02/13/2013（Wednesday）- Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something - Red? China's Performing Arts in the 21st Century：a marriage of tradition and modernity, east and west 

The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a talk with Alison Friedman to discuss how China is searching for a new globalized contemporary identity through music, dance and theater.
Taper Hall（THH）116

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089     

Time：4:00-5:30PM

Free, please click here to RSVP.  

Covering an historic arc that reaches from the Cultural Revolution to the 2008 Olympic Games, Alison Friedman looks at how China is searching for a new globalized contemporary identity through music, dance and theater. Examples of artists navigating this search include world-famous classical musicians like Lang Lang and Tan Dun as well as less well-known underground 'Chinese indie' musicians such as Xiao He and the performing artist collective ZuHe Niao.

Ms. Friedman also addresses how performing artists are combining traditional Chinese forms with new influences from the west - or not! - as well as the role of international partners in the field, including festivals, collaborators, funding bodies, and Embassies, and how the international community is affecting China's contemporary performing arts scene, for better or worse（in sickness and in health....） 

Alison M. Friedman is the founding director of Ping Pong Productions, a producing and consulting organization headquartered in Beijing with the mission of cultural diplomacy. Clients include TAO Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, the U.S Embassy in China, the British Council, Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, and Los Angeles Theatre Works. As director of Ping Pong Productions, Ms. Friedman works closely with Chinese and international governments and arts organizations to facilitate collaborations, tours, and lasting artistic relationships.

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and political negotiations, Ms. Friedman has worked in the performing arts in China for more than a decade. She served as international director of the Beijing Modern Dance Company, general manager of Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun's company Parnassus Productions, Inc., and as a producer and host on Chinese national radio and television programs.

Ms. Friedman graduated Phi Beta Kappa/magna cum laude from Brown University with a degree in Chinese Literature/Literary Translation. She was a Fulbright fellow to China, an arts management fellow at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., and a fellow of the International Society for the Performing Arts.

An expert in China's developing arts market, Ms. Friedman lectures internationally in both English and Mandarin Chinese, including keynotes at the National Committee on US-China Relations, Asia Society, Brown University, People's University of China, China International Performing Arts Fair Guangzhou, Fulbright Association 31st Annual Conference, and Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. She has contributed articles and chapters to journals and collections published in the United States, China, and Europe. Ms. Friedman has been cited as an expert on Chinese performing arts by the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and China Daily.

Read about Alison's work in the New York Times and China Daily.

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Other Upcoming USCI Event

02/07/2013 - Screening：Half the Sky - Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

A screening of the documentary series that introduces women who are living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable - and fighting bravely to change them. The film reflects viable and sustainable options for empowerment and offers an actionable blueprint for transformation.
Annenberg Auditorium

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089     

Time：7:00 - 8:30PM

Free, please click here to RSVP. 

02/08/2013 - Screening：Shanghai Calling

The U.S.-China Institute, the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and the Asia Society present a screening of the romantic comedy about Sam Chao（Daniel Henney）, a Chinese American attorney who is sent to China on business, and all the complications that ensue in both his work life and personal life. Followed by a discussion with producer Janet Yang.

The Ray Stark Family Theatre, George Lucas Building, SCA 108
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 90089 

Time：7:00-9:00PM

RSVP full. 

4/8/2013 - Special Screening at the 2013 APBO Conference：Crocodile in the Yangtze - The Story of a Westerner Inside China's Alibaba.com

The USC U.S.-China Institute, the Asia/Pacific Business Outlook Conference, and the Asia Society present a screening of "Crocodile in the Yangtze," followed by a brief discussion with director Porter Erisman.

Davidson Conference Center, Boardroom

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 90089

Time：7:00pm - 9:00pm

Free, please click here to RSVP.

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