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Festival Accès Asie's 13th Edition

Celebrate May as Asian Heritage month from Thurs. to Sat. May 1-24, 2008

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Thurs. May 1 to Sat. May 3 2008, 8pm
Éclats Nocturnes
A multi-disciplinary performance with
Khosro Berahmandi (Paintings),
Shuni Tsou (Bamboo Flute),
Shahin Parhami (Video Projections),
Nicolas Coloia (Double-Bass),
Ziya Tabassian (Percussion),
Geneviève La (Dance)


Festival Opening:
May 1st, 5:30-7:30pm.
Entrance: Free

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 mai (4K)3680 Jeanne-Mance, info: (514) 523-1047

Entrance: regular $20, reduced $18, student $15
Saturday May 3 to 18, 2008
Trois pinceaux d’Orient
Painting exposition by
Pelin Yazar Canez,
Nazanin Afshar,
Khadija Baker

Vernissage:
Sat. May 3 2008, 2pm to 5pm

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 MILE END LIBRARY

5434, avenue du Parc, info : (514) 872-2141

Entrance: Free
Fri. May 9 and Sat. May 10, 2008, 7:30pm
+ Sun. May 11, 4 p.m.
Connection and L’heure bleue
About shamanism and the fantastic of spirit with dancer Jung-Ah Chung and Geneviève La



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 tangente (5K) 840 Cherrier, info/box-office: (514) 525-1500

Entrance: regular $16/students, seniors, professional dancers $13
Thurs. May 15 to June 14, 2008
Reframing & Interactive Translocation
Visual Art exhibition on taboo and the untouchable by Fariba Samsani .


Vernissage:
Thurs. May 15, 5:30-7:30pm

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 mai (4K)3680 Jeanne-Mance, info: (514) 523-1047

Entrance: Free
Sat. May 17 2008, 2pm.
10 Moments
Musical cyberspace improvisation between Shuni Tsou (bamboo flutist) in Toronto, percussionist Ziya Tabassian and dancer Natasha Bakht in Montreal.

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 oboro (4K)4001 Berri, # 301, info: (514) 523-1047

Entrance: free
Sun. May 18 2008, 1pm and 3pm
Passions Latines 1pm
A documentary on the family stories behind the Chinese restaurants in Peru, Argentina and Brazil by Cheuk Kwan (French Version).

Yellow Fellas 3pm
A feature-length comedy by Tetsuro Shigematsu (English version).

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 onf_nfb (4K) 1564 St. Denis, info: (514) 523-1047

Entrance: $5
Sun. May 18 2008, 1pm
Workshop MAI
Dance Workshop with dancer Roger Sinha and Natasha Bakht

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 mai (4K)3680 Jeanne-Mance, studio 223, second floor
info: (514) 523-1047

Entrance: $30
Thurs. May 22 2008, 7pm
Workshop SEVA
Indian and Bollywood Dance Workshop by dancer and choreographer Hemalayaa Behl

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 SEVA

5244, rue St.Urbain

Entrance: $40
Sat. May 24 2008, 9pm
Bollywood and Other Perfumes from India - Take 4 (A Garden of Love)
Festival closing ceremony and party -A night of dance, music, imagery and fantasy inspired by Bollywood films & other Indian flavours

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 Studio Just for Laughs

2109, boulevard Saint-Laurent, info: (514) 527-8063 or (514) 523 1047

Entrance: $20

 Come, enjoy!

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