BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20230620T201251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212333Z UID:14037-1694617200-1694624400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Reading with Grace Lin DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinesemenu/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Grace-Lin-thumbnail-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T153000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20230915T222835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212013Z UID:15919-1700229600-1700235000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:“Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir” Book Launch with Curtis Chin DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/everything-i-learned-i-learned/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/thumbnail-5-1024x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20231220T003936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T211426Z UID:16907-1706295600-1706302800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers" Film Screening & Discussion with Research Team Members DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/thesix/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240103T205142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210731Z UID:16991-1706958000-1706976000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2024: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2024/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2023-12-19-at-12.17.04-PM-1-1022x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T203000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240103T201419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210038Z UID:16970-1708023600-1708029000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/alternative-facts/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alternative-facts.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240209T225744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T213955Z UID:17865-1709222400-1709233200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Love & Protect" Mural Series Closing Reception and AR Workshop DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/loveprotectclosingreception/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/reception.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T203000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240123T233427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T205738Z UID:17390-1709319600-1709325000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/methodsampling/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/method-sampling-jpeg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T193000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240201T201236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T172836Z UID:17678-1710444600-1710617400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Dancing Moons Festival 2024 DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dancingmoons2024/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dancing-moons-jpeg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T140000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240129T232544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T012530Z UID:17635-1711285200-1711288800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America" Book Release Reading with William Gee Wong 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/sonsofchinatown/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bill-wong-event-500-x-500-px.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240319T220527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T202700Z UID:18090-1713614400-1713625200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Southeast Asian New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/southeastasianny/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Event-flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240412T013856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T202556Z UID:18430-1714222800-1714233600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Philippine Master Culture Bearers of T’boli\, Yakan\, Kalinga People: Weaving 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/philippinemasterculturebearers/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/weaving-workshop-thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T153000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240321T194933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223247Z UID:18136-1714744800-1714750200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: A Fireside Chat with Clinician\, Speaker\, Coach\, and Author Jeanie Y. Chang\, LMFT 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/howkdramascantransformyourlife/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/thumbnail-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T213000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240321T205611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223216Z UID:18161-1715371200-1715376600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\, Featuring Ishami Dance Company DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/interwovenstories/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T123000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240326T235217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223138Z UID:18196-1715425200-1715430600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Movement Workshop: Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\, Facilitated by Ishami Dance Company DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/interwovenstoriesworkshop/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/workshop-thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T203000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240405T021110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223106Z UID:18246-1715972400-1715977800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Premiere Short Film Documentaries From Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra’s 2018 Performance with Angela Davis and Janice Mirikitani Followed by a Live Performance 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/premierewithanthonybrown/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thumbnail-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240622T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240622T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240501T215409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214302Z UID:18601-1719061200-1719068400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Searching for Kapwa" Film Screening and Discussion 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/searchingforkapwa/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EDITED-WEBSITE-THUMBNAIL-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T213000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240710T002737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214223Z UID:19212-1722704400-1722720600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:BomBay to the Bay: a Garba Dance Festival 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/bombaytothebay/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T163000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240814T235924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240908T000830Z UID:19383-1725714000-1725726600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hālau O Keikiali’i in Performance 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/cohhhalauokeikialii/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/decorative-thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T143000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240801T180527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T220545Z UID:19346-1727010000-1727015400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Simone" Book Release & 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/simone/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SIMONE-NEW-PRICE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240830T175910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T170605Z UID:19720-1727460000-1727467200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:A Short Film Screening and Book Reading Exploring Cambodian & Queer Identity with Jean-Baptiste Phou 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/mymotherstongue-comingoutofmyskin/ 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/2024/08/thumbnail-14.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240823T160615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T170459Z UID:19636-1727614800-1727622000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Speed Weave Loom Mending 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/speedweaveloommending/ 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/2024/08/ENGLISH.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T200000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240926T180105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T170419Z UID:20070-1728671400-1728676800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong." A Book Reading and Conversation with Author Karen Fang 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/backgroundartist/ 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/2024/09/updated-flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T143000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20241204T204954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184235Z UID:20520-1737205200-1737210600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The March Fong Eu Story: An Authorized Biography of an Unauthorized Woman. Book Talk with Author Tim Vandehey and Editor Pattie Fong. 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/themarchfongeustory/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/march-fong-eu-thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20250107T012150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184213Z UID:20651-1738407600-1738425600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2025: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presentsDancing Moons Festival 2024 \n \n \n \n Featuring works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim!   Performance Dates: Thursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUY TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details About the 2024 Program Below: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oakland Ballet Angel Island Project   Based on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase.   In spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince:   A lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris.    In 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   About Exquisite Corpse:   The work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s.   Playing off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2025/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LNY-x-BHM-2025-thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T203000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20250116T011202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184144Z UID:20843-1740076200-1740083400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Camps America Built" - Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 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/campuanamericanstory/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NEW-FLYER.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T153000 DTSTAMP:20260505T193740 CREATED:20240822T180423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T024424Z UID:19513-1740837600-1740843000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Memory of Taste": Book Release Event with Chef Tu David Phu 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/thememoryoftaste/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/thumbnail-NEW-DATE-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR