May 2006 Issue 6 And Dance Music Around The World GL BAL TALK The First UO Multilingual Publication- 6th ISSUE, May 2006 The sun seems to have decided to shyly come out of the clouds and especially in this month of May he is generously sharing his mild sunrays upon the humid and fertile land of Eugene. In this optimistic and charming spring atmosphere, it seems hard to believe that we are still living under various worldwide tensions that seem to encourage mutual international misunderstandings among all different nations and countries throughout the world. If there is a war, a terrible tragedy, and a natural catastrophe in a particular area of the world, thanks to our media we are informed instantly about the generality of the accident. Even if the account in the News tries to present accurate and detailed information regarding an international event, it is, however, always a speculative delivery that seems to lack something important. In general, what I believe is missing in relating to other nations and regions throughout the world by any Media, not only in relation to certain problematic events but also to general perceptions of differences, is a cultural understanding . I believe that cultural understanding comes from performing and thus dialoguing with a different traditions bringing about not so much a fusion between the foreign and our personal culture, but rather a moment of understanding that take place in a zone of maximal proximity without obliterating any distinctions. While you are reading this sixth issue of Global Talk and you are roaming through the pages of all different sections, take a moment and consider this way of understanding other cultures as we seek to bring them to a moment of maximal proximity. Maybe you can pose yourself this question: “Is it possible to understand difference and other people with an active and performative cultural understanding? Maybe considering something universal as music and dance you will see as those differences highlighted in every section do not dissolve or exhaust the question, but rather enrich it and bring it closer to you while you engage in one of the most intimate human acts: reading. Reading is indeed an act of an unfinished dialogue. So I would like to invite you all to read and enjoy all these sections, and having done that, the next stage would be do respond to the invitation offered by Global Talk and go ahead and write us. Write what do you think or know about our complex and yet fascinating world. As always, we are looking for submission for all sections. You can submit articles, questions or any type of writings, creative or testimonial, as well as drawings and photographs to [email protected]. Next month topic will be “Summer Vacation.” Global Talk is going to address these questions: What have you seen, learned, and understood from other cultures and places you have visited throughout the world? As the spring sun, Global Talk too would like to exchange and stimulate warm thoughts and piercing insights to endorse a new perspective of a worldwide cultural understanding. Nicolino Applauso Founding Editor of Global Talk .CREDITS: COVER: Megan Edmunson INTRODUCTION : Nicolino Applauso CHINESE SECTION: Benjamin Sky Brandt, Dr. Jean Wu and Denise Gigliotti (Editor), FRENCH SECTION : Laura Kramp and Marianna Shagalova (Editor), GERMAN SECTION: Hollie Welch and Matthias W. Vogel (Editor), ITALIAN SECTION: Monica Remus, Matteo Misley, Nicolino Applauso (Editor) JAPANESE SECTION: Jared Peacock, Satomi Ohashi, and Dr. Naoko Nakadate (Editor) MIDDLE EAST SECTION: Sara Mostafavi RUSSIAN SECTION: Amberle Johnson, Brittany Brown, Stacey Lennon, Clara leon , and Dmitri Venkov (Editor) SCANDINAVIAN SECTION: Paul Quillen and, Dr. Micheal Stern (Editor). SPANISH SECTION: Jennifer Lee Brown, Robert Davis, Max Gimbel AROUND the WORLD Theodora K. Thompson. FOUNDING EDITOR: Nicolino Applauso. GLOBAL TALK is seeking people for contribution in any language sections, email [email protected] if interested. ACKNOWELDGEMENTS: We would like to thank: the East Asian Languages Department, The Germanic Department, The Yamada Language Center, and the Romance Languages Department. 2 HINESE Section (2006 ) MUSIC AND DANCE (-$,) “Traditional Chinese music can be traced back 7,000 – 8,000 years based on the discovery of a bone flute made in the Neolithic Age. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, only royal families and dignitary officials enjoyed music, which was made on chimes and bells. During the Tang Dynasty, dancing and singing entered the mainstream, spreading from the royal court to the common people. With the introduction of foreign religions such as Buddhism and Islam, exotic and religious melodies were absorbed into Chinese music and were enjoyed by the Chinese people at fairs organized by religious temples.” Source: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/arts/chinese-music.htm Vocabulary (!') 1. Would you like to dance? - * +$? 