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KIDI BAND (UNITED STATES) II
05 Sep, 2018They performed with ordinary modern instruments and beautiful voices at the WWD 2017....
Music Festival - DUCHICELA
05 Jun, 2018DUCHICELA ECUADOR played a beautiful recognizable tune gracefully at the WWD 2017....
Music Festival (ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE - TURAN)
01 Jun, 2018Another powerful memorizing performance from ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE TURAN at the WWD2017....
Music Festival (ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE - TURAN) II
01 Jun, 2018Another powerful memorizing performance from ETHNO FOLK ENSEMBLE TURAN at the WWD 2017....
Music Festival (PRIMERO SUEÑO) II
01 Jun, 2018PRIMERO SUEÑO played songs with joy and love at the WWD 2017....
Music Festival (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY MUSIC CONSORT II)
30 Apr, 2018SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY MUSIC CONSORT was playing a crumhorn trio at the WWD2017 to the world....
Symposium - Andrew Wong
11 Apr, 2018Dr. Andrew Wong from the University Malaysia Sarawak gave the speech “Humanity is Obliged to Safeguard Natural Forests”......
Symposium - Monlin Kuo
11 Apr, 2018Dr. Monlin Kuo from Iowa State University, Ames gave the speech “Forests and Climates” at the 2017 World Wood Day Symposium program....
Symposium - Mark Sfirri
11 Apr, 2018Mark Sfirri from Bucks County Community College gave the speech “Wharton Esherick: Founder of the American Studio Furniture Movement ......
Symposium - Eric Adjetey Anang
11 Apr, 2018Mr. Eric Adjetey Anang from Ghana gave the speech “The Culture of Ghanaian Coffin Building” at the 2017 World Wood Day Symposium program....
Symposium - Chung-Yun Hse
11 Apr, 2018Dr. Chung-Yun Hse from the Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service in the US gave the speech ......
Symposium - Chung-Yun Hse II
11 Apr, 2018Dr. Chung-Yun Hse from the Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service in the US gave the speech “Thermo-Chemical Fractionation of Biomass”......
Music Festival - WWD 2017 ROOTS UNITED
02 Apr, 2018This is what Roots United was all about during the 2017 World Wood Day at the Long Beach, California....
We Are Still Here
14 Mar, 2018The making of the traditional plank canoes, ti’at and tomol not only recovered the histories of Maritime cultures......
Collaborative Project
27 Feb, 2018The collaborative project designed the graceful and refined wooden sculptural installation to celebrate the theme Roots at the 2017 World Wood Day....
Woodcarving Show - Flying and Listening
23 Feb, 2018"Listening" means that we would like to remind our audience to notice the voice of the world. .....
Woodcarving Show - SATORI - Perception
22 Feb, 2018This work expresses the spirit of "Bodhidharma in deep meditation" from Chinese Buddhism......
Woodcarving Show - Albanian-Cypriot Tradition, History, and Roots
06 Feb, 2018The work completed by Maksim Paparizo from Albania, Antri Pafiti from Cyprus and Eduart Gjopalaj from Albania. ...
Woodcarving Show - Road to the Sun
05 Feb, 2018Manuel Cruz Prudencio (Mexico), Leonel Gonzalez Sanchez (Puerto Rico) and Jorge Luis Villalba Teran(Ecuador) ......
Regional Event in Kaihua, China
31 Jan, 2018Following the World Wood Day 2017’s theme, “Roots”, this event aims to showcase the contemporary carving ......
Regional Event in Wenzhou, China
31 Jan, 2018Following the World Wood Day 2017’s theme, “Roots”, 17 wood artists from both China and overseas were invited ......
Woodcarving Show - Origins
25 Jan, 2018This video is about the work created by Iwi Le Comte (New Zealand), Rune Hjelen (Norway), William Robert Prickett (United Kingdom). ...
Woodcarving Show - Daily Life in the Village
19 Jan, 2018It is a work made by Elhadji Dioum (Senegal), Nolengar Tandodjim (Chad), Oumar Dioum (Senegal) & Yacouba Bonde (Burkina Faso)....
