GRANT INFORMATION SESSION
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 3:00PM
Chinese American Arts Council
456 Broadway, 3 rd Floor

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) announces its application cycle for the 2019 Manhattan Arts Grants supporting arts projects across all of Manhattan.
LMCC’s grants are available to support Manhattan-based artists and arts organizations working in any discipline to share artistic projects and programming with Manhattan audiences and participants. Supported activities include concerts, performances, public art, exhibitions, screenings, festivals, workshops, readings, and more.

Creative Engagement grants provide support to individual artists and organizations to engage and enrich the public through the arts. Often a launching pad for emerging artists and organizations working across disciplines, these grants respond directly to the need for financial support of artists living and working in Manhattan and to the richness and diversity of arts programming they offer across the borough.
Creative Learning grants support Manhattan’s teaching artists and small arts organizations that provide opportunities for in-depth, community-based arts education and enrichment to participants including youth, adults, or seniors.
Both programs award public funds provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and State funds, provided by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Funding is intended for artists and organizations that are not able to apply directly to the City and/or State for arts funding. The application deadline for both programs is Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 5:00pm.

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Performing Date：June 24, 2018 2-5 PM
Venue: Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street, NYC
Preented by: Tong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera Ensemble
Co-sponsored by Chinese American Arts Council

A first-time Chinese opera adaptation of the novel "Gone with the Wind" by American writer Margaret Mitchell.

The proposed project is a full-length production of the Peking opera "Gone With the Wind." This is a play we have been excited to adapt to Chinese Opera for a long time because we believe that many of the themes - strong will, love, fantasy vs. reality, loss, change and survival - are universal human themes that lend themselves well to our dramatic medium. We are foregoing our usual traditional Chinese play this year in the spirit of sharing experiences and cultures in a divisive time.

Tong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera Ensemble consists of a core group of actors and actresses who have worked together on many previous projects, accompanied by additional professionals as needed. Peking opera roles are not interchangeable in the sense that an individual spends decades training in order to properly portray an "old man" or a "clown." The saying goes, "every 10 minutes on stage takes 10 years behind the scenes." Due to the demanding nature of roles requiring not only vocal mastery but often martial arts and perfect stage movements and hand gestures, we only work with professionals actors with made decades' of experience because they have trained since childhood.

Actress: Tong Xiao Ling
Actor: Li Jun
Composer: Weng SiZai

The year of 2018 is the 20th year that Nianbo has been performing Peking Opera on the stage. In order to celebrate this landmark in Nianbo’s art career as well as to present audiences a high-quality Peking Opera Music performance, a Jinghu Concert, will be held on May 19, 2018 at 7pm, in Gerald W. Lynch Theater (524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019).

We endeavor to develop potential Peking Opera lovers. Therefore, this concert will be a non-profit performance. Tickets are free of charge, but any financial support will be very welcome. If you have any questions, please contact jinghu.concert@gmail.com

Performing Date：4/28/2018 2:30 pm
Venue: Flushing Queens Library, 141-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY
Co-presented by Chinese American Arts Council

On April 28th 2018, A Yue Opera will be presented at Flushing Library, in Queens New York.

The Yue Opera Festival is co-presented by Chinese American Arts Council and Overseas Chinese Opera Arts Center in New York.

This year the festival will feature several prominent Yue actors from Shanghai, including two of country level first class opera actors in China.

Ticket Information：212-431-9740

Event Date: Feb 14, 2018 3-5pm
Location: Gallery 456 @ Chinese American Arts Council (456 Broadway, 3F, New York in SOHO)
Co-presented by the Chinese-American Arts Council (CAAC), the Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Association, and the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York (CMENY)l

As the Chinese New Year draws closer, households put up chun-lian: calligraphic works of auspicious poems on red paper to express an aspiration for renewal and happiness in the coming year. To celebrate the Chinese New York, the Chinese-American Arts Council (CAAC), the Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Association, and the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York (CMENY) are holding the first-ever Chun-lian Giveaway! Paper cutting master Shu-Shia SANBORN and master calligrapher and painter Li-fu Zhang will be present providing complimentary chun-lian to the public. The Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Association will moreover be holding tutorials on calligraphy and creating on-the-spot artwork incorporating names of visitors.

Artistic administrator Flavia Lin of the CMENY indicates that the driver of this event is to, on one hand, provide the Chinese-American community in New York with a chance to showcase the spirit of the traditional new year, but also to tie together non-profit organizations in New York to present and preserve traditional Chinese art forms. Alan Chow, chairman of the CAAC, further highlights that beyond promoting the holiday, this event is meant to raise awareness around chun-lian, an important Chinese traditional art form in its own right. The organizers encourage the public to bring their children along to see chun-lian being made and to develop an increased appreciation for Chinese culture and art.


