Events, Program of African and Asian Languages: WCAS

BUNRAKU
THE NATIONAL PUPPET
THEATRE OF JAPAN

Monday, October 8, 2007
7:30 pm
Cahn Auditorium
600 Emerson Street
Evanston, Illinois

$65/$45/$20/$15 (students)

Buy tickets at www.ticketweb.com
or at the Northwestern University
Theatre Center Box Office
(847) 491-7282

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Judd A. and Majorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
1918 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-4020

Bunraku, Japan's centuries-old form of puppet theater, combines three distinct and highly refined artistic disciplines: joruri, or ballad narration, shamisen instrumental music, and ningyo tsukai, or the art of puppet manipulation. Each of these skills demands years of intense training, with at least 25 years needed to reach omozukai, the status of primary puppet master. But bunraku's magic is revealed when the three independent components of movement, words, and music come together, evoking the wonderment and emotion that makes bunraku's ensemble work unlike any other art form. The National Bunraku Theatre of Japan a company that includes four Living National Treasures brings this cultural event to the Midwest for the first time.

Program: Date Musume Koi no Higanoko (Oshichis Burning Love) (1773) and Tsubosaka Kannon Reigenki (Miracle at the Tsubosaka Kannon Temple) (1887).

Students are invited to a free lecture/demonstration at 2:00 p.m. on
October 8, 2007 at Northwestern's McCormick Auditorium in Norris University Center. Several members of the troupe will demonstrate their arts, and we will have the opportunity to see part of the performance in a smaller, more intimate venue.

The 2007 U.S. Tour is made possible through the generous support of Japans Agency for Cultural Affairs, The Japan Foundation, Osaka Nichibei Kyokai, Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, and an a group of leading Osaka-based corporations along with the strong support of Midwest sponsors including Anderson Japanese Gardens, Astellas Pharma US, Inc, Joyce Chelberg, Creative Communication Concepts, Inc., The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Kikkoman Foods Foundation, Inc., Northern Trust, OMRON Corporation, Frances P. Rohlen Visiting Artists Fund/College of Fine and Applied Arts at UIUC, and Takeda Pharmaceutical North America, Inc. Special thanks to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Harry and Louise Sions Fund/Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and Cahn Auditorium, Northwestern University.

第三届美国中西部地区大学生汉语演讲比赛
主办：中国驻芝加哥总领馆教育组
协办：美国西北大学
时间：2007年3月31日星期六下午一点
地点：University Hall, 1897 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL. 60208

为弘扬中国语言及文化，推动美中地区汉语教学的发展，中西部地区大学生汉语演讲比赛组委会决定2007年3月31日星期六下午一点到五点举办第三届大学生汉语演讲比赛。欢迎本地区内在校大学生积极报名参加。

一．参赛资格：
明尼苏达州、威斯康新州、伊利诺州、密执安州、爱荷华州、印第安那州、堪萨斯州、密苏里州、科罗拉多州及芝加哥地区的在校大学生及研究生均可参加。为了鼓励非亚裔的学生积极参与，凡是13岁以后才来美国的具有汉语背景的华裔学生不得参加比赛。以上九州一市各可推荐六名同学参赛。具体事宜请向下列人员报名联系。
顾利程: 芝加哥地区及伊利诺州L-gu3@northwestern.edu
陈青海：密执安州 chenq@umich.edu
朱永平：威斯康新州 zhu5@wisc.edu
吴剑雄：明尼苏达州wuxxx015@umn.edu
Helen H. Shen：爱荷华州helen-shen@uiowa.edu
洪玮：印第安那州hongwei@purdue.edu
Keith McMahon：堪萨斯州kmcmahon@ku.edu
牧之筠：密苏里州jzmu@artsci.wustl.edu
路建生：科罗拉多jianguatney3@hotmail.com Tel: 303-556-8410
请各州负责人在本州内广泛宣传，认真组织，精心协调，于3月10号以前把报名表传真到西北大学顾利程教授处：Fax: 847-467-1097. L-gu3@northwestern.edu Tel: 847-491-2760.

