Kunqu Performance - "Masters and Masterpieces: In Memory of Mr. Fu-yen Chen, founding president of the Kunqu Society"

In this performance Mr. Cai, Mr. Huang, and Ms. Wang will perform the following classical kunqu pieces together with Mr. Qinglin Cai, Ms. Jiehua Shi, Mr. Fulin Wen, Mr. Min Cheng, and Ms. Ling Yang, resident artists of the Society: “An Investigation in Disguise,” “Advice on Banqueting,” “Traces in the Snow,” and “Mother’s Visit.” These classical pieces feature a diversity of characters and depict stories about moral concerns, compassion, and the vulner
ability of humanity, which set them apart from the characteristic kunqu plays about the romances between scholars and beauties. Among the four pieces, three will be New York premieres.