Regional Event in PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES
17 Jan, 2018The 3rd National On-the-spot Dukit Competition was held in the province of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines, as part of 2017 WWD regional event. ...
Symposium - Harvey Green
16 Jan, 2018Professor Harvey Green from Northeastern University gave the speech “Culture, Comfort and Commerce” ......
Symposium - Laxmi D. Bhatta
16 Jan, 2018Laxmi D. Bhatta from the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development Kathmandu (ICIMOD)......
Symposium - Visa Immonen
16 Jan, 2018Assistant Professor Visa Immonen from the University of Helsinki in Finland gave the presentation ......
Symposium - Amit Poudyal
12 Jan, 2018Amit Poudyal represented International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Nepal to deliver the presentation......
Symposium - Shengji Pei
12 Jan, 2018Professor Shengji Pei from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences delivered the presentation......
Symposium - Consuelo De Luna Habito
12 Jan, 2018Dr. Consuelo De Luna Habito from University of the Philippines Open University gave the presentation......
Woodcarving Show - The Story of Arab
12 Jan, 2018The video introduced the work completed by carvers from Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. In this work, the Arabian horse......
Symposium - Takao Itoh
11 Jan, 2018Takao Itoh gave the presentation “Cherry Tree and Kanji Culture” at the 2017 World Wood Day Symposium program....
Symposium - Tyler Yamin
11 Jan, 2018Tyler Yamin gave the presentation “Wooden Agengy in Balinese Music and Dance”at the 2017 World Wood Day....
Symposium - Guangjie Zhao
11 Jan, 2018Professor Guangjie Zhao gave the presentation “Evolution of the Shape and Raw Materials of Canoe and ......
Music Festival - Drum Circle
10 Jan, 2018A drum circle is spiritual and healing. It connects people, and gives a sense of wholeness when harmonic sounds......
Symposium - Krishna K. Shrestha
09 Jan, 2018Krishna K. Shrestha gave the presentation “Woody Plant Diversity and Traditional Practices in Nepal......
Symposium - Pieter Baas
09 Jan, 2018Pieter Baas gave the presentation “Roots of Wood Culture and Wood Science” in 2017 World Wood Day Symposium....
Woodcarving Show - Roots
09 Jan, 2018The video introduced the work completed by three different carvers from Denmark, Russia, and Ukraine......
Symposium - Kathy Foley
08 Jan, 2018Kathy Foley gave the presentation “Dancing Dolls and Wooden Heroes” in 2017 WWD Symposium. ...
Woodturning Demostration - Highlight Video
04 Jan, 2018A summary of the spectacular program in 2017 World Wood Day....
Woodcarving Show - Three Roots
04 Jan, 2018This video is about the collaborative work created by Shanta Tuladhar from Nepal, Martin Bill ......
Music Festival - RHEINLANDERS ALPHORN ENSEMBLE
03 Jan, 2018A lively informative alphorn accordion performance....
Music Festival (JUSTIN VALI & TAO RAVAO DUET)
29 Dec, 2017A positive upbeat tune with Madagascar's string instruments....
Music Festival (LES AS DU BÉNIN)
27 Dec, 2017Powerful Benin styled dance with powerful Benin beats....
Music Festival (NASSER MAKHOUL & ANTOINE DAWLATLI)
26 Dec, 2017A perfect Lebanese duet....
Music Festival - NASSER MAKHOUL & ANTOINE DAWLATLI (LEBANON) feat. AZIZ DAOUNI (CANADA)
26 Dec, 2017NASSER MAKHOUL & ANTOINE DAWLATLI and AZIZ DAOUNI showing their shared love for traditional Arabic music....
Regional event in Amman, Jordan
22 Dec, 2017The video summarized the regional event in Amman, Jodan. ...
Music Festival (LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA - Performance II)
21 Dec, 2017LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA performed with many different kinds of recorders from sopranino......
Closing Ceremony - Video
24 Nov, 2017The 2017 World Wood Day event has successfully come to an end, all the participants including musicians, artists......
Regional Event in Amman, Jordan
24 Nov, 2017Check out the regional event held on campus of the University of Jordan....
Music Festival (LES AS DU BÉNIN - Performance II)
08 Nov, 2017Powerful Benin music and dance with two tall gigantic wooden drums on the stage....
Woodcarving Show - Video of California Carvers Guild (CCG)
31 Oct, 2017The California Carvers Guild (CCG) is a non profit statewide organization of woodcarvers......
Music Festival (Concert - LES AS DU BÉNIN)
30 Oct, 2017LES AS DU BÉNIN with unique vibrant costumes and a dance style that you might not have seen before....
Music Festival (VOLTA DRUM DANCE)
30 Oct, 2017It is very rare to artists from different backgrounds to come together to perform Ghanaian traditional music and dance....
Summary of 2017 WWD in USA
16 Oct, 2017This video will give you a full picture of 2017 World Wood Day in Long Beach, California....
Music Festival (DHARA)
06 Oct, 2017Dhara seamlessly fuses Indian music, West African rhythms, Latin percussion, rock, and jazz together at WWD 2017....
Music Festival (BRANDON SEABROOK)
25 Sep, 2017A unique experimental psychedelic performance from BRANDON SEABROOK with his wooden electric guitar....
Video of International Young Adult Furniture Making Invitational
22 Sep, 2017Invitees represented 13 different countries/regions came together to design and build 20 practical pieces......
Music Festival (TALES FROM THE SILK ROAD)
21 Sep, 2017A mesmerizing east meets west percussive musical performance....
Regional Event in Philippines
14 Sep, 2017Following the World Wood Day 2017’s theme, “Roots (Ugat),” the regional celebration was held in three parts......
Music Festival (PASHAN)
11 Sep, 2017They created an experimental soundscape with Japanese koto, western violin, and viola....
Music Festival (House of Many Windows)
08 Sep, 2017The lively and elegant melodies from a lovely violin guitar duo....
Video of Temple Bus
08 Sep, 2017Artist David Best and volunteers created the Temple Bus for 2017 WWD. ...
Music Festival (ALEX WAND)
05 Sep, 2017A melancholy song performed by ALEX WAND with his shinny acoustic guitar....
Music Festival (AZIZ DAOUNI)
31 Aug, 2017The soothing sounds from AZIZ DAOUNI's performance resonated throughout the hall of the WWD 2017....
Music Festival (Hands On'Semble)
29 Aug, 2017They brought a large number of percussion instruments to the WWD2017, and there is a high possibility that ......
Music Festival (MARTIN ESPINO)
28 Aug, 2017Martin Espino created nature soundscape with traditional Mexican musical instruments....
Music Festival (SANGGAR TUJUNGA)
25 Aug, 2017A gamelan ensemble performing at the WWD 2017 with traditional Balinese instruments....
Music Festival (LIAN ENSEMBLE)
24 Aug, 2017Persian music performed with authentic Persian musical instruments....
Folk Art Workshop - Video
18 Aug, 2017The video summarized the Folk Art Workshop in 2017 World Wood Day. ...
Music Festival (Neelamjit Dhillon & Rajib Karmakar)
04 Aug, 2017Two talented local Los Angeles Indian musicians met up at the World Wood Day 2017....
Regional event in Poland
02 Aug, 2017A regional event was held from March 17th to 24th at The East European State University in Przemyśl (PWSW), Poland....
Woodcarving Show - Video of Native American Woodcarving
27 Jul, 2017The Native American artists showed their roots are connected with water in the video. ...
Music Festival (Lāčkāja)
24 Jul, 2017Performances of traditional Latvian songs by Lāčkāja....
Music Festival (Logan Hone and Boxy Music)
20 Jul, 2017Logan Hone and Boxy Music teamed up with Brandon Seabrook at the WWD 2017....
Regional event in Yunnan, China
19 Jul, 2017A regional event, named “Woodworking Workshop”, was held in Kunming City, Yunnan, southwest of China ......
SUMMARY OF CHILDREN'S EVENT FROM 2013 - 2017 WWD
19 Jul, 2017Project Director, Dr. Yang Ping summarizes children's event from 2013 to 2017 WWD......
Music Festival (ANADIS MUSIC)
17 Jul, 2017A rare combination of Chinese and Indian instruments making harmonies together at the WWD 2017....
Music Festival (PRIMERO SUEÑO)
13 Jul, 2017PRIMERO SUEÑO played lighthearted music at 2017 World Wood Day with Latin American flavor....
Music Festival (DUCHICELA)
13 Jul, 2017DUCHICELA played some nostalgic tunes with pan flutes and guitars and drums at 2017 World Wood Day....
Music Festival(FUNCOFFIN)
13 Jul, 2017An avant-chamber-funk outdoor performance at 2017 World Wood Day....
Music Festival (KIDI BAND)
13 Jul, 2017KIDI BAND performed with ordinary modern instruments and beautiful voices at 2017 World Wood Day....
Music Festival (Concert - Entho Folk Ensemble - Turan)
11 Jul, 2017Entho Folk Ensemble - Turan playing various traditional Kazakh Musical Instruments at the WWD 2017 concert....
Traveling Tree by Hiba Chaari
04 Jul, 2017A short movie about a 16 year-old girl who reiscovers her passion and learns that everything can be revived ......
Music Festival (CONCERT - DEVAN DRONE feat. Chris Garcia)
03 Jul, 2017An interesting collaborative performance with DRONE and Chris Garcia....
Music Festival (Tamir Hargana, Delehei, and Justin Yasgoor)
30 Jun, 2017Modern Mongolian musician and instruments versus didgeridoo!...
Music Festival (David Hudson and Jojo “War Drummer” Mares)
29 Jun, 2017David Hudson played didgeridoo and Jojo “War Drummer” Mares on a drum at WWD 2017 Concert....
Music Festival (Justin Vali, Tao Ravao, and Kerri Shak)
26 Jun, 2017Marovany player Justin Vali, Guitarist Tao Ravao, and Guzheng player Kerri Shak performed at the WWD 2017 concert....
Music Festival (Masanga Marimba)
23 Jun, 2017Masanga Marimba’s performance at WWD 2017 concert was very upbeat and full of positive energy....
Music Festival (RAFFI JOE WARTANIAN)
22 Jun, 2017RAFFI JOE WARTANIAN performed at the WWD 2017 concert with his 11 string oud guitar....
Music Festival (Heather Lockie & Laura Steenberge)
21 Jun, 2017Cellist Laura Steenberge & viola player Heather Lockie played a melancholy piece of music at the WWD 2017 concert....
Music Festival (The banjo player Jerron Blind Boy Paxton)
20 Jun, 2017The banjo player Jerron Blind Boy Paxton performed a light-hearted piece of music at the WWD 2017 concert....
Regional Event in Jordan
19 Jun, 2017A WWD regional event was organized at Syrian refugee school in Mafraq, Jordan....
Music Festival (Houman Pourmehdi)
14 Jun, 2017A Persian music performance with a beautiful Daf Drum and a great voice at the WWD2017 Concert....
Opening Ceremony - Highlight Video
12 Jun, 2017A recap of 2017 WWD Opening Ceremony on March 21st....
Music Festival (MEXIKA, Music and Dance of Ancient Mexico)
12 Jun, 2017Mexika, a group of brilliant dancers and musicians performed at the WWD2017 concert with......
Music Festival (MEXCLA MUSIC feat. fire dancer Rachel Rajchenberg)
09 Jun, 2017Chris Garcia on drums, Jxel Rajchenberg with a guitar, and fire dancer Rachel Rajchenberg playing ......
Music Festival - Daily Performance
31 May, 2017More photos of daily musical performance are avaliable on the page. ...
Music Festival (Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney)
19 May, 2017Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney combined the organic voice with the sound of the viola with electronic and ......
Special Movie Project
19 May, 2017A new movie called Sevan's bed is now released on the page. ...
Tree Planting - Highlight
19 May, 2017The Tree Planting Ceremony includes planting a Palo Verde tree, prayers given by the Tongva educator, Cindi Alvitre......
Music Festival (Southern California Early Music Consort)
18 May, 2017This Southern California Early Music Consort was performed by Dulcian and Shawm, playing......
Music Festival (Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra)
18 May, 2017LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA performed with many different kinds of recorders from......
Woodcarving Show
16 May, 2017California Carvers Guild (CCG), partner of the WWD Woodcarving Show, had a strong presence with carvers demonstrating......
Music Festival (Masanga Marimba)
16 May, 2017MASANGA MARIMBA’s passionate performance brought joyful energy to the hall with......
Collaborative Project - Highlight Video
12 May, 2017See the recap of the process and evolution from the very beginning to the final wooden sculptural ......
Woodcarving Show
12 May, 2017More photos captured the processes of Woodcarving Show are updated. ...
Closing Ceremony
11 May, 2017Closing Ceremony on March 26th served as a great conclusion to the week-long WWD celebration......
Music Festival - Daily Performances
10 May, 2017Photos of Stage performances, Roaming performances, Drum Circle for All can all be found on the page now. ...
Folk Art Workshop - Highlight Video
09 May, 2017This highlight video only showed part of the amazing content of the Folk Art Workshop......
Woodturning Demonstration
08 May, 2017Group photos and some more photos are uploaded on the page. ...
Music Festival - highlight video
05 May, 2017Music Festival brought musicians from many different cultures together to celebrate and exchange cultural ideas......
Woodcarving Show - highlight video
05 May, 2017This video is a recap for 2017 World Wood Day wood carving program. Stay tuned for more......
Wood Carving Show
04 May, 2017Photos of carved wood slabs, along with woodcarver's name and country, are all updated....
Music Festival - Instrument display
04 May, 2017Check out photos of instrument display during 2017 WWD. ...
Regional event in Latvia
02 May, 2017Details and photos of the 3- day regional activity is now updated....
Tree Planting
02 May, 2017Photos including the Tree Planting Ceremony and lacross game are both updated on the page. ...
2017 WWD Summarized Report
28 Apr, 2017A full report covering the 2017 WWD main event in Long Beach, CA, USA can now be found on this page. ...
Collaborative Project
27 Apr, 2017Photos about the team working at Cerritos College are released......
Music Festival - Concert
25 Apr, 2017Check out photos of 2017 WWD Concert on March 25th. ...
Wood Design
23 Apr, 2017Photos are updated. We will continue to update the page very soon. ...
Special Movie Project
20 Apr, 20174 videos specifically made for this project are now avaliable online. The rest is coming soon......
Woodturning Demonstration
19 Apr, 2017Photos are updated. We will continue to update the page very soon. ...
Woodcarving Show
18 Apr, 2017Some of the photos of the working processes are updated. More will follow....
International Young Adult Furniture Making Invitational
13 Apr, 2017Photos of the working processes and the finished pieces are updated.......
Media Coverage
10 Apr, 2017News reports on 2017 WWD and Vietnamese Water Puppetry were aired on Vietnam Television (VTV) on April 3rd......
Wood Design
13 Mar, 2017Two upcoming Wood Design activities will be held on California State University at Long Beach (CSULB) campus on March 18th... ...
2017 WWD Tickets
12 Mar, 20171- Day Passes and concert tickets are avaliable for sale at Main Box Office of Long Beach Convention ......
Symposium
01 Feb, 2017Second Call for papers and posters for 2017 World Wood Day Symposium.. ...
Group visit to 2017 WWD
25 Jan, 2017Schools and organizations in the United States who are interested in organizing a short trip to 2017 World Wood Day......
Media Coverage
16 Jan, 20172017 WWD is on the January issue of Woodworker West magazine, a bi-monthly publication which covers .......
WWDF Sponsorship
24 Nov, 2016A financial sponsorship is open for applications to participate in Woodcarving Show program. Kindly return the application form to .......
Research Grant 2017-2018
07 Nov, 2016Research Grant 2017-2018 is now open for online application. Applications must be submitted by the deadline.......
Symposium
20 Oct, 2016First Call for papers and posters for 2017 World Wood Day Symposium.......