A fellow exchange student put together a sort of talent show for local, mainland, international and exchange students to take part in. I played a pair of duets with my clarinet friend from the orchestra. But it was actually quite a cool show with lots of variety in the acts.
There were a couple groups reciting Chinese poems or drama. Most of these groups were made up of primarily international students. It was funny to here the reactions of the Chinese kids when the non-asians started speaking Chinese well! There were also groups that sang Chinese songs--one group sang some popular chinese songs that lots of people in the room were singing along with. There were also some hip hope dance groups, a belly dancer, an indian dancer, double dutch (which I'm sure many of the chinese kids have never seen before...they should come to any Evanston middle school to get a glimpse at the real deal!), and a girl playing a yangqin, a chinese hammered dulcimer.
All the groups were really impressive and the event was quite well attended. I wonder if it will continue on in the future, since the person in charge will be leaving. It is a great way for all the students to come together and enjoy performances from students around the world.
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