2. Rhythm - #. 3. Music - - 4. What kind of music do you like? - 0/"-? 5. Street dance - %$ Found Traditional Music ( -) Expressing the essence of music or dance in words is a difficult task. With this in mind, anyone who wants a special treat should visit the following website, where traditional Chinese music can be enjoyed without limitation. (http://www.chinapage.com/sound/mp3/music.html ) This is a collection of traditional, mainland Chinese music of varying styles and locale. The following two songs will undoubtedly add a little spunk to anyone’s day, (love my china) and a Mongolian Folk Song (My Three Precious). You can find them here: http://www.chinapage.com/sound/mp3/awzh.mp3 http://www.chinapage.com/sound/mp3/3treasures.mp3 Saying of the Month: & )( Under an overturned nest, can there be unbroken eggs? rench Section (MAI 2006) Danse contemporaine Le plus affirmé est certainement Vocabulaire en Afrique celui de la danseuse sénégalo- Veux-tu danser avec moi? française Germaine Acogny, La danse africaine, dans sa Would you like to dance? remarquée par Béjart qui lui avait version contemporaine, compte le rythme demandé d’assurer la direction aujourd’hui une vingtaine rhythm artistique et pédagogique de d’années. Née, pour une grande la musique Mudra. De spectacle en spectacle, part, d’initiatives individuelles music elle innove et aboutit avec son qui, au fil des années, se sont Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ? solo Yé’ou, présenté à Dakar en retrouvées, elle témoigne d’une What kind of music do you like? 1988, à une véritable rupture avec identité toujours plus singulière. Louvre to Offer Da Vinci les pratiques traditionnelles. « J’ai Si la danse africaine était une été la première Africaine à créer Code Tour famille, elle comporterait une un solo en Afrique », explique-t- The Louvre, the Paris gallery at the multitude d’ancêtres. Tous ceux elle. Un geste fondateur qui fait heart of The Da Vinci Code plot, will qui, au cours des siècles, ont de Germaine Acogny la mère de offer fans an interactive audio tour to tie pratiqué des danses la danse contemporaine sur le in with the film's release. French actor « traditionnelles » à l’intérieur continent. Jean Reno, who plays detective Bezu d’un cercle formé par les Fache in the Hollywood adaptation, membres d’une communauté. narrates the guided tour. The tour has Conscients de la richesse de ce been produced by Soundwalk, a patrimoine, les États africains company that makes "sonic journeys" indépendants ont créé, dès les for New York and Paris and has said it années soixante, des Ballets is discussing deals for other museums nationaux qui avaient pour that have been featured in films. ambition de réhabiliter une ©news.bbc.co.uk culture déniée par les colons. Biennale de la danse Au milieu des années En 20 ans et 11 biennales, la biennale a soixante-dix, pour faire vivre la presque fait le tour du monde et a danse en Afrique à côté de la feuilleté le grand livre de la danse - préservation des aspects toutes techniques, toutes expressions anciens, Maurice Béjart a pris bienvenues - et gravé dans les cSurs et À la même époque, un une initiative qui pourrait lui les esprits des images inoubliables. chercheur ivoirien commence à valoir le titre de grand-père de Crée en 1984, la Biennale de la danse s’interroger sur les pratiques de la la danse contemporaine s'est progressivement imposée comme danse en Afrique, en tentant africaine. Appuyé par le un événement majeur dans le paysage davantage de les relier au passé. Président sénégalais, il fonde ex artistique français et l'un En 1983, Alphonse Tiérou crée la nihilo à Dakar en 1977 l’école des principaux événements mondiaux première notation du vocabulaire Mudra Afrique, première école consacrés à la danse. Elle jouit d'une de la danse traditionnelle. En de danse contemporaine du reconnaissance incontestable auprès des 1989, il poursuit sa démarche continent. En 1982, Mudra professionnels et de la presse. Elle a dans son ouvrage Dooplé, loi Afrique doit fermer ses portes, souvent contribué à révéler de éternelle de la danse africaine, où faute de financement. Mais la nombreuses compagnies et il introduit également une démarche est suffisamment des artistes de talent aujourd'hui notation pour la danse originale pour amorcer une présents sur les scènes internationales. contemporaine africaine, faisant pratique et favoriser Cette année, Biennale de la danse aura passer celle-ci dans le domaine de l’émergence de nouveaux lieu à Lyon le 9 au 30 septembre. talents. la chorégraphie. ©http://www.francofffonies.fr Excerpts ©www.francoffonies.fr Page 5 ERMAN Section (Mai 2006) Vocab The Viennese Waltz Möchten sie tanzen? Would you like to dance? Rhythmus rhythm Musik music Was hörst du für Musik? (informal) Was kind of music do you like? Tanz, als ob niemand dich anschaut! (informal) A translation of the American The “original” waltz expression: Dance like no one’s comes from Vienna, Austria and watching.