HALLMARKS OF CULTURAL INSTITUTE PROGRAMS
  Our projects in China and the United States always include:
  cross-cultural collaborations between Chinese and American artists of the highest caliber
  opportunities for Chinese and American youth to learn and create together
  public events that expose broad audiences to a new culture
  partnerships with cultural organizations to bring bold ideas to fruition
  wide coverage in local and national media to extend the impact of our events
   2008 PROGRAMS
square bullet 2008 "Man and Nature" Program
 
On June 17th, the Institute presented Man And Nature, a multi-media event for The Fourth US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, co-chaired by China¡¯s Vice Premier, Wang Qishan, and US Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson. Performers were accompanied by a live video of award-winning photographs of China¡¯s 2,400 nature reserves and photos from America¡¯s reserves, all provided by The Nature Conservancy. Young pianist Marc Yu performed, then spoke about his trip to China following the earthquake. Actor William Barker portrayed Thomas Jefferson and read from his writings on nature. MET Opera singer Hao-Jiang Tian¡¯s voice was heard reciting Chinese poetry. The Peabody Conservatory Children¡¯s Chorus sang American and Chinese classics and a 4-female percussion ensemble performed in a new multi media production of Tan Dun¡¯s Water Music. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, Labor Secretary, Elaine Chao, Ambassador Clark Randt and other members of the U.S. cabinet and China¡¯s leadership were in attendance.



square bullet 2008 China Earthquake Relief Efforts
On June 16th, the Institute arranged and donated a musical tribute to a reception co-hosted by the Committee of 100 and the Institute, at the Library of Congress in Washington for the Committee of 100 Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund. A world-premiere performance of "Elegy: How Could Sorrow Say It All" written by composer Huang Ruo and commissioned by the Institute, was performed by the Attacca String Quartet and Sichuan-born soprano Fang Tao Jiang. Nine-year old pianist Marc Yu spoke about his trip to China following the earthquake, then performed in memory of the children who perished.
square bullet 2008 "Natural China" Program
 
The Institute, together with The Nature Conservancy and 2 Chinese NGOs, launched "Natural China", a multi-faceted program developed with environmental NGOs to inform people about China's natural assets, its nature reserves and efforts to protect them. The events, co-presented with Beijing's National Centre for Performing Arts and the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, were multi-media concerts of Haydn's "The Seasons". Performers Maestro John Nelson and Metropolitan Opera singers Ying Huang, Shen Yang and Marc Heller were accompanied by award-winning photographs taken of China's nature reserves from a photo competition sponsored by the Beijing Olympic Committee and The Nature Conservancy.


square bullet 2008 Music for the Future
The Institute and the Shanghai Grand Theatre co-organized a community concert with musicians from the New York Philharmonic and 256 teenagers from 6 schools, conducted by Music Director, Lorin Maazel. This free educational community event was part of a commitment to education and community development by a major performing arts center in China. The event received extensive coverage in the New York Times and the Chinese press and was the subject of 2 television documentaries aired in China.
  MAJOR PROGRAMS
square bullet 2006 Singing for the Future
 
Building on the success of Singing for the Future I, this exchange program continued to increase understanding of Western choral music and sacred music in the Baroque tradition with performance of Handel's "Messiah" by John Nelson and international soloists. It also served to promote the 2007 Special Olympics in Shanghai with a Community Sing for 1650 voices accompanying a dance by Special Olympics athletes and Children's Palace dancers.


square bullet 2005 Singing for the Future I
A two-week choral exchange program designed to expand knowledge of Western sacred music, a foundation of Western music but little heard in China for many years. Led by Maestro John Nelson, the program included the Shanghai premiere of Mendelssohn's " Elijah ", a symposium at the Shanghai Conservatory, a Community Sing for 1000 amateurs and overseas fellowships for 3 young conductors from the Shanghai conservatory.
square bullet 2004 Dancing into the Future
A month-long collaboration between Jacques d'Amboise, the National Dance Institute, Doudou Huang, the Shanghai Dance Ensemble with participation by the Shanghai Children's Palace and Special Olympics athletes. Performances included newly created works at the Shanghai Grand Theater and a community event saluting the Special Olympics with Leon Lai and 1000 children demonstrating the power of dance to embrace diversity and reach across national, social and physical differences.

 square bullet 2003 Shanghai International Artists
    Festival
"Inspired by China Roots" A week-long festival of performances of music, dance and lectures with international artists of Chinese heritage. Participants included Tan Dun, Lang Lang, Tan Yuanyuan, Huang Doudou and Hao Jiang Tian and The Nature Conservancy featuring China premieres and newly commissioned works "inspired by China roots."


