Past Events

A three day series of Kunqu performances, jointly organized by the Smithsonian Associates, the Freer and Sackler Galleries, and the Wintergreen Kunqu Society, in conjunction with the exhibition Return of…

Two performances inside the Chinese Scholars Garden in the Staten Island Botanical Garden in conjunction with the Autumn Moon Festival. In the first performance Qian Yi and Wen Yuhang performed…

A performance of three scenes from the “The Legend of the Jade Hairpin” featuring Qian Yi and Wen Yuhang in the lead roles. The performance was presented by the The…

A performance of “Discovering the Portrait” from The Peony Pavilion and two scenes from the Kunqu Society production of “Pan Chin Lien” by the New York Kunqu Troupe at the…

Four performances of a program entitled Songs of the Ancestors presented in conjunction with the Freer Gallery exhibit Worshipping the Ancestors at the Freer Gallery, Washington, DC. The performances took…

A performance-workshop at McNeir Hall, Georgetown University. The program featured Zhang Jiqing of the Jiangsu Kunqu Troupe in a performance of “Pursuing the Dream” a scene from The Peony Pavilion….

Zhang Jiqing (張繼青) in The Rotten Helve-Mountain (Lan Ke Shan) performed at the Baird Auditorium, Natural History Building, Washington, D.C., presented by The Smithsonian Associates. The program, which featured Ms. Zhang Jiqing…

A performance of two episodes of The Peony Pavilion at the Baird Auditorium, Natural History Museum, Washington, D.C., presented by The Smithsonian Associates. The program featured Ms. Liang Guyin from…

A five-hour program on Chinese theater at St. Mary’s College, sponsored by the Asian Studies, Theater Department, and Music Department of St. Mary’s College, MD. It included two workshops on…