“Meryl and Yo-Yo kowtowing to each other... If you planned it, it probably wouldn't feel right.”
LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATE
Capture The Unexpected
From Meryl Streep prostrating against Yo-Yo Ma to a nobody African-American dancer jooking across classical music, this cultural tour packed unexpected moments that delivered heart-melting diplomacy beyond the wildest imagination. The artists touched Chinese officials and populace alike.
“I would have hated him, because he practiced and he was good. And my mother would say, why can't you be like Yo-Yo?”
“There is a possibility for a different kind of harvest, a little more enjoyment.”
U.S.-China Forum on Arts & Culture
The Forum commenced on November 16, 2011 with a grand banquet hosted by US Ambassador to China, the Honorable Gary Locke, featuring a culinary collaboration between Chinese organic farmers and celebrated chef Alice Waters, a pioneer in America’s sustainable food movement.
Below watch the highlights:
Seeing is believing
There were few moments like Lil Buck jooking across the stage unannounced, improvised and totally unchoreographed while Yo-Yo Ma and team played the finale. The audience, especially the senior Chinese officials were heart-melted. You could see the genuine endorsement from their unguarded smiles.
Waiting for the next one
There's not much in my career that can top the moments from the U.S.-China Forum on Arts and Culture tour. The climate work was also solid but it's not in the realm of unexpected.
So I will just bide my time...