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Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 11:05:05 -0500
From: Meredith King <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Japanese language program events
UVM JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM ANNOUNCES SEMESTER EVENTS
The Japanese language program at the University of Vermont invites the
public to attend the following events in UVM's Living/Learning Center:
Thursday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Fireplace Lounge: Film, "Makioka Sisters,"
based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Four daughters of an old merchant
family unknowingly face the end of a gentler way of life in Osaka, Japan, in
1938. Directed by Kon Ichikawa. (Refreshments served.)
Thursday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Fireplace Lounge: Slides and photos from
Japan in the 1950s and '90s, "Japan Now and Then," presented by Norman
Pellett, professor emeritus of plant and soil science; Chester Liebs,
professor emeritus of history; and students from the Japanese language
program. (Refreshments served.)
Wednesday, March 12, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Weathervane Dining Room: Japanese music.
Wednesday, March 26, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Weathervane Dining Room: Japanese
animation.
Thursday, April 3, 7:30 p.m., Fireplace Lounge: Film, "The Tale of Genji,"
a powerful epic of love, intrigue and torment of nobleman Hikaru Genji. This
faithful adaptation of Murasaki Shikbu's literary masterpiece evokes the
spirit and grandeur of the Heian era, a period when the Japanese
passionately pursued music and literature.
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m., Fireplace Lounge: Film, "Okoge," a
contemporary sexual comedy. A young woman becomes entwined with two gay men
having an affair. Directed by Takehiro Nakajima.
Wednesday, April 16, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Weathervane Dining Room: Workshop on
Japanese brush painting, presented by students in the program.
Wednesday, April 23, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Weathervane Dining Room: "Tea
Ceremony," an informal, hands-on workshop conducted by Junko Yano with
translation by students in the Japanese language program.
For more information, contact the Japanese language program at 656-4477.
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