On
the eve of the Beijing Olympics, the annual Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival spotlights Chinese music and dance in a series of concerts,
film screenings and lectures. Nationally recognized as an important forum for Asian music, the festival is dedicated to promoting an understanding
and appreciation of music in contemporary Asia. Opening the series is a new kunqu opera performed by two of the world's most famous Chinese opera stars.
The festival goes on to explore a wide variety of traditions and styles in performances by legendary rock 'n roller Cui Jian, renowned contemporary dancer
Jin Xing and the U.S. debut of her Jin Xing Dance Theatre, the Xianghua Buddhist ceremony group from southern China, erhu master Wang Guo-Tong, the Jiaotong University Chorus, and Stanford's own talented musicians. Award-winning documentaries and a symposium complement the festival's concerts and tie together this can't-miss series.
- Jindong Cai, Artistic Director
Featuring Performances by:
- Cui Jian - legendary Chinese Rock 'n Roller
- Qian Yi & Wu Hsing-Kuo - Kunqu Chinese Opera
- Wang Guo-Tong - erhu master
- Jin Xing Dance Theatre - contemporary dance
- Chen Xi - violinist
- Jiaotong University Chorus
- Stanford New Ensemble
- Xianghua Buddhist Ceremonial Music
- Stanford Laptop Orchestra
