Intercultural Residency Series
Spring 2008

Highlights of Chinese Modulations Residency:

Chinese Modulations: World Music Concert 3/29
Photography Exhibit: Spotlight on China
Photography exhibit of travels in China, by current Brandeis students March 24 – April 7
Theater: Orphan of Zhao 3/27-4/6
Film: The Curse of the Golden Flower 3/28
Lydian Concert Series: Chen Yi’s Fiddle Suite, Erhu and String Quartet 4/5

Residency

Chinese Modulations, with Jiebing Chen, erhu; Yangqin Zhao, yangqin
March 27-29, 2008
Experience the timeless beauty of China in a musical journey down Silk Roads, then and now. Weaving ancient folk melodies into original compositions, the erhu – the Chinese two-stringed fiddle ‘diva’ of the East, and the yangqin – the hammered dulcimer, sing the story of an ancient civilization rooted in tradition and destined for change.

Jiebing Chen, erhu and Yangqin Zhao, yangqin bring their artistry and virtuosity to the Brandeis campus for a series of open classes, discussions, film, workshops, theater, and concerts.

Residency Events

Across campus, all events open to the public

Thursday, March 27 (for visiting schools)
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
MusicUnitesUS Public School Outreach Concert
Music program with Jiebing Chen, erhu; Yangqin Zhao, yangqin
Cosponsored by the Music Department and the Waltham Public Schools

Thursday, March 27
12:10 – 1:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Join Chinese 105b in an open Chinese language class. Hsiao-Wei Wang Rupprecht (German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature), instructor
Introductory performance, followed by a conversation with residency musicians Jiebing Chen and Yangqin Zhao
Cosponsored by GRALL

Thursday, March 27
1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Join Music 3b in an Introduction to World Music class. Julie Strand (Music), instructor
Explore East Asian music, history, culture, and society with residency musicians Jiebing Chen and Yangqin Zhao.
Cosponsored by the Music Department

Thursday, March 27
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center Atrium
Performance: Shanghai Free Jazz
Chinese musicians Jiebing Chen, erhu and Yangqin Zhao, yangqin invite jazz musicians Bob Nieske (Music), bass and Nat Mugavero, drums for an impromptu journey down musical Silk Roads.

Friday, March 28
9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Join Economics 141b (Economics of Innovation) and Anthropology184b (Cross-cultural Art and Aesthetics) in an open discussion exploring the residency theme of cultural modulation.
Innovation In East Asia: An Interdisciplinary Conversation
A conversation with musicians and scholars about innovation, creativity and cross-cultural exchange in East Asia: Are there different "cultures of innovation" in East Asia? What happens to technology, music, art and cultural forms as they cross regional and international borders?

Short performance by residency musicians Jiebing Chen, erhu; and Yangqin Zhao, yangqin. Joining in a roundtable discussion with artists:

Panelists and Discussants:
Yu Hui Chang (Music) Identity Innovation in East Asian Music
Gary Jefferson (Economics) Economic and Technological Innovation: China and Beyond
Alessandra Sabelli (Cultural Production) Robotics across Borders;
Matthew Fraleigh (GRALL) Poetry in Motion: Literary Innovation and Exchange in China and Japan
Aida Wong (Fine Arts) Art and Intercultural Exchange: China and Japan
Mark Auslander (Anthropology/Cultural Production)
Ellen Schattschneider, moderator (Anthropology)
Cosponsored by Economics, Anthropology, GRALL

Friday, March 28
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Slosberg Recital Hall
Photography Exhibit: Spotlight on China
Enjoy a lunchtime reception and informal presentation as current Brandeis students share experiences, reflections, and photos of their travels in China. Part of the Spotlight on China photography exhibit
Cosponsored by GRALL and the Office of Global Affairs

Friday, March 28
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Women’s Studies Research Center
Calligraphy Workshop – open to all!
Learn about the traditions and techniques of the ancient art of calligraphy. Try out basic brushstrokes in this informal hands-on workshop led by Brandeis faculty member Yukimi Nakano (German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature). Introduced by Matthew Fraleigh, (German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature). Sign up for free workshop:
Cosponsored by the Women’s Studies Research Center, Fine Arts, and GRALL

Friday, March 28
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Chinese Improvisation Workshop
Combining Chinese classical and folk traditions with cross-cultural improvisational collaborations, Jiebing Chen, erhu, and Yangqin Zhao, yangqin, have performed and recorded with jazz and world music artists in venues across the globe. Bring your instrument as these two innovative musicians lead a workshop in improvisation from a Chinese perspective. Sign up for free workshop:
Cosponsored by the Department of Music

Friday, March 28
7:00 p.m. 114 minutes
Wasserman Cinemateque Sachar International Center
Curse of the Golden Flower 滿城盡帶黃金甲
From the director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers, Chow Yun Fat
and Gong Li in Curse of the Golden Flower, a film by Zhang Yimou, 2006.
Cosponsored by GRALL

Saturday, March 29
Concert and Preconcert Talk

7:00 p.m.
Rose Art Museum
Preconcert Talk: The Dynamic Nature of Chinese Tradition
Yu Feng (PhD, Renmin (People’s) University of China, Beijing, 1988), Associate Professor of Chinese (German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature), and Director of the Chinese Language Program at Brandeis University, Yu Feng has published widely in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy (both in English and in Chinese) as well as authoring numerous texts on Chinese language and pedagogy.
Cosponsored by the Rose Art Museum

8:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Concert: Chinese Modulations
Jiebing Chen, erhu; Yangqin Zhao, yangqin

Brandeis tickets:
781-736-3400
Tickets are $25/$15
Series subscription rates available

For more information
781-736-4867