SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER
9am Blessing Ceremony Buddhist Council of New South Wales Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation
Guided tours 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm
EVENTS: 10.30am Chinese Dance Ming Der Chinese School and Nantien Chinese School
11.30am Korean Music and Dance Sydney Traditional Korean Dance Group and Sehsekhoi
11.30am Fundays Tour Zhenmou Shou, The Guide from the Grave. A fierce but friendly tomb guardian springs to life with the bang of a drum to lead an Asian treasure hunt.
12 noon-4pm Origami Learn to fold your own flowers and animals from a simple square of paper.
12.30pm South Indian Dance Dhamayanthy Balaraju and students
1-4pm Tea from the East Tasteful harmonies in the tea traditions of China, Korea and Japan
1pm Lecture The Compassionate Couple: Two Monumental Buddhist Sculptures from India. International expert Dr Pratapaditya Pal speaks on the Gallery's recent acquisitions.
1.30pm Tibetan Music and Dance Nyima Tashi and Dawa Dolma
1.45pm Fundays Tour Zhenmou Shou, The Guide from the Grave. A fierce but friendly tomb guardian springs to life with the bang of a drum to lead an Asian treasure hunt.
2pm Free Film Sanchari (Dir: Arun Khopkar 1991) Documentary on Bharatanatyam dance.
2.30pm Free Film Monsoon Wedding (Dir: Mira Nair, 2002)
2.30pm Lao Music and Dance Lao Buddhist Society of NSW Sunday Dhamma School Lao Classical Band, Lao Lane Xang Dancing School and Khamsene Sychampanakone and Band
3.30pm Chinese Opera Peking Opera - The Drunken Concubine performed by Gui Lan Zhou Shanghai Opera. The Qing Tan performed by Pei Dong Jiang Australian Chinese Opera Art Association. | | SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER
9am Blessing Ceremony Hindu offerings to Ganesha in prayer for auspicious beginnings.
Guided tours 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm
EVENTS: 10.30am Indian Kuchipudi Dance Vimala Sharma
11.30am Thai Dance Thai Community Language School
11.30am Fundays Tour Zhenmou Shou, The Guide from the Grave. A fierce but friendly tomb guardian springs to life with the bang of a drum to lead an Asian treasure hunt.
12 noon Calligraphy Demonstration Witness the Dragon in the Clouds as it emerges from the hand of artist Liang Xiao Ping
12 noon�4pm Origami Learn to fold your own flowers and animals from a simple square of paper.
12.30pm Classical Concert Australian Institute of Music
1-4pm Brush and ink Artist Demonstrations Your name in Chinese characters and your animal zodiac sign created with the touch of a brush. Australian Chinese Painting Society and Australian Oriental Calligraphy Society
1.30pm Chinese Music and Dance Da Tong Chinese School
1.45pm Fundays Tour Zhenmou Shou, The Guide from the Grave. A fierce but friendly tomb guardian springs to life with the bang of a drum to lead an Asian treasure hunt.
2pm Free Film Sanchari (Dir: Arun Khopkar 1991) Documentary on Bharatanatyam dance.
2.30pm Free Film Monsoon Wedding (Dir: Mira Nair, 2002)
2.30pm Indian Dance Anandavalli
3.30pm Javanese Music and Dance Langen Suka Sydney Gamelan |