  

square bullet 2002 Perlman Music Master Class 
 
A month-long exchange program led by Itzhak Perlman and 50 teachers and students from the Perlman Music Program and 35 nationally selected young Chinese musicians focusing on the value of ensemble playing in music and life.City-wide events included Master Classes, a Symposium, Concerts and a Community Event for 1000 young musicians aged 4 -20. A documentary "Perlman in Shanghai" by Oscar winning director Allan Miller ran on PBS in the U.S.
  OTHER PROGRAMS
square bullet 2007 "The First Emperor
   Gala" Dinner & Met Museum
   Show
 

Gala dinner hosted together with the Asian Performing Arts of Colorado to celebrate "The First Emperor" performing in New York -- Honoring Placido Domingo and the Chinese artists Tan Dun, Hao Jiang Tian, Doudou Huang, Wu Hsing-kuo, Ning Liang, etc.
square bullet 2007 "The Festival of China"
  Kennedy Center Washington
  DC, USA
Advisor to "month-long" Festival, the largest festival of Chinese artists in the U.S. at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
 
square bullet 2005 Kun Opera Performance in
   Malaysia 

"Discovering the secrets of Chinese opera" with Luoyong Wang and Kun and Jin opera stars in Petronas Theatre, Kuala Lunmpur Malaysia presented with IMG and produced by the Committee of 100 Cultural Institute (USA).
 
     
square bullet 2004 Smithsonian Museum screening of
  "Perlman in Shanghai"

In conjunction with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, PBS stations aired Allan Miller's documentary, Perlman in Shanghai, about the 2002 Cultural Institute-sponsored visit by violinist Itzhak Perlman to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the film was screened at the Smithsonian's Sackler Museum in Washington, D.C. for members of Congress and Washington'¡¯s Asian American leaders.
  square bullet 2004 The Great Rivers Gala   

Tan Dun's Water Music was performed by the Talujon Percussion Ensemble on water instruments for the vivid choreography of Chinese dancer Doudou Huang in a benefit concert for The Nature Conservancy and the C-100 Cultural Institute at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
square bullet 2004 "Perlman in Shanghai" at Symphony Space New York
 

The 2002 Cultural Institute program was featured once again in a screening of Allan Miller's documentary film, and Itzhak Perlman himself gave a live concert with some of the young American participants in the Shanghai events.

  square bullet 2003 New York City's Joyce Theater Features DouDou
  Huang as guest artist

The Martha Graham-inspired Buglisi/Foreman Dance company presented Cultural Institute artist Doudou Huang in its spring season at the Joyce Theater, premiering Sacred Currents through Bamboo, created for Huang by Jacqulyn Buglisi with a set designed by Chinese artist Xu Bing and music from Tan Dun's score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
 2002 C.Y. Liao performing in Carnegie Hall with the Opera
  Orchestra of New York

With the Cultural Institute's support, Shanghai baritone C.Y. Liao gave two performances in Carnegie Hall with the Opera Orchestra of New York, presenting the prestigious 2002 Vidda Award Recital and winning high critical praise and a huge ovation for his role in the difficult Donizetti opera, Marino Faliero.
square bullet 2001 Opera "Don Carlos"
  Premiere

China Premiere of "Don Carlos" opera -- the first semi-staged opera in Shanghai ¨C with international artists Hao Jiang Tian, Mariana Zvetkova, Marianne Cornetti, Robert Gary Simpson and John Cheek under Maestro John Nelson at Shanghai Grand Theatre.

 2001 Huang Doudou with Shanghai Song &
  Dance Ensemble to Vail International Dance
  Festival

With the assistance of the Cultural Institute, the Shanghai Dance Ensemble directed by Doudou Huang, was invited to perform at the Vail International Dance Festival, where they were declared the highlight of the season by Dance Spirit magazine, and Huang was described as "a national sensation... reinventing mainland dance" by Time Magazine.

 2001 "Jews in Shanghai" lecture in
  New York

To encourage dialogue between Chinese Americans and American Jews, the Cultural Institute co-sponsored a luncheon with the Anti-Defamation League that featured a slide presentation by noted Sino-Judaic scholar Pan Guang on the long history of Jews in China, from the 8th century to World War II.
square bullet 2001 Phillips Academy China Concert
  Tour

Facilitated by the Cultural Institute, 176 Phillips Academy students in the school choir, opera society and orchestra, visited China for concerts with their Chinese counterparts at Phillip's sister schools, Renmin High School in Beijing and Da Tong High School in Shanghai, held in the renowned Beijing Concert Hall and Shanghai Grand Theater.

  2001 "My 1919" Screened in
    Washington, D.C.

A select group of influential Washington cultural leaders saw the Chinese film, "My 1919,"giving them a Chinese perspective on a dramatic turning point in China's relations with the West, at a private screening hosted by the Motion Picture Association of America, Asia Society Washington Center and the Cultural Institute.
 2000 Bronze Festival

Joint event hosted by Shanghai Museum and Shanghai Grand Theatre, with the Committee of 100 Cultural Institute (USA) and the Wuhan Conservatory of Music as organizers: exhibition of Bronze, music instruments and premiere of commission of Tan Dun's "Six Dance images of Zhou dynasty" choreographed and danced by Doudou Huang.

 2000 Opera Master Class

Three-week Master Class at Shanghai Conservatory of Music led by coaches from the Metropolitan Opera, New York. This program was hosted by Zhou Xiaoyan Opera Center of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, with financial support from the Switzerland MAECENAS Foundation for Ancient Art. The Committee of 100 Cultural Institute (USA) served as organizer of the program.
   2000 Symposium on Wellington Koo
  and Chinese Diplomacy

An international academic symposium held in Shanghai on China's longest-serving diplomat and three-time Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. V. K.Wellington Koo was jointly organized by Fudan University in Shanghai and Columbia University in the United States with support from the Cultural Institute.
 2000 Chinese Baritone Debuts at Kennedy Center
 

C.Y. Liao participated in the Cultural Institute's first opera master class in August and in November was singing Count di Luna under the baton of Placido Domingo in the Washington Opera production of Il Trovatore at the Kennedy Center, a highly-praised performance made possible in part by the assistance of the Institute, which helped arrange and publicize his visit.