MIRI: A grand cultural event themed “One Beat One Soul” to showcase various forms of Chinese culture will be held at the Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) campus, Thursday.
All members of the university community as well as members of the public are invited to the event.
Organised by the student-run Curtin Chinese Culture Club at the university, the cultural event will feature a variety of traditional and modern performances to promote Chinese culture.
There will also be lion dance, drum and Chinese yo-yo performances, Wushu demonstration, singing and musical performances featuring the Erhu (two-stringed Chinese fiddle) and Guzheng (Chinese zither).
Besides that, the event is also aimed at raising funds for the club.
Tickets priced at RM20 each will be available at the door. There is also a group rate of RM70 for four persons.
The event will be held from 7pm to 9.30pm in the auditorium at the university.
Over 300 people including Assistant Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is chair of the Curtin Malaysia Management Committee, and Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting, are expected to attend.
Also present will be Curtin Malaysia’s pro vice-chancellor, president and chief executive Professor Jim Mienczakowski, deputy pro vice-chancellor Professor Beena Giridharan, chief operating officer Ir Pieter Willem Pottas and advisor to the Curtin Chinese Culture Club Stevenson Tan.
This will be second time the cultural event is being organised following last year’s inaugural event.
All of the performers will be students of Curtin Malaysia, except for the Wushu demonstration and traditional dance, which will be performed by students of SMK Chung Hua Miri.
The event is being sponsored by Datuk Lee Kim Shin, the Curtin Malaysia Student Council, Broadway Colour Centre, City Printing House Sdn. Bhd., CT Academic Services, Green Summit Development Group of Companies, Hot Cross Buns Café Bakery (EM) Sdn. Bhd., Nam Leong Department Store (Miri) Sdn. Bhd., Tea Co. and Xtracol Enterprise Sdn. Bhd.
The Curtin Chinese Culture Club was established in February this year, combining what were once Curtin 24 Festive Drums Club and Curtin Lion Dance Club into one cultural club.
For more information on the event, email curtinchineseculturalclub@gmail.com.
