Silk Road Cultural EncountersA Winter Quarter-long series of fascinating interdisciplinary events inspired by Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project

“I believe that when we enlarge our view of the world we also deepen our understanding of our own lives and culture.” Yo-Yo Ma

UCSB ArtS & LeCtUreS, UCSB DiviSion of HUmAnitieS AnD fine ArtS And tHe interDiSCipLinAry HUmAnitieS Center PReSent

to purchase tickets to the Silk Road ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performances on Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10 or for more information call the UCSB Arts & Lectures ticket Office at 805.893.3535.

Special courSe offering

Bill Powell • The Silk Road: SighTS, SoundS, and SToRieS Tue & Thu, Jan 9 – Mar 15, 6:30 – 7:45 pm, UCSB 1910 Buchanan Hall, UCSB student enrollment code 54320; Free and open to the public

ongoing exhibit

SoundS of The Silk RoadWed – Sun, Jan 17 – Apr 8, 12 – 5 pm, UCSB University Art Museum • Opening reception Thu, Jan 18, 5 pm; free • Exhibition Walk-through with UCSB Professor Dolores M. Hsu

Thu, Mar 1, 5 pm; free

pre-Show talk

Todd Reynolds & luke duBois • STill life wiTh Mic Thu, Jan 11, 6:30 pm, Contemporary Arts Forum, 2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo • Pre-show talk free • Multi-media performance, 8 pm; $18 general, $13 students and

CAF Members

performance

an evening of chineSe MuSic wiTh wang fei Thu, Jan 18, 8 pm, MultiCultural Center Theater; free

lecture

susan whiTfield • The hiSToRy and MyThology of The Silk Road Mon, Jan 29, 5:30 pm, Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 W. Anapamu St.; free

performance

an evening of Tuvan ThRoaT Singing wiTh Tyva kyzy Fri, Feb 9, 8 pm, Multicultural Center Theater; $15 general, $5 UCSB students, Associated Students Ticket Office at 893.2064

lecture

iRene MaRkoff • ShaManS, MySTicS, MinSTRelS and luTeS: ShadeS of a cenTRal aSian legacy in TRadiTional TuRkiSh SacRed and SeculaR MuSical culTuReWed, Feb 13, 3:30 pm, UCSB Music Building, Room 1145; free

lecture

kyaBje Gehlek RiMPoche • TibeTan buddhiSMWed, Feb 21, 7:30 pm, McCune Conference Room, UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center; free

lecture

dwiGhT Reynolds • The Silk Road – how PRoducTS and ideaS fRoM The eaST ReShaPed weSTeRn civilizaTionThu, Feb 22, 5:30 pm, Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 W. Anapamu St.; free

filmS

Central asia Film Day Sat, Feb 24, Victoria Hall Theater, 33 West Victoria Street, All Day; Individual films: $8 general, $6 UCSB students; Day passes: $20 general, $15 for UCSB students. Call 893.3535 to purchase or for info.

2 pm • Beshkempir – The Adopted Son 4 pm • Travellers & Magicians 7 pm • The Cave of the Yellow Dog 9 pm • The Story of the Weeping Camel

performance & talk

scoTT MaRcus • luTeS of The Silk RoadThu, Mar 1, 6 pm, UCSB MultiCultural Center Theater; free

SympoSium

adeeB khalid • exPloRaTionS of iSlaMic culTuRe in cenTRal aSia Tue, Mar 6, 1 pm, UCSB MultiCultural Center Theater; free

lecture

VicToR h. MaiR • The TaRiM MuMMieS and The MySTeRy of The eaRlieST PeoPleS fRoM The weSTWed, Mar 7, 5:30 pm, Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 W. Anapamu St.; free

open-rehearSal

silk roaD ensemble musiCians rehearse seleCtions From upComing perFormanCes at the arlington theatreWed, Mar 7, 8 pm, McCune Conference Room, UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center; free (Limited seating)

Silk Road Cultural Encounters is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures, the UCSB Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center in collaboration with UCSB East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, the University Art Museum, UCSB East Asia Center, UCSB Department of Music, UCSB Center for Middle East Studies, UCSB Depart-ment of Religious Studies, UCSB MultiCultural Center, Iridian Arts, and Santa Barbara City College Adult Education. For more information visit online at www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

to purchase tickets to the Silk Road ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performances on Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10 or for more information call the UCSB Arts & Lectures ticket Office at 805.893.3535.

