2006:

• CAAN produced and presented an evening length dance theater production, "Moon Goddess." It was presented at the Ingram Performing Hall, Vanderbilt Blair School of Music, on March 5 and 6, 2005. We received standing ovations at the end of the performances. We received compliments like: "What an extraordinary presentation. The stagecraft was fabulous," "The show was incredible!! I've never seen anything quite like it, and I have seen a fair amount of dance!"
  
  "Moon Goddess" Dance Theater was repeated at the Renaissance Center at Dickson, TN on September 24. Read about it here.
  
  
• We performed Chinese dances and Tai-Chi-Chuan at the Asian Spring Festival at the Vanderbilt Landford Theater sponsored by Vanderbilt University, "Window On the World" at the TN Technological University, and Family Celebration at the reception for the "Ancient threads, Newly Woven-recent art from china's Silk Road" sponsored by Nashville Public Library. View the press release here.
  
  
• CAAN collaborated with ACT I Theater to present "M Butterfly" play at the Dark Horse Theater the end of April, and also co-sponsored a "World Tai-Chi-Day" at the Fannie Mae Dees Park in association with The T'ai Chi Association of Nashville
  
  
• CAAN held its 05 fundraiser, "Taste of Asia" on October 20th at the Ingram Hall Atrium, Vanderbilt Blair School of Music. Nashville Mayor, Bill Purcell was our special guest. The acclaimed Er-hu musician from Hong Kong, Hsin Hsiao-Hung, played Chinese music with Vanderbilt Wind Ensemble afterwards.

2004:

• Our ambitious project for the Chinese New Year in 2004-"Our Stories" dance theater production-was successfully produced and presented at the Ingram Performing Hall at the Vanderbilt Blair School of Music. We performed to two packed houses and standing ovations. Words like "This rare blending of modern dance with elements of ancient Chinese culture... colorful, expressive, wholly ethnic... elegance, grace... " were used to describe the program by a Nashville Scene dance/theater critic. A picture from the same production was on the cover of the Vanderbilt Blair School's "Quarter Note" magazine in 2004. View photos here.
  
  
• CAAN gave a Chinese face painting demo, Chinese dance performance at the Celebrations of Culture at the Scarritt Bennett Center, performed Chinese dances, Chinese martial arts at the Window on the World at the TN Technological University, Children dances at the Bellevue Picnic at the Red Caboose Park, Asian Cultural Festival at the Bethel World Outreach Center, and collaborated with "More Than Warmth," a not-for-profit organization, on the "Quilt and Letter" project, sending kids-made quilt to China.
  
  
• CAAN conducted its five parts talk series, "Learning about China," which is co-sponsored by the Nashville Main Public Library. Speakers were Dr. Roger Ames, "China US Relations," Dr. Sherry Wang, "Tibet and Yun-nan," Dr. Tracy Miller, "Goddess Temples in Shanxi Province," Dr. Guan Ping Zheng, "Chinese Wonders-Nu-Shu," and Dr. Peter Lorge, "China and Taiwan."
  
  
• CAAN hosted Summer Kung Fu Camp taught by Mater Bruce Linville.

2003:

• CAAN co-sponsored with the Scarritt-Bennett Center during the 2003 Chinese New Year season--a Chinese Brush Painting exhibit at the Laskey building, Chinese New Year Model House exhibit, Chinese New Year Eve Dumpling Night, and the Chinese New Year six-course Dinner Night.
  
  
• CAAN hosted a Chinese Daoism Discussion led by Professor Ronnie Littlejohn, Director of Asian Study at the Belmont University.
  
  
• CAAN presented a traditional Chinese dance concert at the Middle Tennessee State University during their International Cultural Week Gala Performance, and a Chinese dance and Tai-Chi-Chuan performance at the Tennessee Technological University at their Window of the World event.
  
  
• CAAN assisted Dell Computer Corporation to present Chinese cultural and arts activities during their Asian/Pacific Heritage Observance Week in Lebanon and Nashville, TN.
  
  
• CAAN demonstrated and gave Chinese paper folding workshop, presented Chinese dances at the "Celebrations of Culture" held at the Scarritt-Bennett Center.