Little Pear Garden - Revision history

Aa elena at 20:06, 22 August 2012

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	Founded by William ~~LAU~~ in 1994, the Little Pear Garden Collective is a federally incorporated non-profit cultural arts organization in Canada.		Founded by [http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/William_Lau William Lau] in 1994, the Little Pear Garden Collective is a federally incorporated non-profit cultural arts organization in Canada.

	== Mission ==		== Mission ==
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	The collective’s name is derived from Peking opera’s tradition of nomenclature. During the Tang dynasty in China, approximately 712 – 755 AD, Emperor Hsuan Tsung founded the Pear Garden Academy inside his royal court, thereby establishing China’s first professional music and dance performance troupe.		The collective’s name is derived from Peking opera’s tradition of nomenclature. During the Tang dynasty in China, approximately 712 – 755 AD, Emperor Hsuan Tsung founded the Pear Garden Academy inside his royal court, thereby establishing China’s first professional music and dance performance troupe.

	This important institution is considered to be the origin of Chinese opera. Subsequently, Chinese opera has been referred to as the “pear garden profession,” and opera performers may be referred to as the “children of the pear garden.” Thus, when William ~~LAU~~ founded the collective to promote Canadian appreciation of Chinese performing arts, he named it the Little Pear Garden Collective.		This important institution is considered to be the origin of Chinese opera. Subsequently, Chinese opera has been referred to as the “pear garden profession,” and opera performers may be referred to as the “children of the pear garden.” Thus, when William Lau founded the collective to promote Canadian appreciation of Chinese performing arts, he named it the Little Pear Garden Collective.

	== About the Collective==		== About the Collective==
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	'''Emily Cheung'''		'''Emily Cheung'''

	As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, ~~[http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/William_Lau~~ William Lau], while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.		As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, William Lau, while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.

	While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.		While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.

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Aa elena at 20:05, 22 August 2012

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			Founded by William LAU in 1994, the Little Pear Garden Collective is a federally incorporated non-profit cultural arts organization in Canada.

	== ~~About the Collective~~==		== Mission ==

	~~'''Emily Cheung'''~~		Our mandate is to raise the profile of professional Chinese-Canadian artists through the presentation and production of high caliber artistic programming. Members of the collective include professional artists, cultural workers, and community leaders. We are committed to preserving and promoting the richness of the Chinese performing arts to a wide range of audiences in Canada.

	~~As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, William Lau, while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation~~ of ~~LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.~~		== History of the Name ==
	~~While maintaining~~ the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.

			The collective’s name is derived from Peking opera’s tradition of nomenclature. During the Tang dynasty in China, approximately 712 – 755 AD, Emperor Hsuan Tsung founded the Pear Garden Academy inside his royal court, thereby establishing China’s first professional music and dance performance troupe.

	~~== Our Mission ==~~		This important institution is considered to be the origin of Chinese opera. Subsequently, Chinese opera has been referred to as the “pear garden profession,” and opera performers may be referred to as the “children of the pear garden.” Thus, when William LAU founded the collective to promote Canadian appreciation of Chinese performing arts, he named it the Little Pear Garden Collective.

	~~Founded by William LAU in 1994,~~ the ~~Little Pear Garden~~ Collective ~~is a federally incorporated non-profit cultural arts organization in Canada.~~		== About the Collective==

	Our mandate is to raise the profile of professional Chinese-Canadian artists through the presentation and production of high caliber artistic programming. Members of the collective include professional artists, cultural workers, and community leaders. We are committed to preserving and promoting the richness of the Chinese performing arts to a wide range of audiences in Canada.		'''Emily Cheung'''

	~~Please visit our online gallery~~ to ~~view photos from~~ our ~~past events~~.		As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, [http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/William_Lau William Lau], while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.

