BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Asian Cultural Center 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:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T150000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200615T212228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200715T183928Z UID:8029-1594472400-1594479600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Healing Around Race: Creative Writing Workshop #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/healing-around-race-workshop-1/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200711CreativeWritingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200714T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200714T120000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200609T192022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200715T002306Z UID:8018-1594724400-1594728000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Foundational Cooking Class Series: Session 4 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/foundational-cooking-class-series-4/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200623CookingClassThumbnail-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200725T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200725T150000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200615T212353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T181118Z UID:8033-1595682000-1595689200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Healing Around Race: Creative Writing Workshop #2 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/healing-around-race-workshop-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200711CreativeWritingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200829T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200829T150000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200617T001659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T185823Z UID:7753-1598709600-1598713200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Love Me As I Am: How to Have an Inter-generational Conversation on Beauty Standards and Self-Worth 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/convo-between-generations/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LOVE-ME-AS-I-AM_-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200925T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200925T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200717T182601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T180006Z UID:8610-1601053200-1601060400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quarantini Mixer: Spritz\, Mix\, & Drink From Home with Viridian and OACC 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/quarantini-mixer/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cocktail_thumb_02-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201012T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201012T193000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200923T225708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T184228Z UID:8701-1602525600-1602531000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"In the Land of My Ancestors" Film & Conversation 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/in-the-land-of-my-ancestors/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20201012LandofAncestorsThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201016T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200923T200143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T173258Z UID:8683-1602871200-1602874800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Banchan Cooking Workshop 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/banchan-workshop-1/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20201016Banchan1_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T140000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200824T203306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T182442Z UID:8617-1602939600-1602943200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Chinatown Pretty Book Talk 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/chinatown-pretty-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20201017ChinatownPrettyThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201024T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201024T103000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201002T012455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T173423Z UID:8717-1603533600-1603535400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Sari-Sari Story Time 1: Amina and the City of Flowers 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/sari-sari-story-time-1/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201024SariSariAminaThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201024T143000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200918T225921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T213741Z UID:8663-1603544400-1603549800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Chinatown Today\, Oakland Chinatown Tomorrow 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/oakland-chinatown-today-tomorrow/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20201024OCTodayandTomorrowThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201030T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201030T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200923T200339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T165502Z UID:8687-1604080800-1604084400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Banchan Cooking Workshop 2 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/banchan-workshop-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20201030Banchan2_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201031T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201031T103000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201002T013034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201103T213623Z UID:8721-1604138400-1604140200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Sari-Sari Story Time 2: Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik 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/sari-sari-story-time-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201031SariSariKalipayThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201114T180000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20200718T004830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201115T021334Z UID:8128-1605369600-1605376800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother Virtual 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/140lbs/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LOVE-ME-AS-I-AM_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201019T204943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T031526Z UID:8825-1605808800-1605812400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:San Francisco's Chinatown: Resilience\, Survival\, and Celebration 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/sf-chinatown-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201119SFChinatownThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201122T150000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201019T235654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201122T230620Z UID:8829-1606050000-1606057200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Write Now! SF Bay: Claim Ourselves\, Connect with Each Other 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/claim-ourselves-connect-with-each-other/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/11.22-OACC-Stand-Up_thumbnail.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201022T171257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T182832Z UID:8842-1606150800-1606158000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quiz For a Cause! Trivia Night with Geeks Who Drink 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/quiz-for-a-cause-trivia-night-with-geeks-who-drink/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/QFAC_Nov.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201204T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201204T183000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201113T210849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T182920Z UID:8948-1607101200-1607106600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quarantini Mixer: Beer Tasting 101 With Trappist 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/quarantini-mixer-beer-tasting-101-with-trappist/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201219T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201219T183000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201020T211839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T182748Z UID:8834-1608397200-1608402600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Vanessa Vân-Ánh Võ 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/heart-filled-heritage-series-van-anh-vo/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201219VanAnh_thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210109T140000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201102T211410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T223001Z UID:8888-1610197200-1610200800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: Women and the Legacy of Imperialism in the Pacific 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/women-and-legacy-of-imperialism-in-pacific/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20210109WomenAndPacificImperialismThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201110T190309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210123T205612Z UID:8917-1611338400-1611342000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Padmavyuha": A Conversation Behind the Scenes 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/padmavyuha-film-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20210122Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210220 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201223T220618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T225828Z UID:9120-1613088000-1613779199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC 2021 Lunar New Year Celebration 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/oacc-lny-2021/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/02_insta_std-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T200000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20210123T021503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T203246Z UID:9703-1613757600-1613764800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quarantini Mixer: Celebrating with Food and Drink 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/quarantini-mixer-celebrating-with-food-and-drink/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/q3_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210222T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T120000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20210127T001117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210524T213825Z UID:9739-1613991600-1621425600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:預防跌倒平衡太極課程 | Fall Prevention Tai Chi: A 12-Week 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/fall-prevention-tai-chi-series-2021/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210122KCCEBThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210313T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210313T143000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20210211T211035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T224224Z UID:10192-1615640400-1615645800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Three Coins: A True Story of Kidnappings\, Slavery\, and Romance in San Francisco's Chinatown 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/three-coins-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210313ThreeCoinsThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210320T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210320T173000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20201219T235951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T225916Z UID:9136-1616256000-1616261400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Parangal Dance 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/heart-filled-heritage-series-parangal-dance-co/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20210320ParangalThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210418 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20210305T202927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T201157Z UID:10405-1618185600-1618703999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:New Year Celebration: South and Southeast Asia 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/oacc-spring-ny-2021/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Spring-New-Year-Thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210417T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210417T160000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20210305T195735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T200659Z UID:10494-1618671600-1618675200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quarantini Mixer: Afternoon Tea with Malaya Tea Room 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/quarantini-mixer-afternoon-tea/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/QM4-Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T143000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20210311T235912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210425T014653Z UID:10516-1619269200-1619274600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Fighting for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: Perspectives from Asian American Community Organizing 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/fighting-for-immigrant-and-refugee-rights-panel/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210424ImmigrationThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T184500 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20191226T213710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210502T022806Z UID:7433-1619890200-1619894700@oacc.cc SUMMARY:46 Years After the End of the Vietnam War: A 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/the-mountains-sing-book-talk/ 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/2019/12/2021050146YrsPostVietnamWarThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T130000 DTSTAMP:20260613T211709 CREATED:20210419T190503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T225450Z UID:10764-1620129600-1620133200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: The AAPI Experience — Listen\, Learn\, Act! 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/panel-discussion-the-aapi-experience-listen-learn-act/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5_4-Event-Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR