Save the date to join this most celebrative arts and cultural event in Nashville at the Centennial Park!

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville’s dancers will be a part of this huge event. CAAN will perform from 4:15 PM to 4:35 PM! Join us to celebrate!

CAAN's Nashville Dragon Dance Team will present an opening act at10 AM on Sat. 10/5 for the 2024 Nashville Dragon Boat Festival sponsored by Cumberland River Compact. The location is the Nashville East Riverfront Landing. The date is Saturday, October 5th.

10/5/24 will be an exciting day. Come and join the excitement!

Dragon dancers: Julian Buchi-Fotre, Russell Buchi, Anthony Dematteo, Jonathan Chu, Stan Jones, Jenny Zi, Xiaorong Zhao, Conner Jones, Ping Mayo, Detang Shi, and Russanne Buchi-Fotre.

Drummer: Jen-Jen Lin

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TaiChi has many health benefits. It improves flexibility, reduces stress, can help lower blood pressure, helps boost memory and more. TaiChi is a wellness practice that combines slow, gentle movements and postures with mindfulness. It’s often called meditation in motion.

Join the instructor, Jen-Jen Lin, to practice TaiChi; learn from basics to various TaiChi forms.

Wear comfortable outfits to join. Always bring water to keep yourself hydrated in the class.

This program resumes on Aug 13, Wed. at 10 AM!

Never too late to practice TaiChi.

Belcourt Theater is showing a Taiwanese American Director Sean Wang’s newly released movie, “DiDi 弟弟 .”

“DiDi弟弟 “premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.

Tue, Aug 13 at 6:20 PM: Introduction from Jen-Jen Lin, director/artistic director of Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, who will lead a post-screening discussion in the upstairs Jackson Education and Engagement Space (space is limited; seating is first come, first served.

8/13/24 DiDi Movie Tickets info: (click here)

About director Sean Wang:

His documentary short, Nai Nai & Wai Po premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest, where it won both the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award. It went on to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Wang is from Fremont, CA with a Taiwanese background. He graduated from Irvington High School, then attended film school at the University of Southern California and worked for Google Creative Lab. He participated in multiple Sundance Institute programs, including the director and screenwriter labs.

Train with CAAN’s artist weekly on Sundays to learn this unique team sports and theater!

The program resumes in the Fall 2024 in August.

Email ChineseArtsAllianceofNashville@gmail.com for more info!

Join us for this fun and exciting program for students (middle school and up to adults.)

Roar!

5/22/24  12:15 -1:15 PM  Wed.   

FiftyForward at Madison Station (530 Madison Station Blvd
Madison, TN)

               “Kungfu Tea Making Demo”   free registration is required

Kung Fu Tea(功夫茶) is a tea brewing process. In Chinese, “cha” means tea.  We can also say Kung Fu Cha.  For Kung Fu, you might be familiar with one of its more popular meanings – Chinese martial arts. But it has more meanings in Chinese – hard work, labor, level of achievement, skill, free time, etc.

Kung Fu Cha is the Chinese tea brewing process that has a little bit of ALL these meanings – you will find out the reason why we call it Kung Fu Tea when you go through the whole process yourself.

It is also a ritual way of enjoying the fragment and profound taste of fine tea. 

Join us for a peaceful and graceful tea party!

Demonstrator: Fang Yu

“AAPI Heritage Month in May '' project is supported by the TN Arts Commission, the Community Foundation, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, and the public.  We also appreciate CAAN’s project partner, the FiftyForward, for this presentation.

AAPI (national Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month occurs in May annually. Its goal is to recognize the contributions and impacts of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

CAAN is hosting a series of free arts and culture activities to bring awareness, understanding, and appreciation of Asian arts and culture to our communities in Middle TN.

Free Creative Floral Arrangement Workshop

Date: Saturday 5/18/2024

Time: 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Maximum : 10 workshop attendees.

*Please bring a small vase, mini basket, or a container that you will arrange flowers in it.

*If you have plants, flowers that you would like to bring, we encourage it.

Instructor is ShuMei Lee.

About ShuMei Lee: ShuMei went to Taiwan to study Floral Arrangement. After returning to Nashville, she diligently arranging flowers through all seasons. ShuMei has been trying to use materials from nature, her own garden, neighbors’ and friends’ yards.

In the process of creating floral art, there are different surprises and admirations every day.

