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RECENT EVENTS
ART EXHIBITION
Empathy
A group exhibition Curated Dr. Doris
Chu and
International Society's Curatorial Committee
July 6 to August 31, 2002
Opening Reception Saturday, July 6, 2-4 pm
Gallery hours Tuesday - Saturday, 9:30am - 5:00pm
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ARTISTS
Rachel B. Abrams, Maureen
Albano, Dennis Bartlett, Martha Bedrosian,
Wilber M. Blair, Linda Bond, Carolyn
Callahan, Julia Cowing, Anita Dana,
Esme Ye Disch, Gary Duehr, May Emery,
Teeyeachee Ferguson, Dan Goldberg, David
Griffin, Ruth Hagearty, Maureen A. Joyce,
Stefanie Klavens, Laura Mack, Patrick
Maloney, Alessandra Mariano, Lydia Martin, Robin
Masi Nancy McCarthy, Yoshiro Sanbonmatsu, Lydia
Nettler, Sharon Rosse, Leslie Schomp,
Myra Bohannon Serrins, Christine Slevin,
Grace Summanen,
Charyl Weissbach
 
3, 4
1, Mermaid with Red
Hand of Fate by Christine Slevin
2. Winter Interior by Ruth Hagearty
3. The Call by Wilber M. Blair
4. The Peaceful Room by Stefanie Klavens
Empathy--mental entering
into the feeling or spirit of a person or thing.
An actor feels what the character he portrays feels.
He identifies himself with the character. He
thinks he is that character.
A famous Taoist philosopher
of the 4th century B.C., Zhuang Zhou, thinks of himself
as a butterfly. He feels the freedom and happiness
of the butterfly.
The tragedy of September
11 profoundly changed me. A foreign student
at first, who chose to reside in Boston, until 9/11,
I always regarded myself as a sojourner, a guest.
But during and after that horrifying tragedy, I felt
for the first time that I was an American. I
am empathetic with the ethos of America. I feel
the pain when a solder dies for this country. I
cry with the family members of the fallen solders.
It is this feeling that compelled me to choose
"Empathy" as the theme of this show. But of course,
each artist has total freedom to interpret the meaning
of the word. Curator
of the show
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Spirit
of the East
featuring
artists of
The Chinese
Painting Guild
May 7 - June 15, 2002
Opening
Reception: Saturday, May 11 4- 6pm
Calligraphy Demonstration,
June 15 at 2:30pm
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
9:30am- 5:00pm
In conjunction with this year's
Spirit of the East exhibition, renowned calligrapher
Professor Qian Shen Bai will be demonstrating on
Saturday, May 18th at the Gallery. 1-4 PM
Classical Chinese Instrument Recital Saturday, June
15 1-4 PM
"Harmony with Nature", a recital of Gu-zheng and
Gu-qin. Gu-gin is an instrument favored by Chinese
scholars. There are less than 300 people play
this ancient instrument today. This is a rare
opportunity to see and hear these rare instrument!
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1/5 - 2/6/2002
Vignette: An exhibition
of Poetry, Painting, and Photography
by Neicei Degan, Nunzio Luca, and
Jon Yoh--The exhibition
in three mediums, presents the work of artists expressisng
their views on the natural landscape.
4/2 - 4/30/2002
New England Jazz Hall of
Fame Documentary
a documentary exhibition
of Photographs, appreciation pieces, narration,
film and biographical materials of the first 10
inductees into the New England Jazz hall of fame,
presented By International Society and New England
Jazz Alliance,
Sept.
3 -- Oct. 15, 2001
Cross
the Mongolian Prairie: Recent Paintings by Chaolun
Baatar
At the Tremont Gallery
  
Gallery hours: Tues - Sat, 9:30am
- 5:00pm, through Oct. 15, 2001
Beijing
Memory: Streets and Alleys, Doors and Gates
Portrayed in oil on canvas by Zheng
Yuanan
on View at the Tremont Gallery
Aug. 2 - Aug.1, 2001
 
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saterday,
9:30am - 5:00pm, through Augus 31, 2001
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THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
By
resident theatre companies of I.S.
9/4/02 - 9/29/02
Under Milk Wood
Produced by Ablaze, a Resident Company of I.S.
1/27/2002 - 2/27/2002
Fresh
Fruit Has Venus Envy
Produced by Fresh Fruit Production,
a Resident Company of I.S.
January 31 thru February 17, 2002
a series of hilarious
performances featuring the zany humor, larger-than-life
costumes, and absurd parodies that audiences expect
from Fresh Fruit.
2/20/2002 - 3/17/2002
MACBETH,
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jason Slavick
Produced by Boston TheatreWorks, A Resident Company
of I.S.