二．比赛方式与分组
为吸引更多同学参与，汉语演讲比赛将根据不同年级与不同母语背景，分成六组进行。母语为非汉语的学生将根据现在所在的汉语年级分为四组。母语为汉语（包括方言）的学生将分为两组：汉语一年级和二年级的学生在第五组；汉语三年级和四年级的学生在第六组。比赛包括每人三分钟的自备题演讲(50分), 三分钟的中华才艺表演（10分），例如唱中国歌曲，跳中国舞蹈，表演书法绘画。比赛将分成两个阶段：第一阶段为各组演讲比赛；第二阶段为才艺表演。当场由评委会打分。评委会由本地区有名望的汉语老师及社会贤达组成。此活动贵在参与，凡参赛者都将得到奖杯及奖品。

三．财务与报销：
组委会将为外地每州六名参赛学生及两名带队老师提供双人标准旅馆两夜。组委会还将为每州报销一辆面包车租车费用或者为每州提供两辆私人汽车的里程补助(每英里$0.445)。所有报销单及收据请寄给吴剑雄教授：

110 Jonese Hall, CLA Language Center
University of Minnesota
27 Pleasant St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
wuxxx015@umn.edu。

四．比赛日程：
10：00 参赛人员注册（负责人：林秀玲）
10：00 评委会集会（负责人：顾利程）
11：30 免费午餐，地点：西北大学
1：00比赛开始
6：00全体参加颁奖仪式及答谢晚宴。地点：领馆教育组
3322 W. Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Sponsor: Education Section, Consulate General, P.R. China
Co-Sponsor: Northwestern University
Time: 1:00 PM, Mar. 31, 2007
Location: University Hall, 1897 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL. 60208

In order to promote Chinese language and culture in the Midwest, the Organizing Committee for the Chinese Speech Contest decided to hold the 3rd College Student Chinese Speech Contest in the Midwest from 1:00 – 5:00 on Mar. 31, 2007.

All graduate or undergraduate Chinese language students, studying in colleges or universities in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado are eligible to participate. However, heritage native speakers of Chinese who came to the U.S. after she/he turned 13 years of age are not eligible. Each of the above states, including the Chicago area, can recommend 6 contestants. Please contact the following administrative person in your state on the registration process:
Dr. Licheng Gu: L-gu3@northwestern.edu for Illinois and Chicago
Dr. Qinghai Chen: chenq@umich.edu for Michigan
Dr. Yongping Zhu: zhu5@wisc.edu for Wisconsin
Dr. Jianxiong Wu: wuxxx015@umn.edu for Minnesota
Dr. Helen Shen: Helen-shen@uiowa.edu for Iowa
Dr. Wei Hong: hongwei@purdue.edu for Indiana
Dr. Keith McMahon: kmcmahon@ku.edu for Kansas
Dr. Judy Mu: jzmu@artsci.wusl.edu for Missouri
Dr. Jiansheng Lu: jianguatney3@hotmail.com for Colorado
Before Mar. 10, the liaison in each state will fax all the registrations to Dr. Licheng Gu at: 847-467-1097. Tele: 847-491-2760

Contestants will be divided into 6 groups according to their year level of Chinese courses and their native languages. For example, for the non-heritage students (whose native tongue is not Chinese at home), she/he will be placed into Group 1 if she/he is studying Elementary Chinese. For the heritage students (whose native tongue is either Mandarin Chinese or any other dialects of Chinese), first year elementary and second year intermediate Chinese class students will be placed into Group 5. Third year intermediate high and fourth year advanced class students will be placed into Group 6. Each contestant will present a 3-minute prepared speech (50 points) to the judges and audience. When all contestants complete their speech presentations, each contestant will present a Chinese cultural talent (10 points) such as a Chinese song, dance, painting, calligraphy, paper cut, puppet show, martial arts, or musical instrument. The Judge Committee will be composed of Chinese language teachers and artists. Each contestant will receive a trophy (gold, silver, or bronze).

The organizing committee will provide double room accommodations in a hotel for the six contestants and two teachers from each state for two nights. The Committee will also reimburse the rental fee of one van from each state or mileage subsidy ($0.445) for two private cars from each state. Please send your reimbursement papery work to:
Jianxiong Wu
110 Jonese Hall, CLA Language Center
University of Minnesota
27 Pleasant St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
wuxxx015@umn.edu.

10:00 Registration starts
10:00 Judge Committee Meeting chaired by Licheng Gu
11:30 Lunch for all provided by the Committee at NU
1:00 Speech Contest begins in two rooms
5:00 Closing Ceremony
6:00 Banquet for all provided by the Committee at
Education Section, Consulate General, P.R.C at
3322 W. Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL 60659