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In this lecture-demonstration, Mingmei Yip explores the ancient Chinese philosophy of nurturing life and longevity by harnessing breath, energy, and qi (chi) through qin-playing and calligraphic brush strokes.

Flushing Town Hall

University Settlement at the Houston Street Center

Art galleries throughout Manhattan join forces in a celebration of the vibrant and complex world of contemporary Chinese art, representing artists from a variety of Chinese regions, disciplines, traditions, and generations.

Join us for an evening with two of China’s most provocative and adventuresome artistic voices, avant-garde artist Wenda Gu and award-winning composer-conductor Tan Dun. In a conversation moderated by Melissa Chiu, Director of the Asia Society Museum, they will discuss their work and ponder future directions for themselves and other Chinese artists working at the intersection of national identity and global culture.

Exciting collaborations among young Chinese musicians bridging traditional and contemporary, Chinese and Western, sound and visual multimedia, are setting a new tone in the world of music. Composer Huang Ruo talks about integrating Chinese folk songs into Western orchestral music and Min Xiao-Fen demonstrates how the pipa can be adapted to jazz and blues.

Join David Henry Hwang, Tony-award winning playwright in conversation with composer-conductor-pianist Bright Sheng and Jeff Yang, writer of San Francisco Chronicle's Asian Pop column, for a discussion on how China’s past and present are shaping the dynamic and modern cultural identity of Chinese American artists.