"Hip Hop, Jazz and Anime" Screening & Talk with Taeko Baba & Thomas Looser FEBRUARY 28 @Cantor Film Center 6:30-9:30pm
A/P/A Institute Monthly Film Series: Thursday, February 28 RSVP by Monday, February 25 to apa.rsvp@nyu.edu or 212-992-9653. For more information or to rsvp online, visit www.apa.nyu.edu . The musical stylings of Hip Hop artists Nujabes and MC Shing 02 underline the fluid international crisscross of anime subcultures from Tokyo to New York and the creative collaboration that is generated from its vibrant ether. This special double-feature screening includes new anime classics from director Shinichiro Watanabe, “Samurai Champloo” and “Cowboy Bebop.” “Samurai Champloo” follows the adventures of Samurai odd couple Mugen and Jin Mugen, firey and violent and Jin, traditional and mysterious. “Cowboy Bebop” brings us deep into the 21st century, where humanity has developed an interplanetary society and a new breed of “cowboy” bounty hunters pursue the outlaws and crime. This special screening will feature a discussion between impresario of anime Taeko Baba, CEO of New York-Tokyo, and moderator Thomas Looser, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at NYU. Series co-sponsored by the NYU Center for Media, Culture and History/Center for Religion and Media. |