			While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.
	~~== Our Name ==~~

	~~The collective’s name is derived~~ from ~~Peking opera’s tradition of nomenclature~~. ~~During the Tang dynasty~~ in ~~China~~, ~~approximately 712 – 755 AD~~, ~~Emperor Hsuan Tsung founded the Pear Garden Academy inside his royal court~~, ~~thereby establishing China’s first professional music~~ and dance ~~performance troupe.~~

	~~This important institution is considered to be~~ the ~~origin of Chinese opera. Subsequently, Chinese opera has been referred to as~~ the ~~“pear garden profession,”~~ and ~~opera performers may be referred~~ to ~~as the “children~~ of ~~the pear garden~~.~~” Thus~~, ~~when William LAU founded the collective~~ to ~~promote Canadian appreciation of~~ Chinese ~~performing arts~~, ~~he named it the Little Pear Garden Collective~~.

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Janet Lumb at 22:38, 21 July 2010

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Xifeng at 21:55, 19 July 2010

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	'''Emily Cheung'''		'''Emily Cheung'''

	As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, William Lau, while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.		As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, William Lau, while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.
	While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.		While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.

Xifeng at 21:55, 19 July 2010

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	~~About the Collective~~

	Emily Cheung		== About the Collective==

			'''Emily Cheung'''
	As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, William Lau, while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.		As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, William Lau, while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.
	While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.		While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.

	~~Our Mission~~

			== Our Mission ==
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	Founded by William LAU in 1994, the Little Pear Garden Collective is a federally incorporated non-profit cultural arts organization in Canada.		Founded by William LAU in 1994, the Little Pear Garden Collective is a federally incorporated non-profit cultural arts organization in Canada.
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	Please visit our online gallery to view photos from our past events.		Please visit our online gallery to view photos from our past events.

	~~Our Name~~


	~~Click to view~~		== Our Name ==

	The collective’s name is derived from Peking opera’s tradition of nomenclature. During the Tang dynasty in China, approximately 712 – 755 AD, Emperor Hsuan Tsung founded the Pear Garden Academy inside his royal court, thereby establishing China’s first professional music and dance performance troupe.		The collective’s name is derived from Peking opera’s tradition of nomenclature. During the Tang dynasty in China, approximately 712 – 755 AD, Emperor Hsuan Tsung founded the Pear Garden Academy inside his royal court, thereby establishing China’s first professional music and dance performance troupe.

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About the Collective

Emily Cheung
As the new artistic director of LPGC, my vision is to stay true to the ideas and mission of our founder, William Lau, while at the same time evolving the artistic foundation of LPGC in bold, new and exciting directions.
While maintaining the high artistic calibre that you have come to expect from LPGC, in the very near future we will start to place an increased emphasis on creating dynamic and ground-breaking artistic collaborations and full-length productions. These new productions will aspire to introduce our audiences to a new dimension in Chinese contemporary dance and aesthetics, one that fuses ancient traditions with modern dance vocabularies to create a dance rich in creativity, color, nuance and meaning. We hope these new dance vocabularies will perfectly balance the ancient and the modern and will appeal to audiences of all cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we will also continue to embrace our Chinese traditions by introducing various educational workshops, lectures and demonstrations.

Our Mission

Click to view

Founded by William LAU in 1994, the Little Pear Garden Collective is a federally incorporated non-profit cultural arts organization in Canada.

Our mandate is to raise the profile of professional Chinese-Canadian artists through the presentation and production of high caliber artistic programming. Members of the collective include professional artists, cultural workers, and community leaders. We are committed to preserving and promoting the richness of the Chinese performing arts to a wide range of audiences in Canada.

Please visit our online gallery to view photos from our past events.

Our Name

Click to view

The collective’s name is derived from Peking opera’s tradition of nomenclature. During the Tang dynasty in China, approximately 712 – 755 AD, Emperor Hsuan Tsung founded the Pear Garden Academy inside his royal court, thereby establishing China’s first professional music and dance performance troupe.

This important institution is considered to be the origin of Chinese opera. Subsequently, Chinese opera has been referred to as the “pear garden profession,” and opera performers may be referred to as the “children of the pear garden.” Thus, when William LAU founded the collective to promote Canadian appreciation of Chinese performing arts, he named it the Little Pear Garden Collective.

{{From|http://www.littlepeargarden.com|http://www.littlepeargarden.com/eng/index.php}}