Renowned Korean knot artist Karen Ahn will lead a workshop on making traditional Korean knots (maedeup) to celebrate Korea Week 2025. Participants must register in advance. Limited to 40 participants. Registration is required. About the Artist Born in Seoul, Karen Ahn works primarily in maedeup, a traditional Korean knotting art. Ahn began studying maedeup as a hobby in college and has continued refining her craft over several decades, leading workshops at the Korean Cultural Center New York, the Korea Society, Wave Hill, Stonybrook University, Flushing Town Hall (Queens, New York), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Ahn studied design at Sungkyunkwan University for her bachelor’s degree before graduating with an MFA in package design from Pratt Institute. About the Series Korea Week 2025 is co-hosted with Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. This week is sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and the St. Joseph County Public Library. Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

New at the BrowningDirected by David NovackProduced by Janice Englehart ('86)Not Rated, 103 minutes, DCPIn English and Chinese, Uyghur, and Kazakh with English subtitlesJewher Ilham scheduled to appear live!Jewher Ilham, a Uyghur teen from China with no English, lands in the United States after she is violently separated from her father at the Beijing airport as he is detained. Abduweli, a linguist and poet imprisoned and tortured for teaching Uyghur language to 6-year-olds, makes his way to Istanbul upon his release. Testimony and action from survivors of China's network of "re-education camps" and their families, in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Europe and the United States, infuse All Static & Noise with an urgency that exposes the mass brutality of state-sponsored oppression in Western China. Together these voices highlight the moral dilemma between risking the safety of families back home by speaking out and the necessity of exposing atrocities in the hope that global awareness will bring change. GET TICKETS This is a free but ticketed event. Tickets will be available for pick-up at the Ticket Office one hour prior to the performance. To guarantee your seat, please pick up your tickets at least 15 minutes prior to the show. In the event of a sell-out, unclaimed tickets will be used to seat patrons waiting on standby.

RED CUP.  Presented by Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre Directed by by Matt Hakwins Returning to the stage for a second year, "RED CUP" is an one-act documentary theatre performance inspired by written essays from Notre Dame students on the drinking culture in college, a culture often associated with "rest" or "leisure."The play is inspired by the final papers written for the course "Drunk on Film: The Psychology of Storytelling with Alcohol and Its Effects on Alcohol Consumption at Notre Dame." With a visual motif of the ubiquitous red Solo party cup, and accompanied by a host of media references from films, ads, and social media posts, "RED CUP" tells the intimate stories of a small group of Notre Dame students, and the profound effect alcohol has had in their lives, from childhood through their senior year in college. Performance Schedule October 8-9Wednesday & Thursday at 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM Philbin Studio TheatreDeBartolo Performing Arts Center Tickets Tickets for RED CUP. are FREE for everyone. Tickets may be reserved in person at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office (M-F 12:00 - 6:00 PM), or online at performingarts.nd.edu. RESERVE TICKETS Parking Free parking is available daily after 5:00 pm in the Stayer Center parking lot, just north of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Patrons may now receive free event parking at the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage by bringing your event tickets and parking ticket to the DPAC Ticket Office to receive a pre-paid parking voucher. An accessible lot for disabled patrons is available immediately adjacent to the center; a valid hangtag or license plate is required. There is a ten-minute parking zone on the north drive of the center for ticket pick-up; during inclement weather you are welcome to drop off guests in this area and proceed to parking. Originally published at ftt.nd.edu.

Kushal DasJoin musicians Kushal Das and Hindole Majumdar for an evening of classical Indian music on the sitar and tabla. Kushal Das is one of the leading sitar players of India today. Kushal received rigorous training in advanced Sitar styles and the art of music under the tutelage of Prof. Sanjoy Banerjee and Pt. Ajoy Sinha Roy. Hindole Majumdar received his training from tabla maestro Pandit Sankha Chatterjee. He has also taken training in South Indian rhythm from Pandit S. Sekhar. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Asian Indian Classical Music Society of Michiana, the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, and the South Asia Studies Program at the University of Notre Dame. Originally published at asia.nd.edu.

"Alba: Beyond Borders" — Album release event   Join us for a special evening celebrating the release of Alba: Beyond Borders, a deeply personal and groundbreaking album by acclaimed Venezuelan-American soprano María Brea and Israeli-American pianist Dror Baitel. This event will feature an intimate recital of works from the album, offering a unique opportunity to experience their cross-cultural musical journey live. Following the performance, you are invited to a special reception to celebrate the album's release. Don't miss this opportunity to mingle with María Brea and Dror Baitel, purchase your copy of Alba: Beyond Borders, and have it personally signed.Alba: Beyond Borders is more than just an album; it's a testament to the power of music to unite diverse cultures and histories. The title itself is a play on words: "Alba" means "dawn" in Spanish, symbolizing renewal and new beginnings, while the phrase "Beyond Borders" speaks to the project's core mission. The album traverses cultural, geographic, and emotional frontiers by bringing together the rich musical traditions of Latin America and the Jewish diaspora. It is a tribute to the historical connection between these two vibrant cultures, a relationship that dates back over 500 years.   Free and open to the public. Originally published at music.nd.edu.

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies presents the 2019 Korean film Mal-Mo-E (The Secret Mission), celebrating the 579th Hangul Day (Korean Alphabet Day), as part of Korea Week and the film series Voicing Intergenerational Trauma in Postwar Korea and Japan through Contemporary Cinema. Hayun Cho, assistant professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, will moderate the Q&A session after the film. About the Film Imprisoned several times during the 1940s, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, Kim Pan-Soo does not know how to read or write Korean Hangul or any other language. The Imperial Japanese government bans the teaching of Korean in the schools. He meets a representative of the Korean Language Society and joins forces to publish a dictionary of the Korean language. The story is a fictional treatment of both the work of the Korean Language Society and the 1942 Korean Language Society Incident, when Japanese authorities arrested members for allegedly supporting the independence movement. 135 minutes | PG-13 RatingDirected by Yuna EomKorean and Japanese with English subtitles Hayun Cho, assistant professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, will lead the discussion and Q&A after Mal Mo E. Tickets Tickets are $4-7 for the general public and are free for ND, SMC, HC, and IUSB students. Contact the box office at 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Sponsors Korea Week, sponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and part of the film series Voicing Intergenerational Trauma in Postwar Korea and Japan through Contemporary Cinema. Sponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good. Originally published at asia.nd.edu.