One
World Cultural Celebration
February 19 - March 5, 2003
Contact Sandip
Mehta for more information.
The
One World Cultural Celebration will be held in February -
March, 2003. IRSA is planning a couple of events in
conjunction with the University wide cultural celebration.
We invite all Syracuse University students, faculty and staff as
well as the extended Syracuse community to attend all scheduled
events.
International Films:
Monsoon Wedding:
Monday, February 24th, 2003 (7-10 PM) @ Gifford Auditorium, HBC
(English)
An exuberant family drama
set in Mira Nair's beloved Punjabi culture, where ancient
tradition
and dot-com modernity combine in unique and perfect harmony.
As the romantic monsoon rains loom,
the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a
last-minute arranged marriage in
New Delhi. MONSOON WEDDING traces five intersecting stories, each
navigating different aspects
of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.
The film celebrates a contemporary
India never before seen on screen.
Todo Sobre Mi Madre:
Wednesday, February 26th, 2003 (7-10 PM) @ Heroy Auditorium
(English Subtitles)
(All About My
Mother)
A single mother in Madrid
sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an
actress's autograph.
She goes to Barcelona to find the lad's father, a transvestite
named Lola who does not know he has a child. First
she finds her friend, Agrado, also a transvestite; through him she
meets Rosa, a young nun bound for El Salvador,
and by happenstance, becomes the personal assistant of Huma Rojo,
the actress her son admired. She helps Huma
manage Nina, the co-star and Huma's lover, and she becomes Rosa's
caretaker during a dicey pregnancy. With
echoes of Lorca, "All About Eve," and "Streetcar Named Desire,"
the mothers (and fathers and actors) live out grief,
love, and friendship. Displaying Almodovar's trademark visual
style and a unusually strong sense of character-driven
drama, Todo Sobre Mi Madre/All About My Mother received a highly
anticipated theatrical run in Spain before winning
the Best Director award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival; in 2000,
Almodovar would receive the Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film.
Baran:
Tuesday, March 4th, 2003 (7-10 PM) @ Hall of Languages (Room TBA)
(English Subtitles)
From the director of Children of Heaven and The Color of
Paradise comes this moving tale of the relationship
between a young Iranian construction worker and an immigrant
laborer from Afghanistan. A workplace rivalry
disappears when the Iranian man realizes the Afghan worker is
actually a teenaged girl desperately trying to
provide for her needy family. The revelation changes both their
lives as they now share a dangerous secret and
possible romance. "...it's the saddest story of love in a long
while, yet liberating in the way it instills a sense of
oneness with all humanity" (Peter Howell, Toronto Star).
Maxwell Cultural Fair
Songs, Dances, and
Performances from Around the World!
Thursday, February 27th, 2003 (6 PM) @ 220 Eggers Hall (Public
Events Room)
Light food and beverages from around the world served at 6:00 pm.
The program will begin at 6:30 pm.
To View Pictures of this event, go to:
http://student.maxwell.syr.edu/irsa/main/One_World_Performance_2003_photos.htm
A performance of rock and pop songs from Belgium and Holland that were and still are very popular in the lowlands. The songs are in Dutch and were written and played by groups such as Clouseau, Guus Meeuis, Noordkaap, and Raymond Van Het Groenewoud.
A demonstration of American Fusion Belly dance, which combines elements from Egyptian, Moroccan, Tunisian and other styles of dance.
Argentinean Folk Song
by Joshua
DeLong, Yusuke Tanno, Professor Bill Horrace, and Pritham Bhagoti Khalsa
A rendition of the Argentinean folksong Solo Le Pido A Dios" (I only ask of God that I not be indifferent to war and injustice), written by Leon Gieo, a famous Argentinean songwriter. Joshua will sing and play guitar, accompanied by Yusuke on back-up guitar, Professor Horrace on stand-up bass, and Pritham on cajon (percussion). Following this song, they will end with some free-flow "Bossa Nova" from Brazil.
Indian Vocal
Songs
by Sripriya Krithivasan
An assortment of Indian music pieces,
accompanied by the recorded sound of a tanpura, a classical Indian instrument
that provides a tonic note.
Taegum (Korean
Flute)
by Jihyun Park
A display of the taegum, the largest and most representative transverse flute of Korea. It is made of yellow bamboo. Of all Korean wind instruments, the Taegum produces the softest and the most graceful tone, and so, it is used for solo and ensemble in court and folk music, and for accompaniment of lyric songs.
Flamenco
Dancing
by Pritham Bhagoti Khalsa, Yusuke Tanno, and Joshua
DeLong
A version of a "Soleares," which is referred to as the mother of flamenco because other flamenco forms are derived from it. The name is comes from the word "soledad," which means loneliness or solitude, and reflects the general mood of this dance/song form. The dance will be accompanied by Yusuke and Joshua on the guitar.
Pizza Roundtable Discussion
Globalization's
Impact on Gender Relations in Rural India
Tuesday, March 5th, 2003 (12:00 - 12:45 PM) @ 341 Eggers Hall (GAI)
Join Anthropology Professor Susan
Wadley for an informal roundtable discussion on the effects of
globalization on gender relations
in rural India.
PIZZA AND BEVERAGES WILL BE PROVIDED.
Contact: Sandip Mehta (email him at his maxwell.syr.edu account) to get involved in the planning of the One World Cultural Conference!