Past Events

Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art

Wednesday 17 Mar 2010

Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art is the first major exhibition of its kind devoted to the impact of Buddhist pilgrimage on Asia's artistic production.
Special Event

School Study Tour: Washington International School

Tuesday 16 Mar 2010
5 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Do you want to deepen the international focus of your school but are unsure what that looks like in practice?
Lecture

Members Only Spring Viewing Lecture: Spiritual Quest and Sacred Site: Making Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art

Monday 15 Mar 2010
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Adriana Proser, Asia Society's John H. Foster Curator of Traditional Asian Art and curator of Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art, discusses the relationship between Buddhist pilgrimage and art.
Performance

Alim and Fargana Qasimov: Spiritual Music from the World of Islam

Friday 12 Mar 2010
3 - 5 p.m.

Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijan's best-known and most beloved singer, and his daughter Fargana Qasimov bring a charged charisma and transcendent vocal quality to performances of classical mugham and songs from the bardic ashiq tradition.
Film

Walking on the Wild Side (China's Past, Present, Future on Film series)

Thursday 11 Mar 2010
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Han Jie. China. 2006. 89 min. Narrative. Digibeta.

Part of the "China's Past, Present, Future on Film" series
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Film

The Pacific (HBO) - Members Only

Wednesday 10 Mar 2010
2 - 4:30 p.m.

The HBO Miniseries
THE PACIFIC
Executive Producers Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman

Reception at 7:00 pm
Film Screening at 8:00 pm
Total running time: 60 min.
Film

The Cove screening and director discussion

Tuesday 9 Mar 2010
12 - 5 p.m.

Louie Psihoyos/2009
92 min./Documentary
2010 Academy Award Winner,
Best Documentary Feature

Watch the trailer
Film

Xiao Jia Going Home (China's Past, Present, Future on Film series)

Saturday 6 Mar 2010
9:30 - 11 a.m.

Damien Ounouri. France/China. 2008. 54 min. Documentary. Digibeta.

Part of the "China's Past, Present, Future on Film" series
Discussion

What's Ahead for Iran

Wednesday 3 Mar 2010
1:30 - 3 p.m.

Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Laureate, human rights activist and founder, Centre for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran, and co-founder, Nobel Women's Initiative

In conversation with:
Discussion

Fiscal Policy Series: Indian Union Budget II

Tuesday 2 Mar 2010
12:30 - 4 p.m.

India's boisterous parliamentary democracy forces budgetary decision-making into a lively public forum to which canny business observers pay close attention.

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