Named a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, Kun Opera

is one of the world oldest extant music drama traditions.This April Southern California

audiences will have the rare opportunity to watch master artists from China perform classics

from the Kun Opera repertoire, and hear experts discuss the tradition’s historical roots and its

continued creative relevance on the world stage.

LECTURE

Music and Eroticism in Kunqu

A lecture by Joseph Lam, University of Michigan

April 16^th, 4:00 PM, Monday

Location：UCLA Schoenberg Hall, Room 1420

PERFORMANCES

Performance by artists from theJiangsu Kun Opera Company
with introduction by acclaimed theatre and opera directorPeter Sellars

April 17, 7:30 PM, Tuesday

Location：UCLA Schoenberg Hall

Excerpts include：The comic opera “Mountain Gate” （山门）, “Union in the Shades”（幽媾）, and

a scene from the Kun opera masterpiece “Peony Pavilion”（牡丹亭）
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Peach Blossom Fan
April 21, 2:00 PM, Saturday
Location：Downey Civic Theatre, Downey
Peach Blossom Fan （桃花扇）
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Classic Scenes from the Kun Opera Repertoire
April 22, 2:00 PM, Sunday
Location：Downey Civic Theatre, Downey
“Painting the Portrait,”（描容） “Chance Meeting in the Great Hall,”（游殿）
“Captured Alive,” （活捉）“Hearing the Appeal,”（看状）“Reprimanding Father”（诘父）
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This event is co-sponsored by the Chinese Kwun Opera Society, Jiangsu Province Kunqu Troupe,
Shi Xiaomei Kunqu Studio, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA Confucius Institute