Celebrate Culture! Spotlight Asia: Big Cats
12 – 5PM
American Museum of Natural History presents Celebrate Culture! Spotlight Asia: Big Cats
Cats in the Panthera genus are the only animals able to roar (though some call the snow leopard’s call a “chuff”).
Grab your cubs and join us for a family-friendly day of live theater, musical performances, and hands-on activities featuring new conservation technologies, as we learn more about Asia’s big cats and their role in cultures around the continent.
Enjoy a sneak peak of Saung Budaya’s Topeng Blantek (mask) dance, a celebrated traditional dance from Indonesia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivxs4OlSSHs
Take a look at Chinese Theatre Works’ Tiger Tales:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIs1SpVEneg
Watch Spotlight Asia host Sonny Singh playing the dhol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPylH_XxZko
Enjoy a clip of composer Paul Yeon Lee rehearsing “Scattered Wind” for Daegeum and Piano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3HFjKzTWA