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The Flute Player: Moving Beyond the Madness of War
Thursday, October 23, 2008
7:00 pm
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
600 South Gregory Street
Urbana (View Map)
Arn Chorn Pond (More Information)
Musician
As a child, Arn Chorn-Pond survived the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields by playing revolutionary songs on his bamboo flute. Today, he is an internationally recognized human rights leader and the founder of Cambodian Living Arts, a project of World Education, originally created to support the music teachers who helped him survive. Here, Arn tells the story of this remarkable life and how he has moved beyond the madness of war by working to bring about the revitalization of his homeland, its people, and their cultural heritage.
A free public screening of The Flute Player, a one-hour documentary on the life and work of Arn Chorn-Pond, will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 7:00pm, Spurlock Museum.
Hosted by: Spurlock Museum
In Conjunction with: Asian American Studies Program; Asian American Cultural Center; Illinois Arts Council; Department of Anthropology; Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Department of Political Science; LAS Global Studies Initiative; Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security; School of Music; School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics; Urbana High School
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