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energetiC posture/ intro to tai Ji (with Chao sun pang)Mondays, Jan 8 – Mar 12, 9 – 10:30 am, Wake Center, Thornton Auditorium, 300 N. Turnpike Rd.; Enrollment fee: $48

This class applies the ancient Eastern understanding of balance – Yin and Yang – by increasing awareness of your body’s posture and movement.

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beginning Chinese, seConD termWednesdays, Jan 10 – Mar 14, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Wake Center, Room 16, 300 Turnpike Rd.; Enrollment Fee: TBD

A continuing course for learning basic conversational skills, Chinese Pin Yin system, vocabulary, grammar, Chinese characters and Chinese culture. Instructor: Daoxiong Guan

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healing the baCk: an energetiC way (with Chao sun pang)Wednesdays, Jan 10 – Mar 14, 10:45 am – 12 pm, Wake Center, Thornton Auditorium, 300 N. Turnpike Rd.; Enrollment Fee: $50

This course provides a set of exercises using traditional Chinese energetic methods of manipulation of joints and posture to encourage and strengthen weak areas by using awareness to assist in healing the back.

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tai Ji 24 movements (with Chao sun pang)Wednesdays, Jan 10 – Mar 14, 9 –10:30 am and 7:30 – 9 pm, Wake Center, Thornton Auditorium, 300 N. Turnpike Rd.; Enrollment Fee: $60

The most popular of Tai Ji movement sequences in China, benefits include stress reduction, increased energy and better balance.

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CeramiCs ~ porCelainThursdays, Jan 11 – Mar 15, 9 am – 12 pm and Fridays, Jan 12 – Mar 16, 1 – 4 pm, Schott Center, Room 24, 310 W. Padre St.

Students will experiment with glazes and learn various oriental decorating techniques using green, blue, gray and transparent Celadon glazes. Instructor: Barbara Loebman

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east/west synthesis: the tao oF multi-Dimensional ConsCiousnessSat, Jan 20, 10 am – 5 pm and Sun, Jan 21, 10 am – 4 pm, Thornton Auditorium, Wake Center, 300 N. Turnpike Rd.

In his 10th consecutive year of teaching for SBCC, Chungliang Al Huang will combine a multi-dimensional approach to instill deeper awareness in Tai Ji movement meditation, to enhance musical, visual, linguistic and poetic expressiveness in our daily self-cultivation and practice.

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minD & superminD – the tao oF Compassion: JoyFully partiCi-pating in the eCstasies anD sorrows oF the universeMon, Jan 22, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St.

Chungliang Al Huang, philosopher, artist-calligrapher, bamboo flute player and Tai Ji master-mentor, with Guest Artist, cellist Michael Fitzpatrick.

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spiCes to silk – a Culinary Journey to the anCient Capital oF ChinaSaturdays, Feb 24 – Mar. 17, 10 am – 1 pm, Schott Center, Room 27, 310 W. Padre St.; Opt. fee: $32 food (Limit: 30)

Touching on the highlights of the Silk Route, we will see how different cultures, religions and the traveling merchants merged their culinary discoveries to develop delicious or exotic dishes, from vegetarian to carnivorous. Instructor: Cyndi Woo

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anCient meDiCine in moDern times: Chinese meDiCineThis three-part course features a different topic each week. Instructor: Bernard Unterman, OMD, Lac.

Chinese medicine first Aid Kit • Sat, Mar 17, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm, Schott Center, Room 28, 310 W. Padre St. This workshop will give you the knowledge to effectively and safely use Chinese medicines at home for your personal health care.

the five elements • Tuesdays, Jan 9 – 23, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Schott Center, Room 4, 310 W. Padre St. This course will teach you how to use the Five Elements system within Chinese Medicine to increase your health and help others.

Chinese medicine immune enhancers • Tuesday, Jan 30, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Schott Center, Room 4, 310 W. Padre St. Dr. Unterman will give you highly effective Chinese medicine techniques that are easily applied to increase our resistance to airborne bacteria and viruses.

SAntA BArBArA City CoLLege ADULt eDUCAtion is pleased to offer the following events as part of Silk Road Cultural encounters. each is designated as “A Silk Road Class” in the Winter 2007 SBCC Adult ed Schedule of Classes, available online december 24 at http://ce.sbcc.edu/classes.htm