On Saturday April 1st, ASU had it’s annual Asian Culture Night in collaboration with CSA, SASA, and KASA in Bemis Great Hall. The purpose of Asian Culture Night is to showcase the talents of students and groups in the local Colorado area. This annual event is ASU and KASA’s biggest event open to the campus as well as the public.
Several student groups contributed to this event. Four students from the Chinese Student Association played their own arrangement of a Digimon song using a guitar (electric and classical), saxophone, erhu (二胡), and piano, complete with singing. Another member also performed a classical Chinese dance to the song “Falling Flowers” (落花). Also, a member from the Students for the Awareness of South Asia performed bharatanatyam, a classical Indian form of dance. In addition, Jun, the Co-Chair of Korean American Student Association performed a poetry reading.
The lion troupe from the Colorado Asian Cultural Heritage Center was the finale of the event. They performed a dragon dance, and a lion dance. During the dance, many of the performers put on costumes and wandered through the crowd, waving to the audience and providing opportunities for photos.
