Symposium Schedule

Venue: Hart House, East Common Room, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: March 12th, 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 8:30am- 4:45pm
Fee: Adult $50, $25 Student/CADA/Group of 5 or more
(Early Bird Special: $5 off for registrations before February 15, 2009 on LPGC website: www.littlepeargarden.com )

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  Morning

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 9:05 Introduction, Emily Cheung

9:05 - 9:50 Chinese Aesthetics in a Canadian Context - Mr. William Lau, Mr. Jinsheng Zhao

9:50 - 10:35 The Relationships Between Contemporary And Traditional Stage Practices - Prof. Robert Reid

10:35 - 10:45 Break- Coffee & Tea

10:45 - 11:30 Creative Explorations of Chinese Theatre Concepts and Techniques in Performance - Prof. Dongshin Chang

11:30 - 12:15 Panel Discussion Facilitator: Margaret Chan

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12:15 - 1:30 Lunch

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  Afternoon

1:30 - 2:15 Cross Cultural Performance - Prof. Yin Mei Critchell

2:15 - 3:00 A Discussion on the Classical Beauty and various schools of thoughts - Prof. Su Ya

3:00 - 3:15 Break- Coffee & Tea

3:15 - 4:00 Chinese dance today as a function of critical changes during the 20th century - Prof. Shih-Ming L. Chang

4:00 - 4:45 Panel Discussion Facilitator: Margaret Chan