Highlighting two cultures, China and Canada, and two fantastic dance companies, Wen Wei Dance and The Beijing Modern Dance Company, Under the Skin brings dancers from Canada and China to explore the questions of personal identity, culture, and gender roles. Through the invigorating and abstract movements of dance, the powerful and expressive dancers reveal that…
Lately I’ve been really interested in “time lapse” art – a series of either photos or short video clips taken over a period of time and then shown as a collection in quick succession. It’s common to see time lapse videos of plants growing or flowers blooming, but it’s really cool to see time lapse…
It’s as if the entire world is scrambling to reorder itself as Egypt’s “revolution” seems to have made some sort of difference for now. Uprisings have been reported around the world with varying degrees of failure. However, it seems regarding Libya, there is a real concern in the world that Gaddafi may be the next…
[youtube cdrCalO5BDs] In this video, we follow two boys throughout a course of only one day. The boy on the left probably lives in a country like the United States or Canada. He has the luxuries of sleeping in a clean bed, eating delicious food, watching television and going to school. The boy on the…
On Oct. 31, the World Expo finally closed in Shanghai, China. The World Expo is a place for the world to join together and share our culture and technologies. Over the 184 days, there were about 70 million people from all over the world participating in this “Better city, better life” themed event. For the…
A moon cake is a traditional dessert that the Chinese will serve during a mid-autumn festival. Here is a recipe for anyone who is interested in making a traditional moon cake. Filling of the moon cake can be changed to anything depend on personal taste. The one I like is red bean paste. Materials: Pastry…