5th Annual Polyglot Performances

Past Event

Monday, April 9, 2012 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Johnson Center, Cinema


The 2012 Polyglot Performances, a warm-up event of International Week, is a showcase of student performances celebrating linguistic diversity and multicultural understanding. This year's event features performances in six languages, door prize drawings, and refreshments.

 Free & open to the public
====== PROGRAM ======
Opening remarks by Professor Dee Ann Holisky at 5:00PM

PART I (approx. 5:05 PM - 6:15 PM)

  • The German play Kleider machen Leute: Clothes Make People
  • Russian poetry and songs “Spring, Love, Moscow Nights”
  • Arabic skit 1
  • The Korean film A Love Triangle

INTERMISSION: door prize drawing & refreshments

PART II (approx. 6:30 PM - 7:35 PM)

  • Arabic skit 2
  • Chinese poetry and songs
  • The Japanese play Kintaro: The Golden Boy

door prize drawing & refreshments

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This yearly event is presented by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages with financial support from the University Life Programming Committee.

For more information, contact Dr. Sufumi So, sso2@gmu.edu

For highlights of the 2011 Polyglot Performances, see 3-min YouTube video
For the respective language performances from the 2011 event, click 2011 Polyglot Performances videos

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