Chinese-American pianist Dave Liang returns to the Asia Society with The Shanghai Restoration Project, a group renowned for its unique blend of Chinese instrumentation, hip-hop and electronica. The group draws its inspiration from the 1930s jazz clubs of Shanghai, and the performance features vocalist Zhang Le singing in this distinctive style. Joining the two onstage will be the electronic musician Jamahl Richardson.
The evening will also feature a multimedia presentation from Sean Leow of NeochaEDGE, a Shanghai-based creative agency, introducing the audience to the emerging Chinese creative community. Since coming on the scene in 2007, NeochaEDGE, who works with leading multinational brands, has caught the attention of many, including The New York Times, BBC, CNN, and The Wall Street Jou ... Go to event
Citi Series on Asian Arts and Culture
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Death of a Japanese Salesman
Dir. SUNADA Mami. 2011. 90 min. Color. HDCAM.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Recently retired from a company after some 40 years of service, Sunada Tomoaki, father of filmmaker Sunada Mami, is diagnosed with terminal cancer and only has a few months left to live. True to his pragmatic core, Sunada sets out to accomplish a list of tasks before his final departure: playing with his grandchildren, planning his own funeral, saying “I love you” to his wife, among others. In a voice over, using words taken from her father’s diary, filmmaker Sunada speaks tenderly in first person as the elder Sunada. Produced by the acclaimed director Kore-eda Hirokazu (Still Walking, ... 
This series of documentaries, featuring films made from the 1970s to the present, focuses on the most intimate acts by filmmakers and documentary subjects as they probe into extremely private experiences concerning family, birth, death, loss, and heartbreak. Pushing the genre and subjects into uncharted territories, these films address various issues fundamental to documentary filmmaking: privacy, authority, authenticity, and responsibility. They also offer penetrating contemplations on Japanese society and individual lives.
This series is supported in part by the Japan Foundation and New York State Council on the Arts.
When: March 10-31, 2012
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Tickets: $7 members; $9 students/seniors; $11 nonmembers
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With a 22-year history, Asia Society Texas Center’s annual gala draws patrons, business and cultural leaders, and diplomats. At Tiger Ball 2012, attendees will sip champagne and sample Asian hors d’oeuvres in the elegant surroundings of the $48.4 million Center designed by Yoshio Taniguchi before moving across the street for a sumptuous dinner in a block-size party pavilion.
This first unveiling of the stunning Center will launch the four-day Grand Opening.
For more information about the Tiger Ball, contact John Bradshaw, Jr., Director of Development and External Affairs, 713.496.9901, JBradshaw@asiasociety.org.
When: 12 April 2012
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Where: 1370 Southmore Blvd.,
Houston, TX 77004
Contact: 713.496.9901
Held annually starting in 2012, this members-only event showcases Asia Society Texas Center, drawing sophisticated Houstonians for a night of tasty treats and urban beats. This year, join chairs Divya and Chris Brown for a chic and trendy evening celebrating the Center’s new building in all its glory. Membership, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, wine, and beer are included in the price of a ticket.
For more information about Spotlight Asia, contact John Bradshaw, Jr., Director of Development and External Affairs, 713.496.9901, JBradshaw@asiasociety.org.
When: 13 April 2012
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Where: 1370 Southmore Blvd.,
Houston, TX 77004
Contact: 713.496.9901
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The general public is invited to tour the Asia Society Texas Center’s new building on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15 when the Center hosts a free Open House and First Look Festival. Food, performances, and kids’ activities will be part of the fun along with tours of the Center, which features the 273-seat Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater, 4,000-square-foot Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery, 3,000-square-foot Edward Rudge Allen III Education Center, and Fayez Sarofim Grand Hall.
The festival marks the opening of Treasures of Asian Art: A Rockefeller Legacy, a not-to-be-missed exhibition of over 60 masterpieces from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Collection housed at the Asia Society Museum in New York. The exhibition continues through September 16.
In the Sculp ... 
Continuing its highly successful 2011 partnership with The Japan Foundation, Asia Society will once again join with Monkey Business, the acclaimed English-language anthology of newly translated Japanese writing, to present an American-Japanese literary dialogue in conjunction with the PEN World Voices International Festival. Writers Masatsugu Ono and Tomoka Shibasaki will be joined by Stuart Dybek andKelly Link for an intriguing and original cross-cultural encounter facilitated by eminent translators Ted Goossen and Motoyuki Shibata.
Followed by a book sale and signing.
In conjunction with PEN World Voices 2012, April 30 to May 6
Can’t make it to this program? Tune into AsiaSociety.org/Live at 2:00 pm ET for a free live video webcast. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions to mod ... 
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is held every year on the third Saturday in May in San Francisco, California. The Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) is organized by the AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 150 organizations in the Asian American community. This year’s celebration will take place on May 19 in Little Saigon.
A celebration of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, the goal of the Street Celebration is to promote and foster Asian Pacific American (APA) identity by bringing together community and encouraging the sharing of differences and appreciation of diversity. In six years, the AHSC has quickly become the country’s largest assemblage of APAs, drawing over 80,000 people annually. The AHSC rotates its location each year, in order to showcas ... 
Join us for Asia Society Texas Center’s first Family Day in its new home. Adults and children of all ages can learn about Japanese culture through a range of activities. These include art gallery tours, calligraphy and origami classes, storytelling, fan-painting, and more.
Schedule
Family Art Hunt
1 – 4 pm
Fayez Sarofim Grand Hall and Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery
(Information available at Information and Visitor Services Desk)
Art Gallery Tour
1:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery
Calligraphy
1 – 4 pm
Edward Rudge Allen III Education Center
Origami
1 – 4 pm
Edward Rudge Allen III Education Center
Paint Your Own Fan
1 – 4 pm
Edward Rudge Allen III Education Center
Setsubun Masks
1 – 4 pm
Edward Rudge Allen III Education Center
Tanabata Streamers
1 – 4 pm
Main Entrance
Kamishibai ... 
Co-presented by Asia Society and Mar Creation, Inc.
Highlighting some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, these seven award-winning shorts, including live action and animation, offer rich insight into the imagination and creative impulse of seven U.S.-based filmmakers. Program attended by filmmakers. Reception to follow, sponsored by Asahi Beer.
When: 8 June 2012
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Admission: $7 Asia Society members; $9 seniors and students w/ID; $11 nonmembers.
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