UQ Life

Little Asia Laneway

What is little Asia Laneway?

Celebrate your #uqlife and all things Asia at “Little Asia Laneway” on 24 & 25 May.

Duhig Lane will come to life with lights, entertainment and an Asian street food market featuring Vietnamese spring rolls, Pho, Japanese style hotdogs, wings & burgers, Korean BBQ, drinks by the UQ Sri Lankan Association and more. UQU Clubs and Societies will be hosting a number of workshops and free cultural activities so come and get involved and learn something new!

Featured Events
Career Expo
Come and join us for a Chinese Hot Pot banquet at the iconic Duhig Lane!

Price includes food, fruits and drinks as well as traditional cultural performances and you get to take your pot home at the end of the event!
Chinese Hotpot Banquet, 24 May, 5-7pm
Keynote speaker
In celebration of Little Asia Laneway, arts and crafts guru Yin will be hosting a LIVE Sip and Paint class at Duhig Lane which has been transformed for the night.

All materials are included in the cost.
Sip and Paint, 25 May, 6.30-7.30pm
Chinese Paper Cutting Workshop
Join the team from the Confucius Institute at UQ in learning how to make Chinese paper cuttings.

All materials will be supplied.
Chinese Paper Cutting Workshop, 25 May, 5.30-7.30pm

What to expect?

Food Trucks
Calligraphy Workshop (paint your own lantern) by UQ Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Club
Origami workshop by UQ Handcraft and Art Club
Indonesian performance by UQ Indonesian Student Association
Lion Dance
Taiko Performance and Workshop by UQ Taiko
K Pop performance by UQ K-Pop Dance Club
Traditional Chinese performance

25 May Program

 

Food Trucks 

TIMEDESCRIPTION

5-8pm                      

Char Kor BBQ

Mr Tokyo Dog

Rolls Pho Mi

Drinks by the UQ Sri Lankan Association                                                                     

 

Workshops

TIMEDESCRIPTION
5-7.30pm              Origami Workshop by UQ Handcraft and Art Club
5-8pm  Calligraphy Workshop by UQ Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Club

5-8pm

Hand Made Phone Case with Calligraphy Workshop by UQ Chinese Students and Scholars Association
5.15-5.45pmDance Workshops by UQ Street Groove 
5.30-7.30pm

Chinese Paper Cutting Workshop by Confucius Institute

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/chinese-paper-cutting-workshop-tickets-332503154887

6.15-6.45pm

Taiko (Japanese Drumming) Performance and workshop by UQ Taiko Japanese Drumming team

6.30-7.30 pm                         

Sip and Paint with Yin

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/year-of-the-tiger-sip-and-paint-with-yin-tickets-324422986887

 

Performances

TIMEDESCRIPTION
5.45-6pm                                           

Indonesian performance – Instrumental Music Performance using Angklung by UQ Indonesian Student Association

6-6.15pm

Lion Dance performance by International Wushu Academy

6.15-6.45pm

Taiko (Japanese Drumming) Performance and workshop by UQ Taiko Japanese Drumming team

6.45-7.15pm

Chinese Culture Performance by Harmonie Music centre

6.45-7pm Dance and singing

7-7.10pm: Tea art performance with traditional instruments

7.20-7.30pmK-Pop performance by UQ K-Pop Dance Club
7.30-7.45pm

Filipino Dance performance (Banga, Fast Tinikling and Sakuting) 

by Hiraya Performing Artists Brisbane (in association with FilOz UQ)

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