Please free register at the Eventbrite, and let us know that you are coming.

First register, first served. Maximum: 10 attendees.

When participating this program, you agree with the Health Liability and Media Releases listed below:

Liability Release

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN), artists, its officers, instructors, staff, and Shelby Bottoms Nature Center from any and all injury, accidental incident incurred, to person or illness associated with Covid or others, or damage to property, whether that of yourself or another, arising from or connected with my participation in Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville’s programs hosted at the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center (1900 Davidson Street, Nashville, TN).

Media Release

You agree to let Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) use the photos and videos taken during my participation at the CAAN’s dances, performances, rehearsals, programs, activities, and events for documents, and promotional purposes.

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) is grateful for the support from the Community Foundation, TN Arts Commission, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Shelby Bottom Nature Center, and the public!

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville present “Mouse Bride,” a popular Chinese folk tale. CAAN uses puppets and dance to portray the story.

Mouse Bride production is a part of Chinese Cultural Connections - AAPI Arts & Traditions program, which is sponsored by Global Education Center.

Mouse Bride Production:

Choreographer/creator: Jen-Jen Lin
Recorded narration: Christi Robbins Bowen & Jen-Jen LIn
Cast:
Mouse Bride: Annibelle Chatman
Mouse Groom: Fang Yu
Mouse Dad: CZ Chen
Mouse Mom/Cloud: Julie Buzzell
Cat: Lynn Sherman
Sun/Mouse#2: Huizhen Liu
Cloud: Lucy Wang
Wind: Huiyen Lo
Wall/Mouse #3: Marian Rucker
Mouse #1: Lizung Lin

Chinese Cultural Connection is a ticketing performance at the Darkhorse Theater.

INFO/TICKETS: WWW.glovaleducationcenter.org

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville  (CAAN) appreciates the support from Community Foundation, TN Arts Commission, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Global Education Center, and the public.  

 5/11/24    11 – Noon Sat.            

Willow Oak Center For Arts & Learning’s ArtFest

301 5th Ave W, Springfield, TN 

                      “Chinese Dance Presentation” 

CAAN is presenting Chinese dance at the ArtFest arts and cultural festival, sponsored by Willow Oak Center For Arts and Learning in Springfield.

CAAN is presenting “Silk Fan Dance,” “An Indigenous Dance of Taiwan,” “ Taichi Sword 42Forms,” and “New Long Silk Dance.”

Choreographer is Jen-Jen Lin:

Dancers are Anne Oppenheimer, Keri Friedman, Ainay Delahanty, Julie Buzzell, Lynn Sherman, Huiyen Lo, Fang Yu, Lucy Wang, Annibelle Chatman, and Jen-Jen Lin.

“AAPI Heritage Month in May '' project is supported by the TN Arts Commission, the Community Foundation, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, and the public.  We also appreciate CAAN’s project partner, Willow Oak Center For Arts & Learning, for us to have this opportunity to present Chinese dances during AAPI Heritage Month in May.

5/8/24   4-5:30 PM   Wed.                       

Sevier Park Community Center (3021 Lealand Ln, Nashville)

                      “Dragon Paper Arts/Crafts Workshop for kids”

CAAN is providing Dragon arts/crafts making activity for children. 

Paper was invented in China during the Eastern Han period (25–220 CE).    And 2024 is the Chinese Year of Dragon.  Dragon represents royalty, power, strength, and success.  We will compare the difference between western dragon and Chinese dragon.   We will connect Western culture with Chinese arts by teaching children how to make Dragon paper Crown, Dragon Fortune Teller, and Dragon Talking Head.

It is a free event, all families are welcome.  First comes, first served.

“AAPI Heritage Month in May '' project is supported by the TN Arts Commission, the Community Foundation, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, and the public.  We also appreciate CAAN’s project partner, the Sevier Park Community Center, for this presentation.

5/5/24    10AM – 5 PM Sun.                     

TN Crafts’ Kids Tent (Centennial Park)

                      “Dragon Paper Arts/Crafts Workshop for kids”

CAAN provides Dragon arts/crafts making activities for children. 

Paper was invented in China during the Eastern Han period (25–220 CE).    And 2024 is the Chinese Year of the Dragon.  Dragon represents royalty, power, strength, and success.  We combine these two elements and will compare the difference between western dragon and Chinese dragon at this workshop.  We connect Western culture with Chinese arts by teaching children how to make Dragon paper Crown, Dragon Fortune Teller, and Dragon Talking Head.

