Japan has a beautiful language of colours in art, fashion, verbal expressions and rituals. Even colours of kimono are carefully selected according to season and cultural colour code. Join this Calligraphy session with Azumi Uchitani and contemplate about a significance of colour while practicing character Iro.
Just like the tradition to enjoy cherry blossoms in spring, it is a Japanese’ favourite seasonal outing to view and celebrate koyo 'rouge foliage' and momiji-gari ‘red leaf hunting’ with observing a fleeting nature of life. Join this calligraphy session to enjoy the autumn season and ink drawing.
In this session, Azumi Uchitani will focus on character Toki, the transient moment which has a huge cultural significance.Understanding how we consume every moment of our lives, how we engage with our surroundings, how much attention and awareness we bring into the present moment become central to this Calligraphy session.
The autumn moon has been regarded as the most beautiful by the Japanese, and as September arrives, celebrations are held all over the nation to show appreciation for a successful harvest. Join the next Japanese Calligraphy class with Azumi Uchitani to enjoy a meditation session and practice creating character Tsuki.
To celebrate International Day of Peace, we will focus on some of the features of both Western and Gandhian ways of carrying out peacemaking. This will give us greater understanding on the range of perspectives of peacebuilding
In this talk, we aim to introduce basic forms of Chinese ancient poetry. More importantly, let's explore how ancient Chinese express emotion and thoughts via selected poems. We will also explain how Chinese ancient poetry continues to shape and guild modern ways of life.
By examining the relationship between language and culture, this talk challenges the notion of 'free' and invites everyone to reflect on the social and cultural limitations and constraints which we grow up with.
The use of smartphones is a modern phenomenon reflecting our attitude towards consumption, technology and cultural change. Starting with a general observation of cultural change in terms of consumption in China, this talk then takes the use of smartphones as an example, to share original perspectives deriving from a global and comparative research project.
In this talk, we explore the meaning of 'inner peace' through perspectives from established religion and philosophy in China such as buddhism and taoism. It aims to provide some insights on how inner peace is understood and practiced in China. It also highlights some challenges or barriers to our inner peace in modern life.
This talk will bring you a small selection of words expressing human feelings in a very Japanese way. Get ready to connect to an intimate part of your own feelings. Words like yūgen, natsukashii, omotenashi, giri, akogare or wabi-sabi have subtle shades of meaning. We invite you to see what makes us human and to experience delicate states of mind.
