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Jen Shyu - composition, vocals, gayageum, moon lute & piano; Satoshi Haga - dance, choreography
Jade Tongue: Mat Maneri - viola, Chris Dingman - vibraphone, Thomas Morgan - bass, Anna Webber - flute, Dan Weiss - drums
Mivos Quartet: Olivia De Prato - 1st violin, Erica Dicker - 2nd violin, Victor Lowrie - viola, Mariel Roberts - cello
Lighting Designer: Caitlin Elizabeth Smith Rapoport

Performed and recorded on June 8, 2016 at Arts for Art Vision Festival 21, Judson Memorial Church, NYC. Watch part 1 here: youtu.be/tVPusCfkaX8

This work is a ritual music drama in 7 languages, a rendering of Shyu’s texts as well as ancient Timorese text and poetry by two late friends ofJen, Taiwanese poet Edward Cheng and Javanese puppeteer Sri Joko “Cilik” Raharjo who died June 8, 2014 in a car crash with his wife and 11-month old baby, at the age of 30. Of his family, only his 6-year old daughter Nala survived the crash. The ensemble portrays Nala and 3 other characters: a Timorese Wehali female warrior; Baridegi, the first shaman according to Korean folklore; and the nomadic Taiwanese folk singer Chen Da, who became a national icon for Taiwanese independence. These four characters interact as microcosm of parallels existing in the universe and the great necessity for empathy among cultures.
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Born in Peoria, Illinois to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrants, Jen Shyu is a multilingual vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, and dancer who was named “one of the most creative vocalists in contemporary improvised music” by The Nation. Shyu is a 2016 Doris Duke Artist and Fulbright scholar. She was voted 2017 DownBeat Rising Star Female Vocalist, has produced seven albums, and was the first female and vocalist to become bandleader on Pi Recordings.
Shyu has recorded and performed with Steve Coleman, Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith, Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Nicole Mitchell, Mark Dresser, Bobby Previte, and others. She has performed her music at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, BAM, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rubin Museum of Art, Ringling International Arts Festival, Asia Society, Blue Note, Bimhuis, Salihara Theater, and the National Theater of Korea. Shyu, a Stanford graduate, has been awarded commissions and support from the MAP Fund, NEA, US-Japan Friendship Commission, Jerome Foundation, Chamber Music America, New Music USA, Jazz Gallery, and Roulette. She has received fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, Yaddo, MacDowell Colony, Hermitage Artist Retreat, and the Korean Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Sports, Culture, and Tourism. Her critically acclaimed albums, Sounds and Cries of the World (Pi 2015) and Song of Silver Geese (Pi 2017), were included in New York Times’ “Best Albums” lists in their respective years.Learn more at jenshyu.com
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Sound by Stephen Schmidt.

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