Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville

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PO Box 121841, Nashville, TN 37212, USA

EIN Number: 06-1666626

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Phone: 615-385-9341

Hours: No Set Business Hours - Call to Inquire

Website: https://www.chineseartsalliance.org/

Email: ChineseArtsAlliance@gmail.com

NTEE Code: A62: Dance

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MISSION - WHAT WE DO

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville is established to promote awareness, understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of Chinese visual and performing arts. -We bring diverse arts and culture to the Middle Tennessee. Our programs are ranged from traditional Chinese dance to modern and contemporary dance that involved Eastern and Western artistic skills and elements. -We promote local visual artists, dancers, choreographers, and other artists with various disciplines. -Our organization embraces diversity. We fuse different artistic disciplines into our creations. -We provide out-reach and arts education, especially Chinese arts, to our community, city and Middle TN.

VISION - GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

Our goal is to build and connect communities through arts and culture. Chinese arts is an art form and can be enjoyed by all people.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

"Chinese New Year Celebration at Hillsboro Village" was established in 2016. Since then we have steadily grown in participation. We outgrew the original venue at the Hillsboro Village. In 2023, the CNY Celebration was moved to the Musicians Corner in Centennial Park. A rippling 60-foot dragon parades through Hillsboro Village and lion dancers' performance made the high point of the celebration. There is more: professional puppeteers, Chinese calligraphy for Chinese New Year couplets, Chinese Tangram creative puzzles, there is Chinese songs, music, dance, percussion, and arts and crafts for children, as well as TaiChi, Bamboo dance, and Chinese naming. Food vendors are on site for delicious Asian food. We have collaborated with Borderless Arts TN, whose dancers presented a Chinese fan dance, and MLK High School’s Chinese language program, whose students performed Kung Fu fan dance; while Brentwood High’s students sang popular Chinese tunes, and Merrol Hyde Magnet School presented Chinese American songs. The Nashville Chinese School conducted a Chinese yo-yo workshop. It's a free annual event, and we welcome everyone to join the cheers and excitement of the most significant Chinese American Holiday in the world. Traditional and contemporary Dance Productions CAAN creates and produces traditional Chinese dance and contemporary/modern dance through Dance Nashville (CAAN’s Chinese Dance Group), and CCD (CAAN’s Contemporary Dance). Dancers rehearsal regularly to create original dance works. We bring exciting dances at various venues like Celebrate Nashville, Franklin Main Street Festival, CNY events at various locations, Kindling Arts Festival, and more. In the past, CAAN created productions of Chinese stories or folk tales incorporating traditional Chinese dance, costumes and art. Some stories presented were traditional, and some stories may be contemporary and address the immigrant experience or come from the rich history of Chinese folk tales. CAAN also presented a mini theater to present Chinese dance, music and culture. We perform at smaller venues, like senior centers, schools, or libraries. We had also produced a Chinese fable story, "Lost Horse, A Blessing in Disguise," and “Mouse Bride,” a popular Chinese New Year folk tale. Chinese Lion Dance and Dragon Dance Teams CAAN's Lion Dance and Drumming team has been performing since 2006. Whenever we went we brought excitement and joy to people. We also have established CAAN's Student Lion Dance program that trains young dancers to become Chinese lion dancers. We have been performing at various locations in Middle TN. In addition to the lion dance groups, we also run the Nashville Chinese Dragon Dance Team established in 2012. Our dragon prop is 60 feet long and performed by 11 dancers and several percussive musicians. It takes much effort to coordinate the team to mobilize this huge magnificent dragon prop! We are proud to have such a unique team in the Middle of TN. This special magnificent dragon was rebuilt by 50 volunteers and artists' dedication took 3 months to restore in 2011. TaiChi Program -World Taichi & QiGong Day in Nashville This is a day that Taichi and QiGong practitioners and instructors get together and offer our community free workshops and demonstrations on Taichi and QiGong, an ancient Chinese martial arts and healing methods. This is the day that every corner in the world there are people practicing TaiChi and QiGong. -CAAN also provides a community TaiChi Program at the Sevier Park Community Center through Metro Nashville Park’s Dance Division. The classes are met on Tuesdays at 11:30 AM and Wednesdays at 10 AM. Open levels, all are welcome. CAAN’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLanwx_B0DZ7xDUtUvQlkzg CAAN has produced several “Culture and Art Making” series during COVID. The series include Paper Tiger Puppet Making, Teachers Day and Card Making, Dragon Boat Festival and ZongZi Sachet, and more AAPI Heritage Month Series CAAN provide free demonstration, workshops, and dance pop up performance in May to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The program includes KungFu Team Making Demonstration, Arts/crafts for Children, TaiChi Workshops and a pop up dance performance. The upcoming events, visit CAAN’s website at https://www.chineseartsalliance.org/

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Services Offered

  • Art Education
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Music & Performing Arts Programs
  • Parent & Teacher Groups
  • Schools
  • Visual Arts Programs

Populations Served

  • Adults
  • Artists & Performers
  • Children & Youth
  • Individuals Under 21
  • Seniors

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