With its detailed embroidery and elegant shapes, Qingyang sachets, also known as fragrant pouches or chu chu (hidden stitch) represent blessing of good luck and happiness and are used to avoid illnesses and evil spirits.
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Artist Talk: Beyond East and West
Join three of the world’s foremost border- and boundary-crossers for a discussion on working across genres and cultures, bridging east and west, and opening a truly global dialogue through music. Dave Liang (Shanghai Restoration Project) has worked with traditional American and Chinese musicians, Japanese pop singers, rappers, Chinese animators and more; while Wu Man and Haruka Fujii count Philip Glass, Tan Dun, Kronos Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma and others as collaborators in their quests to bridge east and west, classical and contemporary and more.
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Friday, July 11, 2014
7:00PM – 7:45PM
Zone 6
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto Ontario
Sachet-Making (Gansu Province, China)
With detailed embroidery and elegant shapes, Qingyang sachets, also known as “fragrant pouches” or chu chu (“hidden stitch”), represent blessings of good luck and happiness and are used to avoid illnesses and evil spirits.
In Qingyang, in the western province of Gansu, these “fragrant pouches” are made with a sewing technique that conceals the stitches on the surface of the sachet. Made from silk and embroidered with colorful patterns, they are stuffed with herbs such as cinnabar, calamus, wormwood and chrysanthemum and used traditionally to absorb odors, repel insects and guard against evil spirits. In addition to being displayed and worn during Dragon Boat Festival, couples also exchange them as tokens of affection.
Clay Figurines (Tianjin, China)
Tianjin Clay Figurines are some of the most recognizable and famous pottery forms in China, and created by manually kneading and carving clay into detailed animal or human characters.
The artists who make these figurines, which are exchanged as gifts during holidays, draw their inspiration from characters in classical literature, stage dramas and folktales, as well as scenes from everyday life. This 2000-year-old tradition employs a mixture of clay, fiber, river sand and water, but today, artists incorporate other materials such as plastic, stone, wood and metal, and are occasionally commissioned to make pieces based on photographs.
Deep Fried China
For China Now, Montreal-based Parker Mah, aka DJ Rhythm & Hues, digs deep into his collection for his take on the new sound of China. Enjoy the music and spring rolls from Taste of Asia.
PRICES
Everyone: FREE
Friday, July 11, 2014
6:30PM – 8:00PM
235 Queens Quay West