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MATC
Global Horizons Series to Present Japanese Cultural Festival
Madison Area Technical
College’s Global Horizons Series will host a Japanese Cultural Festival,
Saturday, April 12, from noon until 5 p.m. at MATC Truax (3550 Anderson
St., Madison). Designed to highlight aspects of contemporary Japanese
culture and society, the event will include workshops, performances and
film showings throughout the day. All activities are free and open to
the public.
The event will
feature interactive workshops in which participants can learn about Japanese
cultural arts and traditions including bonsai miniature tree sculpting,
Ikebana flower arrangement, Japanese calligraphy and origami. Performances
include Japanese music, martial arts demonstrations, a traditional Japanese
tea ceremony, children’s activities and family-friendly animation
screenings from the Japanese Film Festival.
This event serves
as the culmination of a week-long series focusing on Japan, including
a Japanese Film Festival from April 7 through 12, featuring a keynote
lecture by Dr. Donald Richie, regarded as the world’s foremost authority
on Japanese film. The week also includes a day-long symposium, “Doing
Business with Japan,” on April 10. For details on either event, check
the Global
Horizons webpage.
The MATC Global
Horizons Series is an initiative in global awareness education at Madison
Area Technical College. The series aims to better prepare students and
the community for life and work in a globally interconnected world. This
cultural festival is part of the spring Global Horizon Series’ focus
on Japan.
MATC is one of
the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s 16 colleges
and serves approximately 50,000 individuals annually. It provides a comprehensive
curriculum of technical, liberal arts and science, adult basic education
and life enrichment studies and activities, as well as customized employee
training. MATC provides training in more than 100 career programs. It
awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and certificates, and offers
non-degree courses. The college serves all or parts of 12 counties located
in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction through five campuses
and various other locations throughout the district.
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January 19, 2007
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