5/2/2002 - 5/6/2002
Broadways,
A
Music and Dance Performance
Featuring members of Young
at Art of the Wang Center for the Performing Arts
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TREMONT MUSIC SERIES
Tue, 5/21/2002 Saxophonist
Jorrit Dijkstra in solo set Larry Roland solo bass
set pianist Soo-Jung Kae with Chang U Choi on bass
Tue, 6/11/2002 Tom
Hall's Section 1 and the Brendan Murray Quintet
Tue, 7/16/2002 Free
improvisational Brass quintet "Cochlear Mechanics"
and New York Sound Artist Joseph Reinsel
Tue, 8/6/2002 Sound
and Spirit
Sunday, 8/18/2002 at 3:00pm The
Jeff Song (cello)/Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion)
Duo and The Curt Newton (percussion)/ Hans Poppel
(piano) Duo
Tue, 8/20/2002 Adam
James Wilson Quintet and Piano/percussion duo Gordon
Beeferman and Jeff Arnal
Tue, 10/1/02
Tue, 11/5/02
Thr, 12/12/02 Other
Dimensions In Music
{William Parker, Roy Campbell, Daniel
Carter, Rashid Bakr] and Joe Morris Trio
Tickets: $10
Jazz
Concerts
at the Tremont Theatre
International Society presents Its Own
Boston Jazz Repertory Orchestra
Carl Atkins and Bill Lowe, Co-Artistic
Director
At The Tremont
Feb. 11, 2002, at 8:00pm
A Duke Ellington Program
Tickets: $10, $8 for seniors and students
available at the door
Mar. 11, 2002
to be announced
Apr 8, 200
to be announced
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Chinese
Dulcimer Music
Aug. 31, at 2:30pm Performed
by Qin Jun's studio musicians
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FASHION EXHIBIT
Cross Current
Fashion Bridging the East and West
designed
by Li You-en
Life models showing
the new collection
September 8, 2001, at 8:00pm
  
International Society is pleased to
present a collection of new fashion designed by Li
You-en. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept.8,
at 8:00pm at the Tremont Theatre, 276 Tremont Street
(next to the Wang Center,) Li You-en is a costume
and scenery designer for the stage as well as a fashion
designer trained by by Shanghai Drama Institute and
Boston University's School for the Arts. He was a
faculty of costume and make-up at his alma mater in
Shanghai before coming to Boston. He spent years researching
the clothing and adornments of the minority groups
in southwest China. Eventually he contributed to the
publication of a major work entitled Clothing and
Adornments of China's Minority Nationalities.
Inspired by the unusual decorative elements in the
clothing of the different minority groups Li You-en
set out to design this collection of apparel that
fuses high fashion with ethnic motifs.
Other links of interest
Calendar 2001
What's New
Theatre Productions
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Theatre
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4/16, 2002 at 8:00pm
3/12, at 8:00pm
2/12, 2002 at 8:00pm
1/15, 2002 at 8:00pm
9/11/2001 at 8:00pm
8/14/2001 at 8:00pm
Nyquist (experimental electroacoustic) and Naftule's
Dream (experimental klezmer)
8/24/2001 at
8:00pm
Featuring Billy Bang Quintet
Performers:
Billy Bang: violin
Frank Lowe: tenor saxophone,
Naoko Ono: piano
Todd Nicholson: bass
Abbey Rader: drums
Jazz violinist Billy
Bang returns to Boston as a bandleader for the first
time in more that 15 years with a new quintet featuring
his long time collaborator, tenor saxophonist Frank
Lowe. A leading figure of the New
York avant garde since the 1980s, Bang, has been
praised in the Boston Phoenix for his "sonic explorations,
grounded in the bedrock of African American music."
Early in his career,
Bang made waves as a founding member of the String
Trio of New York in which his streetwise, down-home
feeling counterbalanced the more academic extremes
of guitarist James Emery and bassist John Lindberg.
In the '80s, his own albums as a leader, most notably
The Fire From Within, Rainbow Gladiator, and Valve
No. 10 (all on Soul Note) combined a reckless swing
with a mile wide Romantic streak. Recording in the
1990s, primarily for the Canadian Justin Time label
and with Chicago percussionist Kahil el Zabar, Bang
has returned to the United States after a four-year
stint in Berlin and is now recording prolifically
once again. Recent releases include a reunion recording
with Frank Lowe, One for Jazz (No More) and a new
duet with el Zabar Spirits Entering (Delmark). The
Vietnam Project, dedicated to his experiences in
the Vietnam War, is forthcoming from Justin Time
release. Saxophonist Lowe is one of Bang's most
fruitful musical partners, appearing on eight albums
with him, including Intensive Care (Cadillac) by
The Jazz Doctors, which also featured the late drummer
Denis Charles and the late bassist Raphael Garrett.
Lowe combines a blistering, earthy swing indebted
to the funky, hard-hitting sound of his native Memphis
with the sonic urgency and abstractions of free
jazz. Most of his classic albums of the 1980s are
now out of print, but the recently reissued Duet
Exchange (Knit Classics) with drummer Rashied Ali
features some of his strongest playing on record.
