Around the World in One Day

MONDAY, MARCH 29-FRIDAY APRIL 2, 2004
302 FRIST CAMPUS CENTER

Film Festival:

• Monday, March 29; 302 Frist at 8pm - YUGOSLAVIA

• Underground (1995) by Emir Kusturica
• Afghanistan Unveiled (2004) by Soraya Umewaka '06, 10 minute-long documentary film
• Tokyo Trains-Movement and Stagnation (2004) by Soraya Umewaka '06, 2 minute-long documentary film
• Tuesday, March 30 302; Frist at 8pm - BRAZIL
• Central do Brazil (1998) by Walter Salles
• Afghanistan Unveiled (2004) by Soraya Umewaka '06, 10 minute-long documentary film
• Tokyo Trains-Movement and Stagnation (2004) by Soraya Umewaka '06, 2 minute-long documentary film
• Wednesday, March 31; 302 Frist at 8pm - TURKEY
• Vizontele (2001) by Yilmaz Erdogan & Omar Faruk Sorak
• Afghanistan Unveiled (2004) by Soraya Umewaka '06, 10 minute-long documentary film
• Tokyo Trains-Movement and Stagnation (2004) by Soraya Umewaka '06, 2 minute-long documentary film
• Thursday, April 1; 185 Nassau Street at 7:30pm - MAURITANIA
• Heremakono: Waiting for Happiness (2002) by Abderrahmane Sissako, in 35mm, in Arabic and French with English subtitles
• Friday, April 2; Nassau 185 at 7:30pm - ITALY
• Screened by the Department of French and Italian The Manuscript Of the Prince (2000) by Roberto Ando

Regional Exhibitions

• Kickoff Show at 1pm with Drummers, Lion and Dragon Dance
• activities for children from the community prepared in co-operation with SVC
• food festival
• interactive workshops: students and community members teach some regional dances and games
• international music played all day long
• screenings of cartoons from all over the world

  The regional exhibitions of the International Festival were a dynamic part of the day, consisting of interactive displays, workshops, games, performances, and even regional souvenirs available for sale. A wide range of unergraduate and graduate cultural, ethnic, and regional groups were represented; from the Asian drummers to Akwaaba, and even the Go club! Those who came were able to see the Chinese lion dance and learn the steps, watch Czech children's movies, learn how to operate Taiwanese hand puppets and practice Portuguese slang, and much much more... The regional exhibitions were interesting and entertaining for all curious minds - no matter their age! They were especially enjoyable and engaging for families with children.

Cultural and Fashion Show

  The Cultural Show - a culmination of the International Festival - took place on Saturday, April 3rd, 2004 at 8pm in Dillon Gym.The show began with the flag procession representing nationalities found on campus. The program for the night was organized according to various regions of the world and went along with our theme of "Around the World in One Day". Complete program of the perfomances can be viewed below. It was an engaging and thrilling combination of reginal dances, traditions and music. The Fashion Show was incorporated into the performances, it was not only spectacular due to a very large number of costumes collected this year (there were about 50 outfits representing all the continents) but also particularly entertaining for the audience because of its more interactive approach. Our ‘models?walked or often danced along the runway accompanied by cheers from the crowd and flashes of many cameras. This year we were also very happy to match the musical background with the national costumes presented as well as have an MC to introduce the outfits. It is worth noting that we had both, some graduate students and public members modeling their attire together with many international undergraduates.

CULTURAL SHOW PROGRAM:

1. Flag Procession

   various

2. Triple Eight = Contemporary Asian Dance Troupe

   Our dance piece is a combination of two styles of dance: traditional Asian fan dance and modern choreography (we're also debating about whether to include a Filipino bamboo dance, but that's still questionable). The fan dance incorporates the gracefulness of Asian dance techniques and the beauty of Asian culture. The modern choreography is a high-energy hip hop piece along with a step routine

3. Chinese Lion Dancers

   Chinese Lion Dance

4. Pipa Player

   Rong Lu South

5. Naacho - Indian Dance Troupe
6. Sitar Player

   Rukmini Reddy

7. Kalaa - Classical Indian Dance Troupe
8. Rong Lu - Pipa solo: the dance of the Yi people.

   The pipa is a Chinese four stringed lute with a pear-shaped body. It has a history of over 2000 years, as a leading Chinese orchestral and accompaniment instrument as well as a distinctive solo instrument.

9. Raks Middle Eastern Dance Troupe

FASHION SHOW PROGRAM:

10. Arab-Andalusian veil dance

    Sophie Lucas-Herrera

    "Arches"
    Music: Simon Shaheen & Qantara, "Al-Qantara"
    Choreography: Elena Lentini/Sophie Lucas-Herrera

11. Gumboot Dancers

    Fatou Sagnang and other girls

    This is a South African dance that was performed by the people working in the mines. The aspect that makes this dance so special is that it does not involve music. The dancers make the music with their plastic mining boots and move according to the sound made with the boots.

12. The Black Arts Company

    African dance piece, titled "Lamban" and a contemporary one "Kiss Kiss"

13. The High Steppers

13. Flamenco Puro
14. Tapcats

    A traditional Irish step dancing piece choreographed by one of the group members

15. Capoeira

    Will present afro-brazilian music and give a presentation of
    capoeira which is an artform combining acrobatics, martial arts, dance and rhythm

16. Juggling Club - Darren Geist

    Juggling cigar boxes, balls, and maybe a diabolo.

17. Disiac

    Will be performing to a reggae medley including songs by Shaggy, Elephant Man and Buju Baton.  There are 8 people in the piece, 4 men, 4 women. The dance is a mixture of ska movement, Jamaican reggae moves and hip hop