED:20220603T050838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220803T212936Z UID:12562-1659193200-1659200400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Lil Tokyo Reporter" 10th Anniversary Screening DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lil-tokyo-reporter-10th-anniversary-screening/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220730LittleTokyoReporterScreening_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR