- Peking Opera Blues (刀馬旦) - September 28 - October 6
- City on Fire (龍虎風雲) - September 29 - October 8
- The Killer (喋血雙雄) - October 3 - October 7
- Hard Boiled (辣手神探) - October 4 - October 8
- Bullet in the Head (喋血街头) - October 5 - October 7
Tickets and showtime information is available online. The Harris Theater is located in downtown's Cultural District (map).
中秋快乐!It will be held at the Global Hub, located on the 1st floor of Posvar Hall (map).
추석 잘 보내세요!
Chúc Mừng Tết Trung thu!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Come celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival with the Asian Studies Center! Enjoy snacks and crafts during this cultural holiday. Event is open to the Pitt community and the public.
Perhaps no other film better displays the blink-and-you-miss-it inventiveness of Tsui Hark than Peking Opera Blues. It isn’t just one of the greatest Hong Kong action movies of all time, or merely an exquisite combination of political history and gender-defying performance. Tsui’s enthralling balance of tone, editing patterns, and comedic role-playing means the film is all of these things at warp speed, a dazzling expression of genre multiplicity that shifts between modes moment to moment. This flexibility extends to the cast: three women (Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, and Cherie Chung), a spy, an actor, and a musician, are assuming roles to survive the violent end of the Qing Dynasty, aligning themselves with warlords, revolutionaries, seducers, and friends. Each identity opens up traps, expectations, and freedoms. Whether on the stage or in a melee, this is a film that plays out under a ruthless and overwhelming urge to execute the perfect stunt—both for laughs and for something deadly serious.Tickets are available online. Two other Hong Kong films play there this weekend as part of the series: A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色) from the 27th, and A Better Tomorrow 2 (英雄本色2) one day only on the 28th. These, and the other films to comprise the Hong Kong Classics series, play at the Harris Theater in downtown's Cultural District (map).
- A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色) - September 27 - October 1
- A Better Tomorrow 2 (英雄本色2) - September 28
- Peking Opera Blues (刀馬旦) - September 28 - October 6
- A Chinese Ghost Story (倩女幽魂) - September 29 - October 3
- City on Fire (龍虎風雲) - September 29 - October 8
- A Chinese Ghost Story 2 (倩女幽魂 II：人間道) - September 30
- A Better Tomorrow 3: Love & Death in Saigon (英雄本色3-夕陽之歌) - September 30
- A Chinese Ghost Story 3 (倩女幽魂 III：道道道) - October 1
- The Killer (喋血雙雄) - October 3 - October 7
- Hard Boiled (辣手神探) - October 4 - October 8
- Bullet in the Head (喋血街头) - October 5 - October 7
Tickets and showtime information is available online. The Harris Theater is located in downtown's Cultural District (map).
- A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色) - 4K restoration of 1986 Hong Kong film
- A Useful Ghost (ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ) - 2025, Thailand
- Blue Sun Palace (蓝色太阳宫) - 2024, United States
- Daughter's Daughter (女兒的女兒) - 2024, Taiwan
- Missing Child Videotape (ミッシング・チャイルド・ビデオテープ) - 2024, Japan
- Mixed Modern (ミックスモダン) - 2025, Japan
- Pavane for an Infant (搖籃凡世) - 2024, Malaysia
- The Botanist (植物学家) - 2025, China
- Winter in Sokcho - 2024, France
is a joint project from the Film and Media Studies Program and the Asian Studies Center that brings together students, faculty, and community members to create a shared awareness of Asian and Asian American experiences through contemporary film and media. Using film, video, and other on-screen arts, the series provides a forum to learn about Asian art, whether it is a classic work of cinema, a film by an emerging director, or a documentary addressing contemporary social concerns. The programming allows us to reflect on the importance of visual arts, current arts technology, and the place of cultural experiences in a global educational experience.
The event runs from 12:00 to 3:00 pm, and the Heinz History Center is located at 1212 Smallman St. in the Strip District (map).Experience Asian culture and flavors at the Taste of Asia program.
Join the History Center on a cultural and culinary journey to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Taste of Asia.
Presented in partnership with the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania and the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh, the program will highlight Asian American contributions of the past and present in Pittsburgh.
Indulge in delicious bites from an assortment of local Asian restaurants, explore the history of Pittsburgh’s Asian American community with the Detre Library & Archives, and watch live performances to learn about cultural celebrations.
Engage with local chefs and expand your palette by sampling food from participating restaurants, including:
- Chengdu Gourmet 2
- Sushi Fuku
- Senyai Thai Kitchen
- 1:11 Juice Bar
- Bombay to Burgh
- Charm Thai Pittsburgh
- Grapow
- Hungry Panda
- Kung Fu Chicken
- Mango Mango
- Modern Filipino Cuisine
- Nan Xiang Dumpling
- Nepali Community of Greater Pittsburgh
- Sumi’s Cakery
- Sushi Too
- WeiLai Dim Sum
- Yotea Yoka Kitchen
Restaurant vendors will also have takeaway food available to purchase.
Don’t miss the chance to discover and celebrate the incredible diversity of Asian food culture in Pittsburgh!
Following on the heels of the hit productions in London and Hong Kong, PICT is thrilled to stage the AMERICAN PREMIERE of this brilliant adaptation of August Strindberg’s classic play by acclaimed playwright Amy Ng.There are three additional events surrounding the production:
It’s Chinese New Year in post-World War II Hong Kong. Julie is the daughter of the island’s former British governor newly released from the Japanese internment camp. When her father is away for the holiday weekend, Miss Julie, who was raised in British colonial Hong Kong, comes downstairs to join the servants as they party initiating a sexually charged power game with her father’s Chinese chauffeur who is engaged to the kitchen servant Christine. What starts as a lark descends into a fight for survival as sex, power, money and race collide on a hot night in the Pearl River Delta.
Tickets for the show and the events are available online. The performances are held at the Carnegie Stage at 25 West Main Street in Carngie (map).
- Asian Cultural Celebration - April 23
- Pre-theatre dinner with Amy Ng - April 26
- Film Screening and Adaptations Discussion - April 30
Originally conceived as a segment of Chungking Express, Fallen Angels spun off into its own hallucinatory, neon-colored story of lost souls looking for human connection.It runs through March 6 and tickets are available online. The single-screen theater is located at 4115 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (map).
Originally conceived as a segment of Chungking Express, Fallen Angels spun off into its own hallucinatory, neon-colored story of lost souls looking for human connection.It runs through March 6 and tickets are available online. The single-screen theater is located at 4115 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (map).
Celebrate and learn about the Lunar New Year! This annual celebration organized by the Asian community of the Fox Chapel area features a wide variety of different festival activities. Final plans are still being made, but previous years have included: traditional Chinese music performed by Dorseyville Middle School students, taekwondo performed by the Young Brothers Taekwondo School students, a dragon parade, storytelling, crafts, as well as treats and gifts.The event runs from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Registration is required and can be completed online. The Cooper-Siegel Community Library is located at 403 Fox Chapel Rd. (map).
All ages are welcome.
Celebrate the Year of the Snake! Fun Activities & Delicious Snacks. Come join us and bring in the Lunar New Yeat with joy and excitement!It runs from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in the Global Hub on the first floor of Posvar Hall (map), and is free and open to the Pitt community.
Please come out to join us to celebrate the 2025 Lunar New Year with a parade starting at Phillips and Murray (Streets closed Phillips to Forbes on Murray Ave from 9 - 12 pm)Update: the start time has been moved to 12:00 pm.
