Byron Au Yong

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Piao Zhu: Flying Bamboo
for voice, bamboo, er-hu, Chinese percussion, mouth harp, rocks, water

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DESCRIPTION
Piao Zhu 飄竹: Flying Bamboo is a contemporary performance initiative inspired by the legend of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove - a band of Chinese scholars and poets who met to escape political and societal duress during the 3rd century BCE.

A Piao Zhu 飄竹: Flying Bamboo performance includes music and movement with a focus on social action and artistic wonder. The ensemble is available to perform for various functions with one to four musicians.

DETAILS
  • Duration variable
  • Premiered as a two-hour ceremonial event at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, May 2006
  • Performances: Community Arts Day Celebration for Bainbridge Performing Arts [photos], the Arts-in-Nature Festival [photos], and additional events throughout the Pacific Northwest
CURRENT PERFORMERS
  • Karen Akada Sakata
  • Byron Au Yong
  • Paul Kikuchi
  • Tiffany Lin

PAST PERFORMERS
  • Tophe Anderson
  • Kelsey Furuta
  • Karen Lindenberg
  • Ying Zhou

Piao Zhu 飄竹: Flying Bamboo has been part of the 4Culture Touring Arts Roster since 2009

PRESS QUOTE
"Piao Zhu, in English 'flying bamboo,' a new dance/percussion/chant meditation/ritual by Byron Au Yong, whose interdisciplinary works are as exquisite and imaginative as they are unclassifiable."
Gavin Borchert, Seattle Weekly Pick