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March 2019
Cancelled: Lecture/Demonstration: Kunqu Play “Legend of the Jade Hairpin” 【玉簪记】
Confucius Institute at George Washington University presents Lecturer/Demonstration on Kunqu Theater Shen Yili, Winner of Plum Blossom Award and Hu Weilu from Shanghai Kunqu Troupe Moderator: Assistant Professor Liana Chen, Ph.D. Jack Morton Auditorium George Washington University 805 21st St NW Washington, DC 20052 Open to the public. Please register at the CI at GWU's event page Hu Weilu in Legend of the Jade Hairpin
Find out more »Cancelled – The Beauty of Kunqu 崑曲精華折子戲 【琴挑、問病】【昭君出塞】
Confucius Institute at University of Maryland presents The Shanghai Kunqu Troupe 上海崑劇團 Hoff Theater, at Union Lane entrance, Adele Stamp Student Union Building University of Maryland, College Park The Program I. Legend of the Jade Hairpin (You Zhao Ji) Excerpts《玉簪記 》【琴挑】【問病】 Shen Yili The play was written by Gao Lian around 1570 AD, toward the end of the Ming dynasty. The play consists of 33 acts. It is an example of a genre called chuan qi, meaning "fantastic", that was…
Find out more »Cancelled – Kunqu “The Peony Pavilion: Interrupted Dream”【牡丹亭：遊園驚夢】
The Freer and Sackler Galleries exhibition "The Last Empresses of China: 1644-1912” (紫鸾金凤：清代宫廷皇后艺术与生活大展 2018-19年美国巡展) Presents Shanghai Kunqu Troupe 上海崑劇團 Meyer Auditorium, Freer and Sackler Galleries Independence Ave at 12th St. SW, Washington, DC 20560 ½ block from Smithsonian Metro Stop Synopsis "The Peony of Pavilion" is a poetic play written by Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) during the Ming dynasty in 1598, at almost the exact time Shakespeare was writing "Romeo and Juliet." The play consists of 55 scenes. Around a dozen major scenes are still consistently performed,…
Find out more »Cancelled – Kunqu：“Butterfly’s Dream: Matchmaking and Response” 【蝴蝶梦：說親、回話】
The Freer and Sackler Galleries Exhibition "The Last Empresses of China: 1644-1912” (紫鸾金凤：清代宫廷皇后艺术与生活大展 2018-19年美国巡展) Presents Shanghai Kunqu Troupe 上海崑劇團 Meyer Auditorium, Freer and Sackler Galleries Independence Ave at 12th St. SW, Washington, DC 20560 ½ block from Smithsonian Metro Stop No tickets required; seating is first come, first served. Shen Yili and Hu Gang 沈昳丽、胡刚 Synopsis《蝴蝶梦》【說親、回話】 “Matchmaking and Response” is a short and humorous play taken from a much longer and complex Ming drama (chuanqi) called The Butterfly Dream, a traditional story which fictionalizes the life…
Find out more »Cancelled – Kunqu: Legend of the Jade Hairpin 全本【玉簪記】
Freer and Sackler Galleries Exhibition "The Last Empresses of China: 1644-1912" (紫鸾金凤：清代宫廷皇后艺术与生活大展 2018-19年美国巡展) ** THE PERFORMANCE IS CANCELLED ** Shanghai Kunqu Troupe 上海崑劇團 Meyer Auditorium, Freer and Sackler Galleries Independence Ave at 12th St. SW, Washington, DC 20560 ½ block from Smithsonian Metro Stop The Play "Legend of the Jade Hairpin《玉簪記》" was written by Gao Lian around 1570 AD, toward the end of the Ming dynasty. The play consists of 33 acts. It is an example of a genre called chuan qi, meaning "fantastic", that…
Find out more »April 2019
Cancelled – Lecture and Demonstration on Kunqu Music
Lecture and Demonstration on Kunqu Music at University of Maryland by Shen Yili from Shanghai Kunqu Troupe Winner of Plum Blossom Award Dekelboum Concert Hall at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University Blvd E & Stadium Dr College Park, MD 20742United States
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