It is a free activity, all families are welcome. 

First comes, first served.

“AAPI Heritage Month in May '' project is supported by the TN Arts Commission, the Community Foundation, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, and the public.  We also appreciate CAAN’s project partner, TN Crafts, for us to have this opportunity to present this workshop.

TaiChi Workshop 5/4/2024 at Shelby Bottom Nature Center (1900 Davidson Street, Nashville, TN)

AAPI (national Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month occurs in May annually. Its goal is to recognize the contributions and impacts of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

CAAN is hosting a series of free arts and culture activities to bring awareness, understanding, and appreciation of Asian arts and culture to our communities in Middle TN.

Free TaiChi Workshop

Date: Saturday 5/4/2024

Time: 10 AM – 11 AM

Location: Shelby Bottoms Nature Center

*Please wear a comfortable outfit, flat shoes, and bring water to the TaiChi Workshop.

TaiChi moves gently with a calm mind, it is nicknamed “Meditation in Motion.” It applies the theory of Yin and Yang, and finds balance of body and mind.

Studies found that practicing TaiChi can lower your blood pressure, decrease anxiety, and strengthen your body and mind.

Instructor is Cindy Hui-Lio Ed.D.

Dr. Hui-Lio practices TaiChi for decades. She presently teaches TaiChi and Qigong at Vanderbilt University. She has been furthering her Tai Chi study under Master Yang Jun, the lineage holder of the Yang Style TaiChi.

Please free register at the Eventbrite, and let us know that you are coming to try out!

When participating this program, you agree with the Health Liability and Media Releases listed below:

Liability Release

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN), artists, its officers, instructors, staff, and Shelby Bottoms Nature Center from any and all injury, accidental incident incurred, to person or illness associated with Covid or others, or damage to property, whether that of yourself or another, arising from or connected with my participation in Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville’s programs hosted at the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center (1900 Davidson Street, Nashville, TN).

Media Release

You agree to let Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) use the photos and videos taken during my participation at the CAAN’s dances, performances, rehearsals, programs, activities, and events for documents, and promotional purposes.

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) is grateful for the support from the Community Foundation, TN Arts Commission, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Shelby Bottom Nature Center, and the public!

5/1/24    10:30 - 11:00 AM Wed.             

Auditorium (1st floor), Metro Nashville Public Library (downtown)- 615 Church Street, Nashville          

“Puppet & Dance Chinese Folk Story Telling: MOUSE BRIDE” 

CAAN is presenting a Chinese popular folk tale, "Mouse Bride,” utilizing puppets combined with dancing to articulate the story.   CAAN’s artists created and built the mouse-puppets with traditional Chinese outfits, and also hand-made the props and backdrops.  This puppet production is designed to engage the audience of all ages.  It’s a free admission event.

“Mouse Bride” production

Choreographer/scripts: Jen-Jen Lin

Recorded narration: Christi Robbins Bowen

Cast members: CZ Chen, Jullie Buzzell, Annibelle Chatman, Fang Yu, Lynn Sherman, Huizhen Liu, Marina Rucker, Lizung Lin, and Jen-Jen Lin

“AAPI Heritage Month in May '' project is supported by the TN Arts Commission, the Community Foundation, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, and the public.  We also appreciate CAAN’s project partner, Metro Nashville Public Library, for this presentation.

“World TaiChi & QiGong Day” in Nashville

Sat 4/27/24  10 AM to noon 

Nashville's Dragon Park (Fannie Mae Dees Park)

Hosted by Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville’s TaiChi Program

Free Demonstrations and Workshops provided by local TaiChi/QiGong Instructors.

TaiChi is a low-impact exercise that was from Chinese martial arts.  It strengthens and balances our mind and body, and has been practiced for health purposes in the US as well as in Asia.   

On the last Saturday of April annually, people from all over the world celebrate TaiChi from 10 AM to Noon. 

Join us to share, celebrate and practice TaiChi at these 2 special hours on 4/27/2024.

Visit www.ChineseArtsAlliance.org for more info

Let us know that you are coming by free register at the Eventbrite!

TaiChi and QiGong are suitable for all ages.  All are welcome to join us on this special day!

If it rains, the rain-site will be announced at the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville's website.

Bring a lawn chair, water, and hat as needed.

Save the date and see you there!

Click here if you would like to make a donation to CAAN!

www.ChineseArtsAlliance.org

NOTE:

When participating this program, you agree with the Health Liability and Media Releases listed below:

Liability Release

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN), artists, its officers, instructors, staff, and Metro Nashville Parks from any and all injury, accidental incident incurred, to person or illness associated with Covid or others, or damage to property, whether that of yourself or another, arising from or connected with my participation in Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville’s programs hosted at the Fannie Mae Dees Park.

Media Release

You agree to let Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) use the photos and videos taken during my participation at the CAAN’s dances, performances, rehearsals, programs, activities, and events for documents, and promotional purposes.

Chinese New Year Celebration at Plaza Marichi

Sat. February 17, 2024    4-6:30 PM

Chinese Arts Alliance on Nashville (CAAN) collaborates with Plaza Mariachi to present Chinese New Year of the Dragon Celebration at Plaza Mariachi on Feb 17, Saturday from 4 PM to 6:30 PM.

Free event, open to the public with all ages. Plaza Mariachi is located at 3955 Nolensville Pike, Nashville.

email ChineseArtsAllianceofNashville@gmail.com to let us now that you are coming!

Donations of any amounts are welcome to support CAAN’s programing! It’s optional. 

2024 New Year is special, we are welcoming the Chinese New Year of the Dragon. The Chinese Dragon symbolizes power, royalty, and wealth.

Dress as your favorite Chinese characters, Chinese outfits, ass a dragon, or simply in red. Red is the lucky color of the Chinese New Year!

The event starts with arts/crafts for families.  We are also planning to hold a Chinese Naming, Kungfu, and TaiChi workshop!  Nashville Ballet’s teaching artist Shabaz Ujima is going to teach Dragon Movements Exploration!

New this year is to use make paper lantern to build a Lantern Dragon; Let’s see how long we can build it!

An exciting performance of lion dance, dragon dance, Chinese dance, rhymes and TaiChi Sword will be among the performances to share with the public.

Mark your date and join the celebration!

Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon!

The Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville is a not-for-profit arts organization. Our website is www.ChineseArtsAlliance.org.  CAAN appreciates the support from TN Arts Commission, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Nissan Foundation, Caterpillar Financial and Plaza Mariachi.

Announcing Rain Site: Show Arena, Expo Centers, Fairground Nashville.

The Wood Dragon is bringing rain for the crop on Sat 2/10.  Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville is moving the CNY events to rain site: Show Arena at the Expo Center, Fairground Nashville off Wedgewood Ave/Wash Road. We will miss the beautiful Musicians Corner!

The following are the direction, maps, parking areas, and 2024 CNY program for families and all communities.

NOTE: Fairground changes $10 each car for the parking, Carpooling is encouraged.

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) ’s choreographer, Jen-Jen Lin, will create original choreography for Li Huanzhi’s “Spring Festival Overture.” Jen-Jen mobilized many CAAN’s dancers to portray the excitement of the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), a most significant holiday for Chinese Americans.

from Nashville Symphony website’s post:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2024

07:30 PM | Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Nashville Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor | Ma Xiaohui, erhu | Jen-Jen Lin, choreographer  

Lunar New Year is the most broadly observed holiday in Asian culture, and the Nashville Symphony’s inaugural Lunar New Year program will reflect how different communities and ethnic groups celebrate the occasion.  Nashville Symphony Associate Conductor Nathan Aspinall will conduct the concert which marks the Year of the Dragon and features arrangements of traditional melodies and original music from Chinese composers He Zhanhou, Chen Gang, and Li Huanzhi; Singaporean composers Phoon Yew Tien and Kelly Tang; and Vietnamese-American composer Viet Cuong.  Erhu virtuoso Ma Xiaohui, who performed with Yo-Yo Ma on the award-winning soundtrack of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will be the featured soloist, performing excerpts from He Zhanhao and Chen Gang’s The Butterfly Lovers Concerto and the traditional melody “Horse Racing.” In addition, Jen-Jen Lin, Director/Artistic Director of the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, will create original choreography for Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture.  The concert culminates with Igor Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird, a classic symphonic concert work nodding to the Year of the Dragon by evoking a mythical, winged creature.   

In addition to the concert, the public spaces in the Schermerhorn will be filled with festive music, activities, and displays, including an Asian market curated by Asian & Pacific Islanders Middle Tennessee (API), craft tables for families including a lantern-making station, and booths with demonstrations of traditional calligraphy and other art forms.  

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville’s dancers/performers are Julie Buzzell, Annibelle Chatman, Ethan Chatman, ChinZu Chen, Tracy Collins, Ainay Delahanty, Sophia Denney, Keri Friedman, Josh Inocalla, Pegah Kadivar, Jennie Li, Jen-Jen Lin, Lizung Lin, Anne Oppenheimer, Lynn Sherman, Lucy Wang and Fang Yu.

CAAN’s dancers and choreographer are working diligently to prepare for the performance at the Nashville Symphony.

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville's dancers represent Chinese Americans to be a part of "Celebration of Nations" at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center“ on Sat. Jan 13, at 1 PM.  The address is 112 Everbright Ave, Franklin, TN

CEELBRATION OF NATIONS” IS SPONSORED BY SISTER CITIES OF FRANKLIN AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville is representing 4 dances from traditional to contemporary.

HuXianEr: Anne Oppenheimer, Pegah Kadivar

Be My Guest:  Julie Buzzell, Annibelle Chatman, Lizung Lin, Huizhen Liu, HuiYen Lo, Cat Mocha, Lynn Sherman, Joy Tung, Lucy Wang, Fang Yu, Xiaorong Zhao

TaiChi Sword 42 Forms: Jen-Jen Lin

New Long Silk Dane: Keri Friedman, Ainay Delahanty, Jennie Li

Artistic Director/choreographer: Jen-Jen Lin

The afternoon program duration is one hour, and CAAN's dancers will open this afternoon performance at 1 PM.

Save the date, and join us!

Join us for the delicious monthly authentic Chinese multi-course dinner at Chinese Dining Adventure on Monday, 1/8/2024!  (In-person)

Click here ( https://www.paypal.com/donate....

) to make your orders by Friday 1/5/24 for the Monday's Chinese Dining Adventure in person.

ATTENTION:

Eventbrite indicates that this event got sold out. It is not the case, we have plenty room left. Instead through Eventbrite, please order your tickets by CAAN's PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate....

$28 per person/ticket.

Hope to see you there! Let's eat first, then we talk business!!

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Chinese Dining Adventure #79 – January 8th, 2024, MONDAY

Multi-Course Dinner, In-person, from 6:00pm - 7:30pm

at Lucky Bamboo 5855 Charlotte Pike, Nashville

Advanced ticket ordering is required by Friday, 1/5/2024

About Chinese Dining Adventure:

Mr. Jack, owner of Lucky Bamboo, the Best of Nashville Chinese Restaurant, will prepare a special Chinese dinner just for us. Join the Chinese Dining Adventure to taste the best of Chinese cuisine and sample dishes not even found on the menu.

No substitutions. No choices. No decisions. Just enjoy! So, if you are ADVENTUROUS and would LOVE to try different Chinese dishes, this is for you...Support local business (Lucky Bamboo), and support non-profit arts organization (CAAN-Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville).

On-Line Advance ticket purchase is required by Friday 1/5/24, here at Eventbrite.

$28 includes tax, multi-course dinner, & a small portion will go to Chinese Arts Alliance. This is the best authentic Chinese multi-course Chinese food in Nashville!

In general, we group attendees at 8 people per table.  You are welcome to group yourself and order a table (8 tickets) , and e-mail CAAN at ChineseArtsAllianceofNashville@gmail.com who are the 8 people in your table.  Please email this info before Friday, 1./5/2024.

If you would like to be seated with friends who order tickets separately, please also drop a note to us before Friday, 1/5/2024.

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FAQs:

-What time should I be at the Lucky Bamboo?

The dinner will start at 6 PM, please come to the Lucky Bamboo 10 to 15 minutes ahead to be seated and settled into tables.  Please be aware of the traffic time, and allow yourself more time to drive to the Lucky Bamboo.

-Is my ticket transferable?

Yes. Please email us whom you transfer to by by Friday, 1/5/24. If the person transferred is not on our list by Friday, 1/5/24, we won’t be able to seat him/her at the dinner.

-What is the refund policy?

No, no refund policy.

-Where should I park?

There are plenty of free parking spaces in front of the Lucky Bamboo China Bistro.  It is on a first come, and first served basis. 

Don't miss this delicious dinner experience! Love to see you there!

Meet friends, enjoy great food,

and support small businesses, & support CAAN!