BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T163000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20191023T005331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191125T195628Z UID:7280-1574517600-1574526600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Body\, Mind\, Spirit: Healing Through Martial Arts 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/body-mind-spirit-healing-through-martial-arts/ 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/2019/10/20191123MartialArtsThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191206T203000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20191104T231324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T194518Z UID:7314-1575657000-1575664200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Wherever There's A Fight: 10th Anniversary Reading 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/wherever-theres-a-fight-10th-anniversary-reading/ 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/2019/11/20191206WTIAF_WebsiteThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191206T203000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20191206T223316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T194525Z UID:7385-1575658800-1575664200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Everybody\, Everybody: A community dance workshop DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/everybody-everybody-a-community-dance-workshop/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/everybdy_dec6.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191220T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191220T200000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20191114T224025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191226T211117Z UID:7337-1576866600-1576872000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Southeast Asian Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-southeast-asian-diaspora/ 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/2019/11/20191220SEAsianDiaspora_WebsiteThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200110T210000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20191226T213012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T022250Z UID:7421-1578682800-1578690000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Movie Nights: Nailed It! 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-movie-nights-nailed-it/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20200110NailedItThumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200119T150000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20191122T022056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T195146Z UID:7355-1579442400-1579446000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Chicken of the Sea: A Children's Book Reading 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/chicken-of-the-sea-a-childrens-book-reading/ 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/2019/11/20200119ChickenWebsiteThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200128T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200128T213000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20191220T195234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T201005Z UID:7405-1580239800-1580247000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quiz For Cause to Benefit the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 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/a-quiz-for-cause/ LOCATION:Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom\, 4239 Park Boulevard\, Oakland\, CA\, 94602\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/quiz-for-a-cause.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200131T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200131T100000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20200122T232054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T201106Z UID:7520-1580459400-1580464800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Creative Mornings 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/creative-mornings/ 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/2020/01/20200131CreativeMorningsThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200202T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200202T150000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034729 CREATED:20190808T025019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T201019Z UID:7040-1580641200-1580655600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year 2020 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/lunar-new-year-2020/ 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/2019/08/Web-Thumb.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200207T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200109T225440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T223047Z UID:7476-1581100200-1581105600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Tsuru Fold-In & Film 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/tsuru-fold-in-film-screening/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200207AndThenWebThumbnail-01.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T200000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200130T235928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T223053Z UID:7564-1581530400-1581537600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Community Input Session for a New Mural 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/community-input-session-for-a-new-mural/ 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/2020/01/20200212CommRejuvenationThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200216T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200216T170000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20191213T075435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T224655Z UID:7395-1581865200-1581872400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Gish Jen's The Resisters Book Talk with Helen Zia 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/gish-jens-the-resisters-book-talk-with-helen-zia/ 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/2019/12/20200216GishJenTalk_WebsiteThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200219T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200219T193000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200122T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T214153Z UID:7522-1582133400-1582140600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Bojagi Wrapping Workshop DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/bojagi-wrapping-workshop/ 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/2020/01/20200219BojagiThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200224 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200103T004252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T215058Z UID:7457-1582329600-1582502399@oacc.cc SUMMARY:An Orphan For You Conference 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/an-orphan-for-you-conference/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200223AOFYThumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T190000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200109T225131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T212911Z UID:7465-1582392600-1582398000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Recalling the Ancestors: Buddhism and the WWII Japanese American Internment 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/recalling-the-ancestors-buddhism-and-the-wwii-japanese-american-internment/ 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/2020/01/20200222RecallingWebThumbnail-01.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200419T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200419T143000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200331T223637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T173856Z UID:7809-1587301200-1587306600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Our Communities\, Climate Change\, and COVID-19 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/our-communities-climate-change-and-covid-19/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200419ClimateChangeThumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200701 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200519T203201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200831T210203Z UID:7913-1588204800-1593561599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Textures of April 30th" Traveling Exhibition: Call for Submissions 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/textures-of-april-30th-traveling-exhibition/ 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/2020/05/20210430TexturesThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200601 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200513T195426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T185159Z UID:7873-1588291200-1590969599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:APA Heritage Month List of Community Events 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/apa-heritage-month-list-of-community-events/ 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/2020/05/2020APAHeritageMonthThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200530T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200530T133000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200211T175916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T185133Z UID:7600-1590840000-1590845400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/celebrating-our-heart-filled-heritage/ 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/2020/02/20200530HeritageThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200623T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200623T120000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200609T190723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T204256Z UID:8006-1592910000-1592913600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Foundational Cooking Class Series: Session 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/foundational-cooking-class-series-1/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200623CookingClassThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200630T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200630T120000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200609T191820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T191051Z UID:8014-1593514800-1593518400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Foundational Cooking Class Series: Session 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/foundational-cooking-class-series-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200623CookingClassThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200707T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200707T170000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 CREATED:20200609T191928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T174154Z UID:8016-1594137600-1594141200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Foundational Cooking Class Series: Session 3 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-3/ 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:20200711T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200711T150000 DTSTAMP:20260614T034730 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:20260614T034730 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:20260614T034730 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:20260614T034730 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:20260614T034730 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:20260614T034730 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:20260614T034730 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:20260614T034730 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 END:VCALENDAR