Celebrate Culture! Spotlight Asia: Big Cats

Saturday, May 23, 2015
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