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Asian Shakespeare Newsletter 2.3 (Fall 2014), 1 Asian Shakespeare Newsletter CELEBRATING THE 450TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE  In this anniversary year Asian associations and universities have not been far behind. Reports from China, Korea and India: Shakespeare Celebrations at Sichuan University, China Joining the world in celebrating the Bards 450th anniversary, Sichuan University offered  Shakespeare. Graves’ detailed, vivid and inspiring presentation of a boy’s gradual reception of the Bard through his Shakespeare teacher and his Shakespeare-loving father moved the entire audience who packed the University’s theater. At the conclusion of the performance, Graves interacted with the audience, answering their questions, bringing his performance to a successful end. two special Shakespeare events during its University Immersion Program to mark this exciting year. The first was professional Shakespeare acting instructions. The English Department invited Joseph Graves, playwright, Shakespeare actor and director, to coach its students. During the four days of hands-on training, Graves taught students basic performance skills with lines from Shakespeare’s plays, including breathing, articulation and movement. He also tutored those who were preparing a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. All the students enjoyed the experience and learned that actually performing the plays is the most direct and palpable way to appreciate Shakespeare’s art. Sichuan University’s Shakespeare celebrations culminated in Mr. Graves’ production of his own play, Revel’s World of Copyright ? Asian Shakespeare Association, All rights reserved. Website: http://AsianS; E-mail: admin@AsianS Asian Shakespeare Newsletter 2.3 (Fall 2014), 2 Shakespeare’s 450 events in India Although Shakespeare is immensely popular with Chinese mainland college students, not many universities offer actual Shakespeare courses. Sichuan University is among the few offering Shakespeare electives to both English