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A Play by Jean-Paul Sartre
Produced by Columbia Blue Glaze Theatre
Chinese media corordinated by CAAC

Directed by CANDICE DING
Time: November 2, 3, 4 at 8PM
Venue: Glicker-Milstein Theatre, Barnard College

ABOUT Columbia Blue Glaze Theatre
Columbia Blue Glaze Theatre is a student-run theatre group founded in 2014. Based at Columbia University, the group constitutes of current students and theatre enthusiasts from the entire New York City. CBGT focuses on recognizing and supporting Asian-heritage talent in the performing arts industry. The group’s productions draw inspiration from East Asian culture and tradition, keeping in mind the importance of blending traditional and contemporary elements for a richer artistic experience.

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/145352482869892/

On September 24, 2017, co-presented by Chinese American Arts Council, celebrating Autumn festival, a Chinese theater performance will be held at Hindu Temple Society of North America in Flushing New York.

The performance will be free admission with general seating.

Date: Sunday, September 24, 2017, 2PM
Venue: Hindu Temple Society of North America, 143-09 Holly Ave, Flushing, New York


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Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC) signed an agreement with Symphony Space's Global Arts Program, in conducting series of Workshop, Cultural Field Trip and After School Program.

In this agreement, during 2017-2018, CAAC will conduct periodic workshops and demonstrations on Chinese Opera and Martial Arts. Artists from CAAC were trained in China and who were stars of the Beijing and Shaoxing Opera Troupes. Recipients of numerous awards for their work in China, these artists specialize in warrior roles and are skilled in many styles of theatrical martial arts. Their performances and workshops introduce students and teachers to works from the Beijing, Shaoxing, Kun and Cantonese Opera repertories.

Teaching artists perform and discuss the five elements of traditional Chinese opera—singing, talking, acting, fighting, and tumbling--with students, providing a deeper understanding of the discipline. An exploration of these elements elicits interactive discussion, learning the five elements in the Mandarin language, and practice with stage fighting skills, movement, and mime.

The workshops and demonstrations will be held throughout the contract period. Please check with Symphony Space for schedule at
https://www.symphonyspace.org
/education/global-arts/
chinese-opera-and-martial-arts

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Performing Date：8/13/17 1:00 pm
Venue: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY
Co-sponsored by Chinese American Arts Council

On August 13th, the 17th Peking Opera Festival will be hosted in Flushing Town Hall, New York.

The Peking Opera Festival is presented by Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company and co-sponsored by Chinese American Arts Council in New York.

This year the festival will feature the principle actor from Tianjin Youth Peking Opera Troupe, a country level first class opera actor in China - Zhang Ker.

Ticket Information：646-772-6201 718-290-6688




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GRANT INFORMATION SESSION
MONDAY, JULY 24, 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Chinese American Arts Council
456 Broadway, 3 rd Floor

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Manhattan Arts Grants support art projects that connect the public to rich artistic experiences through two grant programs, Creative Engagement and Creative Learning. In 2017, LMCC awarded more than $650,000 to Manhattan-based artists, arts groups, and small arts organizations. With support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts, Manhattan Arts Grants programs provide technical support to applicants and awards of up to $8,000 to implement hundreds of arts projects in all disciplines.

First-time applicants must attend a Grant Information Session. Chinese-speaking artists will be invited to additional meetings to learn more about the grant programs and how to apply, and ask individual questions.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 12, 2017, 5pm

All events will be interpreted in Mandarin Chinese.

First-time applicants must attend.

LMCC Contact:
Christine Walia, Program Manager, Grants & Community Initiatives
212-219-9401 ext.129 / To leave a message in Mandarin, call 212-219- 9401 ext. 132
cwalia@lmcc.net

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The play is a full-length production of the Chinese traditional Peking opera. The story follows the epic tale of Tang dynasty (618-907), Emperor Tang Ming Huang and Empress Yang Yu Huan. An initial quarrel sent the Empress back to her chamber. Afterwards, both were so distraught that the Emperor became depressed and fell ill. July 7th is a traditional day to pray for loved ones reunite, the Empress went to a temple to pray. When the Emperor leart of this, he went to meet her at the temple. They reconciled and vowed to stay together for as long as they lived. Soon after, a war broke out. The generals of the palace demand that the Emperor sentence the Empress to death before they would go to the battlefield. The Emperor had no choice but to send his beloved lady to death at the Ma Hui Hill. They reunited in Heaven, where the Emperor and the Empress met and fell in love for the third time.

With Special guest Li Jun

Co-Sponsored by Chinese American Arts Council

Program Information:
June 25th 2017, 2PM
Michael Schimmel center for the Arts at Pace University
3 Spruce Street, New York


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456 Forum @ Gallery 456

May 27, 2017, 7-9:30 PM
456 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013

456 Forum at Gallery 456 presents Performance Series.

​On May 27 2017, 456 Forum presents performances by Peter Evans and Levy Lorenzo, Ingrid Laubrock, and Joe Morris and Charmaine Lee.

7pm
Ingrid Laubrock, saxophone
www.ingridlaubrock.com

7:30pm
Joe Morris, guitar
Charmaine Lee, voice
www.joe-morris.com
www.charmaineleemusic.com

8:15pm
Peter Evans, trumpet
Levy Lorenzo, electronics
www.pevans.squarespace.com
www.levylorenzo.com

*Dates and programme may be subject to change.

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