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