Japanese Culture Center http://japaneseculturecenter.com Your Chicagoland gateway to Japan Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Film “Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo” at the Gene Siskel Film Center 7.16-7.22 http://japaneseculturecenter.com/2010/07/film-beetle-queen-conquers-tokyo-at-the-gene-siskel-film-center-716-722/ http://japaneseculturecenter.com/2010/07/film-beetle-queen-conquers-tokyo-at-the-gene-siskel-film-center-716-722/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:02:51 +0000 julieta http://japaneseculturecenter.com/?p=788

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo Directed by Jessica Oreck
i2009, 90 min

Working backwards through hsitory, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo explores the mystery of the development of Japan’s love affair with bugs. using insects like an anthropologist’s toolkit, the film uncover Japanese philosophies that will shift Westerners’ perspectives on nature, beauty, life, and even the seamingly mundane realities of their day-to-day routines. For show time schedule and movie trailer visit http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/beetlequeen

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“A parade of loosely, lyrically related scenes and images imbues the film with a wonder worthy of its subjects.” Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe
“Beautifully filmed, seductively narrated.” V.A. Musetto -  New York Post
“a doorway to something huge and eternal. Bring the kids.” Joshua Rothkopf - Time Out New York
“Entrancing.” David Edelstein - New York Magazine
“Jessica Oreck’s documentary essay about Japan’s fascination with insects observes the phenomenon with a curious, incisive eye.” Richard Brody - The New Yorker
“An expansive take on the world in miniature.” Eric Hynes - The Village Voice
“Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo manages to be an illuminating, delightful, breathtaking and captivating documentary for all ages.” Avi Offer - New York Movie Guru
“Dazzling.” Mark Rifkin - This Week in New York
“Engaging and poetic.” Maria Garcia - Film Journal International
“Remarkable..quietly spellbinding” Justin Chang - VARIETY
“Beetle Queen bristles with kinetic energy…A film to be heard as as seen” Micheal Chaiken FILM COMMENT
“One of the more exhilarating new documentaries.” Michael Tully - Hammer to Nail
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On June 29, the Japanese Culture Center participated in a demonstration at the Family Fun Stage at the annual Taste of Chicago. The event welcomed students in for the month-long Kenshusei training and the new uchidechi (live-in students). Members from the Lakeview and Burbank centers and Pathway to Harmony dojo made the demonstration a huge success.

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The Aikido Association of America (AAA) hosted their National Instructors Seminar at Tenshinkan Dojo (JCC Chicago [Lakeview]) this past weekend.  The seminar photos are below the page break.  For more information and photos relating to the AAA, please visit the Aikido World Blog.

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Aikido class at the JCC Palatine [Ryoshinkan Dojo].

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Open all all styles and systems. Please wear an appropiate uniform or workout wear. Groin cup.

Sat.:

Intro to tai chi for Kenpo people (9 - 10:30 am)
Self defense techniques into freestyle techniques (11 am - 12:30 pm)

Fee: $30 one session or $55 for two sessions.

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When: April 24th 1-5 pm

Where: Tenshinkan Dojo

1016 West Belmont

Chicago, Illinois 60657

Suggested Donation for Workshop: $20

GAME NIGHT: Following the seminar (6:30) we’ll be meeting upstairs for some off-the-mat fun with board and card games. Bring friends, family, and some food or drink to share. If you have a favorite game, bring that too.

Hope to see you at either or both events!

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