arts & culture

8 THE MONGOL MESSENGER

ARTS COUNCIL OF MONGOLIA

The Arts Council of Mongolia presents Membership Night
Arga Bileg Ethno Jazz Band to stage a special live show
The Arts Council of Mongolia (ACM)
invites you to the Mongolian launch of
AGULA, a unique joint music project by
Mongolias very own Arga Bileg Ethno
Jazz Band and the Heinrich Kaenzig
Quintet of Switzerland.
On April 16, their album will be
launched at the Ancore Conference and
Event Hall as part of ACMs annual
Membership Night and will include a
special live show by Arga Bileg Ethno
Jazz Band.
Through the support of its members,
ACM plays a vital role in supporting
the arts in Mongolia. You can help
Mongolias arts and culture sector
flourish by becoming a member in 2015.
Sponsored in cooperation with the
Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation in Mongolia and Musiques
Suisses, AGULA is the first ever SwissMongolian joint music album. The album
includes ten new compositions by leading
music talents Heinrich Kaenzig and
Purevsukh Tyelima, performed by leading
groups from each country. ACM believes
their album will greatly contribute to the
promotion of our cultures and our music
throughout the world.
The Arts Council of Mongolia hopes
you can join them at their Membership
Night, where you can enjoy the sounds
of the Arga Bileg Ethno Jazz Band and
AGULA. We hope you will enjoy these
musical masterpieces that have been
inspired by our mountains, our culture,
our people and our traditions. We look
forward to seeing you at the event!

Friday, April 03, 2015

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The Rite of Spring is a world famous
ballet by Russian modernist composer Igor
Stravinsky that premiered at the Thtre des
Champs-Elyses in Paris on May 29, 1913. It
is considered to be one of the first examples
of modernist music and is noted for its
brutality, barbaric rhythms, and dissonance.
Its opening performance provided one of the
most scandalous premieres in world music
history. The performance, subtitled Pictures
of Pagan Russia in Two Parts, begins with
primitive rituals celebrating spring and ends
with a young sacrificial victim dancing
herself to death.

Mongolian Premiere
of Acclaimed Rite of
Spring Ballet

Cinderella ballet opens this month

On April 24-25, audiences will enjoy

an uncommon experience in the fusion
of Stravinskys masterful musical score,
traditional Mongolian instruments, ethnic
dance, and modern ballet, at the Ulaanbaatar
Ensemble Hall.
For the Mongolian premiere, the
production has been re-imagined by
Mongolian choreographer D.Enkhgerel
and composer Kh.Altangerel from the
Ulaanbaatar Ensemble. The Rite of Spring
has been adapted for Mongolia with a new
interpretation and vision delivered through
traditional elements of dance and traditional
musical instruments. State honored artist
and visiting conductor from the Mongolian
State Opera and Ballet Academic Theater,
Maestro N.Tuulaikhuu will conduct the
traditional music orchestra Khangarid
consisting of 21 musicians from the
Ulaanbaatar Ensemble.
Through the support of the Arts Council
of Mongolia, the Tuguldur Foundation
sponsored the production of The Rite of
Spring in Mongolia to enrich the Mongolian
theater repertoire with world classics and to
enhance arts education for the Mongolian
public.
For more information please call
98981984, 70118411

On April 10-11, the

Arts Council of Mongolia
(ACM) will present
Cinderella at the Cultural
Central Palace. Cinderella
is the classic childrens
story and ballet by famous
French writer, Charles
Perrault. The ballet will be
staged in collaboration with
the UB Ballet School and
Music and Dance College.
Cinderella was adapted
by dance companies around
the world, each with their
own interpretation, be it
classical, contemporary, or
comedic. The performance
has been part of the
repertoire of famed troupes
and venues such as the
New York City Ballet,
Boston Ballet Company,
Broadway Chicago Theatre, Los Angeles Theatre, Toronto Theatre, and the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, each with their own
version and style.
Here in Mongolia, the beloved fairytale is returning to the stage after a hiatus of 20 years. Cinderella was first performed
in Mongolia at the Opera and Ballet Theatre in 1972 under the title Zolushka, directed by S. Prokofiyev and composed by V.
Zaharov. It then appeared in various iterations until the mid-90s.
The Arts Council of Mongolia is happy to once again revive and reinterpret this world famous ballet for Mongolian
audiences with the UB Ballet School and Music and Dance College with support from Arig Bank and the Tuguldur Foundation.
Through the performance, ACM aims to raise funds to support children and youth in the arts and provide practical
experience opportunities for current and future professional artists. Cinderella will also contribute to Mongolias classical
music repertoire and enhance arts education for the Mongolian public.

The 2015 American Film Showcase comes to Mongolia

On April 21-29, the U.S Embassy in
Ulaanbaatar and Arts Council of Mongolia
are partnering to organize the 2015 American
Film Showcase (AFS) in Mongolia in
Ulaanbaatar. The American Film Showcase
is a major touring film program bringing
American documentaries, feature films, and
film education to audiences worldwide. The
showcase in Mongolia consists of two primary
components: person-to-person diplomacy trips
in which two envoys travel to Ulaanbaatar for
nine days for targeted programming in the
form of classes and workshops, and an AFS
screening series at Tengis Cinema.
The American Film Showcase brings
award-winning contemporary American

documentary and independent narrative films

to audiences around the world, offering a
view of American society and culture as seen
by independent filmmakers. Funded by a
grant from the State Departments Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and
administered by the University of Southern
California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA),
the Showcase highlights the value of film
in fostering understanding and cooperation,
dialogue, and debate. The AFS films
explore diverse topics including civil rights,
disabilities, social justice, sports, freedom of
the press, technology, and the environment.
The AFS trip to Mongolia will host
two film envoys: Suzan Beraza, Director of

featured AFS film Uranium Drive, and an

AFS film expert. Pairing a film expert with a
filmmaker allows the activities to go beyond
screenings and Q&A to include workshops
and master classes. The combined expertise
of the envoys deepens the impact of the
program in terms of conveying the power of
film. The expert offers a distinct set of skills
that the filmmaker may not possess, from film
editing to providing context and insight into
the big picture of filmmaking. In addition to
the person-to-person component of AFS, the
U.S Embassy together with the ACM will
screen four AFS films during the envoys visit
for an audience of over one thousand.

Arts Council of Mongolia, Delta Foundation Center, IV floor, Tourists Street-38, Chingeltei District Tel/Fax: 976-11-319015 E-mail: education@artscouncil.mn Web: www.artscouncil.mn