1. Tri Minh's Quartet Bring Sounds of Hanoi to the U.S.

   

   Members of the Vietnam-based Tri Minh's Quartet discuss their music and Center Stage experience.

2. Dance! Diplomacy in Motion

   

   Check out the four dance companies scheduled to tour around the globe in 2012 as part of the U.S. Department of State's DanceMotion USA program.

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   Dance Diplomacy - DanceMotion USA

   

   Through the DanceMotion USA program, the US. Department of State supports a series of tours by a select number of American contemporary dance companies to increase cross-cultural understanding between the United States and countries around the world.

4. Groundbreaking Musical Exchange - Center Stage

   

   Center Stage, is a groundbreaking cultural diplomacy initiative that connects foreign artists with American communities through the performing arts.

5. The Many Faces and Facets of Music

   Folk music artist Cathy Fink, along with bandmates Marcy Marxer and Barbara Lamb, embarked on a multi-country tour with American Music Abroad in hopes of sharing their Appalachian style of music with foreign audiences.

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   HEARTBEAT

   

   HEARTBEAT is a group of young Israeli and Palestinian musicians who work together to build mutual understanding and transform conflict through the power of music. Founded in 2007 by Aaron Shneyer during his Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship, HEARTBEAT...

7. A New Type of Film Workshop - In The Cloud

   When the AFS program in Egypt was postponed due to security reasons, ECA was inspired to adopt a new method used by Tiffany Shlain, an AFS participant and leader in filmmaking and technology.

8. Fashion and the English Language

   As a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in Malaysia, Lynn ElHarake faced the challenge of making the English language learning process interesting for her students. So she decided a good solution would be to merge her interests in fashion with English lessons.

9. Venice Architectural Biennale - Eligibility & Application

   This program ensures that the excellence, vitality, and diversity of American arts are effectively showcased abroad and provides an opportunity to engage foreign audiences to increase mutual understanding.

10. International Writing Program - Video

    

    Christopher Merrill, Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, explains the valuable cultural exchanges that take place each year when writers from around the world gather for a semester in Iowa City to discuss and share their craft.

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