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US Tour: Holiday Tunes with a Tuvan Twist
November 01 - December 31
Music
Alash will return to the U.S. for their fourth American tour in November and December of 2008. They will perform in Texas , the Midwest , and the East Coast, and they will join the Flecktones on stage on December 5, 6, 12, and 13.
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Latest news
Art-House Film Night Premieres in UB
Dec 19, 2008 - UBpost - On Saturday evening, the opening night of Orhigdson Halis Lost Film/Slide was held in Ulaanbaatar. It was the premiere of a free movie-night series to be held one Saturday each month at Xanadu Art Gallery. Three shorts two of which were animated, and a feature by Taiwanese director Tsai Ming Liang were shown. The animated shorts were darkly entertaining and were littered with meaning through nonsensical images.
Art Museum Toilets Elevated to an Art Form
Dec 12, 2008 - todaysfacilitymanager.com- Ranging from exclusive images of the Metropolitan, to the behind-closed-doors shots of the Hermitage to the decaying yet still flushing pictures of the Mongolian Art Museum see below, this collection offers rich examples of the world’s museums best offerings.
Baptist surgeon offers hope in Mongolia
Dec 12, 2008 - sbcbaptistpress.org - While providing care and training in the western city of Khovd, Dr. "Buck" Rusher right and Dr. Nyamkhuu third from left distribute New Testaments and "The Purpose Driven Life" book to rural surgeons. Later in the week, the Khovd doctors will seek out these celebrated surgeons to learn more about Christ. Photo Terms of Use
Ice age 'was not simultaneous'
Dec 12, 2008 - ptinews.com-Using sophisticated nuclear dating techniques, a team in Australia has found that Mongolian glacier advances during the last ice age were not synchronised with alpine glaciers in Europe and North America, suggesting climate varied between continents significantly
Mongolian foods an incomparable experience
Dec 12, 2008 - chronicletimes.com - Mongolians are the masters of creating different dishes with as few ingredients as possible. In fact, I'm sure if you look in the Guinness Book of World Records you would see Mongolia in the top spot for number of dishes created with the fewest number of ingredients and that number is 2 of course.
Mongolian Parliament chairman embarks on China visit
Dec 12, 2008 - xinhuanet.com - Mongolian Parliament Chairman Damdin Demberel departed from here on Wednesday morning for Beijing to start his five-day visit to China.
Art from China, Mongolia and the Himalaya on View at Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis
Nov 28, 2008 - artdaily.com- To celebrate the 90-year jubilee of the Society of Friends of Asian Art abbr. VVAK, the Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis in Amsterdam hosts a series of exhibitions ‘Asia, from the heart’, with art objects from the private collections of members of the VVAK.
Link between humanity and our faithful steeds
Nov 28, 2008 - And they're off ... children aged eight to 12 race their horses during Naadam, a traditional festival held each July in Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia.
Photo: Glenn Hunt
Mongolian paleontologist speaks in Bozeman
Nov 28, 2008 - montanasnewsstation.com - A Mongolian post doctorate researcher who recently moved to Bozeman has founded the only local dinosaur research institute in Mongolia.
Bolortsetseg MinJin conducts extensive research at the Museum of the Rockies with Jack Horner. Together, they study the millions of fossils found in Mongolia.
Mongolian paleontologist speaks in Bozeman
Nov 18, 2008 - A Mongolian post doctorate researcher who recently moved to Bozeman has founded the only local dinosaur research institute in Mongolia.
Bolortsetseg MinJin conducts extensive research at the Museum of the Rockies with Jack Horner. Together, they study the millions of fossils found in Mongolia.
Scientists go hi-tech to search for Genghis Khan’’s hidden tomb
Nov 12, 2008 - thaindian - Scientists are using advanced visualization technologies to find the hidden tomb of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol empire. According to legend, Genghis Khan lies buried somewhere beneath the dusty steppe of Northeastern Mongolia, entombed in a very secretive spot
Murder trial of Mongolian woman postponed to January 15
Nov 11, 2008 - channelnewsasia - In Malaysia, the murder trial of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaarribuu has been postponed to January 15 after defence lawyers requested for more time to interview witnesses.
Artworks from the Asia-Pacific region earn praise and their creators rewarded
Nov 06, 2008 - bangkokpost.com - From London to Afghanistan, Brazil to Korea, with a total of 3,000 votes around the world, Mongolian artist Davaa Dorjderem received the most number of public online and on-site votes. Dorjderem and his artwork, Voice in the Space, which represents the universe and suggests that humans are trapped by space, was given the People's Choice Award and received SGD 10,000.
Russia Honed Mongolian Ballet, Dancer
Nov 06, 2008 - ubpost.mongolnews - MONGOLIA’S rich cultural history is unique in Asia, but its close proximity to its northern neighbor has made the country a beneficiary of Russia’s impressive dance tradition. Odsuren Dagva, one of Mongolia’s most famous ballet dancers, can attest to Russia’s positive influence on Mongolian ballet Dagva is now a soloist with the Thuringen Ballet in Gera, Germany.
Malaysian PM backs heir over Mongolia murder case
Oct 14, 2008 - todayonline.com - Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Monday defended his deputy, who is slated to take power next year, against allegations that he interfered in a high-profile murder case.
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Baptist surgeon offers hope in Mongolia

Dec 12, 2008 - sbcbaptistpress.org - While providing care and training in the western city of Khovd, Dr. "Buck" Rus...
Mongolian foods an incomparable experience

Dec 12, 2008 - chronicletimes.com - Mongolians are the masters of creating different dishes with as few ingredients...
Link between humanity and our faithful steeds

Nov 28, 2008 - And they're off ... children aged eight to 12 race their horses during Naadam, a traditional festiva...
Art from China, Mongolia and the Himalaya on View at Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis

Nov 28, 2008 - artdaily.com- To celebrate the 90-year jubilee of the Society of Friends of Asian Art abbr. VVAK, th...
Mongolian paleontologist speaks in Bozeman

Nov 18, 2008 - A Mongolian post doctorate researcher who recently moved to Bozeman has founded the only local dinos...
Sa Dingding stands out with her blend of cross-cultural influences

Jul 30, 2008 - metro.co.uk - Sa Dingding is not your average pop star. The 25-year-old singer, producer and designe...
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ARTIST: Sergei Bodrov
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In 1996, the Russian director won international acclaim with his drama Kavkazsky Plennik/Prisoner of...
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Mongolia Marks 25 Years Since Space Flight
An Artist Examines the Space Around Him
Nov 23, 2007 - ubpost.mongolnews.mn - THE almost-30 works of M.Tuvshinbayar shown at Xanadu Art Gallery are all called Space Seen, with a serial number next the words. Since artists are not expected to just “see” things, as you and I do, I guess these are meant to be creative visions.
First Mongolian female in U.S to show art
May 20, 2007 - denver.yourhub.com - The legacy of the mighty Genghis Khan has been reborn in Denver Colorado as one Mongolian 16-year-old has conquered her mark in U.S history.
Singing with the larynx
Oct 20, 2006 - gauntlet.ucalgary.ca - Anyone who wants to get into the field of Tuvan throat singing, though, would need some bizzare wonder-twin power to make themselves a human didgeridoo, or maybe some other musical instrument that's hard to pronounce. Even the Mongolian-derived word for throat-singing, khöömeior khoomii, is a throat-full.
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