Confucius Institute

at the University of Michigan
 

Grand Opening

Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan (CI-UM)
Thursday, November 5, 2009

    Photo: Martin Powers
  • 1:30 pm - Inaugural Lecture: “De-familiarizing the Exotic: Appreciating the Arts of China in the 21st Century”
    Martin Powers, Sally Michelson Davidson Professor of Chinese Arts and Cultures, University of Michigan
    Stern Auditorium, lower level
    U-M Museum of Art
    525 South State Street

  • 7:30 pm - Concert of Chinese Music
    Rackham Auditorium
    915 East Washington
    Featuring pipa virtuoso Yang Wei, and the Chinese Ensemble of the Art Troupe of Renmin University of China
Photo: Yang Wei

The Chinese Ensemble performs a concert of traditional and contemporary compositions, featuring old and new melodies, harmonies, textures, and rhythms.

The CI-UM is the latest of the 300+ Institutes worldwide, which work to strengthen cooperation with China, study the languages, arts, and cultures of China, and increase intercultural understanding with the peoples of China.

The CI-UM is a collaborative effort between the Office of the Provost and its partners in China: Hanban (Chinese Language Council International), and Renmin University of China.

www.confucius.umich.edu

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