BOLLYWOOD AND ANIME IN AMERICA
April 15th 2010 01:43
At the American Museum of Natural History
Festive weekend will feature performances, films, conversations,and hands-on activities for the entire family.
Global Weekends:
Bollywood and Anime in America, a weekend program at the American Museum of Natural History that will feature performances, conversations, films, and hands-on activities with contemporary connections to the Museum's exhibition Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World. Social media sites drive modern cultural exchange in a contemporary parallel to the ancient Silk Road. One example of such exchange is the spread of India's Bollywood films and Japanese anime throughout the world. Learn about both art forms and enjoy music, dance, and more in this festival for the entire family.
BAX Dance Company will perform a fun and colorful mix of popular high energy Bollywood dances. Pooja Narang, choreographer/founder of Bollywood Axion, will teach lively Bollywood dance movements. Shing02, hip hop rapper best known for Samurai Champloo's opening song, will perform live.
Re/Making of American Pop Culture, a cross-cultural conversation on Bollywood and anime, will feature independent Bollywood film critic Aseem Chhabra, president of New York-Tokyo event media company Taeko Baba, author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. Roland Kelts, and Dr. Madhulika Khandelwal, director of the Asian/American Center at Queens College.
Film screenings will include Chakde! India, which follows the life of a Muslim field hockey player; Yona Yona Penguin, an anime feature about a little girl obsessed with penguins; Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers, about a young soldier who heads to the battle to save his childhood friend; and Bride & Prejudice, a Bollywood-style musical that retells Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice.
VIEW TRAILER HERE
The Anime Galleria will feature an Anime Trailer Marathon that includes a collection of 2009/2010 titles by anime distributors including Aniplex and FUNimation; video games Monster Hunter Tri! by Capcom, Astro Boy by D3P, and Ponyo to the Rescue by Disney Interactive; popular manga provided by VIZ Media, TOKYOPOP, and others; a rare collection of original Astroboy tin toys from the 1960s from Toy Tokyo; a demo on how to make figures by Gundam Planet; introducing ATAKU.TV for the ability to view anime on mobile phones; and the opportunity to create anime yourself with computer software.
Please note, not all performances/films are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. For a complete schedule of events, including a detailed list of dates and times, please call 212-769-5315 or visit amnh.org/bollywoodanime.
Support for Global Weekends is made possible, in part, by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the Tolan Family, and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt.
WHEN: Saturday, April 17 (noon-5:30 pm) and Sunday, April 18 (12:30-5 pm)
WHERE:Kaufmann and Linder Theaters, Grand Gallery, and other halls
The American Museum of Natural History
ADMISSION: Free with Museum Admission
CLICK HERE to see google map
CONTACT 212-769-5315 or visit amnh.org/bollywoodanime
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
(o) 212.769.5310 (f) 212.769.5006
Email:leschen@amnh.org
Twitter: @LSE14
Festive weekend will feature performances, films, conversations,and hands-on activities for the entire family.
Global Weekends:
Bollywood and Anime in America, a weekend program at the American Museum of Natural History that will feature performances, conversations, films, and hands-on activities with contemporary connections to the Museum's exhibition Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World. Social media sites drive modern cultural exchange in a contemporary parallel to the ancient Silk Road. One example of such exchange is the spread of India's Bollywood films and Japanese anime throughout the world. Learn about both art forms and enjoy music, dance, and more in this festival for the entire family.
Pooja Narang courtesy: Bollywood Axion
Re/Making of American Pop Culture, a cross-cultural conversation on Bollywood and anime, will feature independent Bollywood film critic Aseem Chhabra, president of New York-Tokyo event media company Taeko Baba, author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. Roland Kelts, and Dr. Madhulika Khandelwal, director of the Asian/American Center at Queens College.
Film screenings will include Chakde! India, which follows the life of a Muslim field hockey player; Yona Yona Penguin, an anime feature about a little girl obsessed with penguins; Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers, about a young soldier who heads to the battle to save his childhood friend; and Bride & Prejudice, a Bollywood-style musical that retells Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice.
VIEW TRAILER HERE
Please note, not all performances/films are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. For a complete schedule of events, including a detailed list of dates and times, please call 212-769-5315 or visit amnh.org/bollywoodanime.
Support for Global Weekends is made possible, in part, by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the Tolan Family, and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt.
WHEN: Saturday, April 17 (noon-5:30 pm) and Sunday, April 18 (12:30-5 pm)
WHERE:Kaufmann and Linder Theaters, Grand Gallery, and other halls
The American Museum of Natural History
ADMISSION: Free with Museum Admission
CLICK HERE to see google map
CONTACT 212-769-5315 or visit amnh.org/bollywoodanime
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
(o) 212.769.5310 (f) 212.769.5006
Email:leschen@amnh.org
Twitter: @LSE14
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