He recently released his first domestic recordings
in more than a decade, the aforementioned One for
Jazz with Billy Bang, and Soul Folks (both on No
More records). The quintet that Bang brings to Boston
features a strong rhythm section, including pianist
Naoko Ono, bassist Todd Nicholson, and drummer Abbey
Rader.
This is an all ages
event, and tickets are available for $12 at the
door. Public information and directions can be obtained
at http://www.sublingual.com, or by calling (617)
542-4599. For further inquiries, contact Jonathan
LaMaster at (781) 388-9855, info@sublingual.com.
Jazz
Concerts
9/10/2001, 8:00pm Jazz Concert featuring
"Boston Jazz Repertory Orchestra At The Tremont,"
a 16 piece jazz band lead by Carl Atkins and Bill
Lowe. Tickets: $10
2) Boston Jazz
Repertory Orchestra Concert Series
International Society presents
Boston Jazz Repertory Orchestra
Carl Atkins and Bill Lowe, Co-Artistic Director
At The Tremont
Feb. 11, 2002, at 8:00pm
A Duke Ellington Program
Tickets: $10, $8 for seniors and students
available at the door
Mar. 11, 2002
Apr. 8, 2002
3) International
Society/New England Jazz Alliance
Joint Program
at the Tremont Theatre
Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at 8:00pm
Eula at the Tremont
Featuring Vocalist Eula Lawrence , pianist Chris
Taylor, Bassist Ron Mahdi. and drummer Ron Savage
Tickets: $14, members and students, $10
Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at 3:00pm
Jazz Concert and Christmass Party
Tickets:
A musical celebration and ceremony at which
the names of the first 10 jazz artists elected
to the New England Jazz Hall of Fame will be
announced.
Monday, January 21,
2002, 8:00 PM
Victor Mendosa and his Latin Jazz Quintet.
(for reviews, bio material check out www.victormendoza.com)
Monday, February 18, 8:00 PM
NEJA Music Series
Trombonist Tony Lada Quartet.
March 18, 8:00 PM
Salim Washington, Bobby Ward and the Roxbury
Blues Aesthetic
Concert
Series to Commemorate
New England Jazz Hall Of Fame Documentary Exhibition
Monday, April 1-Exhibit opening (reception
at 6:30), featuring the Herb Pomeroy Quartet
Tuesday, April 2-Tribute to Paul Gonsalves,
featuring Andy McGhee and Jimmy Woode
Wednesday, April 3-Tribute to the Hall of
Fame saxophonists, featuring Dick Johnson, Greg
Abate and the Al Vega Trio
Monday, April 8- "Jaki Byard, Bill Barron
and Beyond," featuring Bill Lowe, Carl Atkins
and the Boston Jazz Repertory Orchestra
Tuesday, April 9-Tribute to Bobby Hackett
by Ruby Braff and his quintet Wednesday,
April 10-Sabby Lewis Tribute by the Paul
Broadnax Quintet Wednesday,
April 17-Tribute to Alan Dawson and Tony
Williams, featuring Bobby Ward, John Ramsay
and Billy Pierce Monday,
April 29-Closing celebration (reception
at 6:30), featuring NEJA family and friends
Tickets for April 1 opening and April 29
closing celebration are $30. All other concerts
are $20. Members of International Society and
New England Jazz Alliance will get $5 discount
for each or $100 for the entire series.
Tributes to all 10 New England
Jazz Hall of Fame inductees will follow throught
2002 along with musican and educational programs
for children
Jazz by Day
Throughout the month during exhibit hours,
there also will be free lunch-time concerts,
films, programs for children and music discussion
groups. Following are some of those special
events and programs. (admission-free unless
otherwise noted)
Tuesday, April 2, at 1 p.m. - Video/presentation
on Paul Gonsalves and New England's other Duke
Ellington saxophonists.
Saturday, April 6, at 12:30 p.m. - Lunch-time
concert co-sponsored by Musicians Union Local
9-535. 2:30-4 p.m.
Thursdays April 4, 11, 18 and 25 - "The
Rhythms and Harmonies of Jazz" for children
K-3. Fee $2 per session per child.
Tuesday April 9, at 12:30-5 p.m. - "Old-time
Jazz" talk and performance by John Clark and
Henry "Thins" Francis; films on Ruby Braff and
Bobby Hackett and more jazz talk
Friday, April 12, at 12:30 p.m. - TGIF Lunch-time
concert co-sponsored by Musicians Union Local
9-535.
Sat. April 13, at 1-3 p.m. - Book signing
by Eric Nisenson, author of "BLUE, The Murder
of Jazz."
Tues-Sat, April 16-20, 1p.m. and 3 p.m.,
- During school vacation week, there will be
jazz by young people, including Lisa Yves and
her Young Beboppers.
April 19-20, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., - Exhibit
of selected works by the late artist and "Jazz
Loft" host David X. Young; meet Young's daughter,
Eliza
Links of related interests
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