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

ARTS COUNCIL OF MONGOLIAARTS & CULTURE

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On June 13, and 14, the Arts Council of Mongolia will proudly present the Stars of American Ballet Tour featuring principalsand soloist of the New York City Ballet atthe Opera and Ballet Theater.

As part of the tour, two night performances and a master class for professional ballet dancers will be heldat the Opera and Ballet Theater. The

performances repertoire features thesignature choreographies by NYCBsfounder George Balanchine includingApollo and Stars and Stripes and music

by Igor Stravinsky, and George Gershwin.The Orchestra of Opera and Ballet Theater and Arga Bileg Ethno Jazz Band will enrichthe performance with music virtuoso.

In addition, the White and Black SwanPas de Deux that featured in the Black Swan lm by Darren Aronofsky will openthe performance. Through the lms successand ve Academy Award nominations, thecompany and its Swan Lake Ballet have

become world renowned.Stars of American Ballet Tour is funded

by Monre Insurance LLC, XACBANK, Mr.Ragchaa S., U.S Embassy in Ulaanbaatar,Tuguldur Foundation, Sound of Mongolia,Tavan Bogd Group, MONGOLEMIMPEXConcern, and supported by the Opera andBallet Theater.

To reserve seats, contact the ArtsCouncil of Mongolia at 319015, 319017

or the ticket of ce at the Opera and Ballet Theatre.

On May 29 at 8 pm, world-renownedInner Mongolian singer, Urna Chahar Tugchi gave a special performance at theState Opera and Ballet Theatre. Risingfrom the grasslands of Ordos, she travelledfrom China to France, Germany, Hungary,Poland, India, and Iran in her singingcareer since 1994 and in 2003, won the

prestigious German Ruth award for bestinternational artist.

The soul of Urnas Mongolian folk songs are composed of melodies that

openly express her thoughts and merge thecultures and music traditions of the world, producing a distinctive style of music thatexpress to audiences a sense of limitlessfreedom, extraordinary tranquility, andspiritual solace. In this globalized age,she has become a representative out of awave of world music because her songshave not been separated from the roots of Mongolian culture, but are a completelynew expression to the world of Mongolianmusic, promoting Mongolian culture whileincluding and introducing it to a wider audience. In the in ux of world music, her work speaks to the relationships betweencultures. When listening to her, there isno language or cultural barrier, the musicasserts a global language.

On May 28, her third performance inMongolia was preceded by an ArtSee talk organized by the Arts Council of Mongoliaat the Red Ger Art Gallery where UrnaChahar Tugchi discussed her life and musiccareer with Mongolian artists and audiences.Both her talk and her performance werewell-received, and Tseren Tours is proud tohave acted as her sponsor.

For three years, the Arts Council of Mongolia has collaborated with ChoijinLama Temple Museum, the NaturalHistory Museum, and the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts on the Museum ina Box educational project, which aims

to transmit cultural heritage to childrenand to enrich the museums educationaloutreach programming for increasedsustainable development of museuminstitutions.

This project provides children andyouth with knowledge about tangibleand intangible cultural heritage andgives them pride in their history andculture through participatory exercisesin traditional handicrafts and nearts, as well as an improved aestheticappreciation of art.

To celebrate Childrens Day on June1, the Arts Council of Mongolia andthe Choijin Lama Temple Museum willhold a special Museum in a Box classfor children at the Choijin Lama TempleMuseum.

Despite the growing landscape of Mongolian cinema today, one key elementis still missing, and that is avant-gardism.Originally in the French language, avant-garde is a military term used to refer tothe front lines. The word has since beenadopted into the lexicon of modern artand has come to mean the artists who shedconvention and lead the way into newideas.

In cinema, avant-garde lmmakersare the ones who are unafraid to break traditional forms and explore new ways of cinematic expression. This is done throughexperimental lms, the nest of whichhave revitalized the world of cinema withnew styles and forms in the past.

To rectify the lack of avant-garde andexperimental lms in Mongolian cinematoday, the Altan Halis Association organized

the rst Underground Film Competition.Open to anyone and everyone with acamera and a voice. Online submissionsare currently being accepted. Shortexperimental or avant-garde lms should

be 5 to 15 minutes long and can cove r anytopic. Films will be considered for prizesand may be accepted into the upcomingUlaanbaatar International Film Festival.Most importantly, all submitted lms willhelp grow Mongolian cinema and its future

possibilities.The Underground Film Competition

is organized by Altan Halis Association,sponsored by Arts Council of Mongolia,Gurumedia Production and NepkoPublishing, supported by KHAN Bank.Media sponsors are Bolovsrol TV,

NTV, Olloo TV, Niislel Guide, GoodaliMagazine, Top99 website and E-magazineonline magazine.

Online submissions are open until June 15th. For more details and discovery,

visit www.art lm.mn and https://www. facebook.com/underground.mongolia

Heavenly Bird UrnaChahar Tugchi performsin Mongolia

Special presentation for Childrens Day: Museum in a Box

Underground Film Competition: Developing Avant-Garde Film in Mongolia

The projects aim is to transmit Mongolias cultural heritage to children

Inner Mongolian Urna Chahar Tugchi

Stars of American Ballet on stage in MongoliaTwo evening performances scheduled in mid-June