Jen Shyu: Nine Doors
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 7, 2019
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
Thursday, November 7, 7:30 p.m.
Location
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall, UMass Amherst
Fees/Admission
General Admission $15; Students $7
Website
https://fac.umass.edu/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=Shyu&BOparam::WS
Contact Information
Fine Arts Center Box Office: 413-545-2511
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Description
Jen Shyu’s multilingual and multi-instrumental piece Nine Doors explores powerful female legends as guides to her study of the importance of empathy over humanity's destructive impulses. Sung in Indonesian, Javanese, Taiwanese, Mandarin, Tetum, Korean, Japanese, and English, the work is "a full length multilingual, ritual music drama." Pre-performance talk in the auditorium at 6:30 p.m.
