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Asia Society's performing arts program provides a powerful vehicle for understanding the live arts of Asia. From the work of experimental artists exploring new territory in music and dance to the traditional masters reflecting the legacy of history, Asian performing artists in music, dance and theat…

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    • Nov 7, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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    Artist Q &A with Ramli Ibrahim

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 22:04


    After Sutra Dance Theater's performance of "Krishna: Love Re-Invented" at Asia Society in New York, the troupe's leader, dancer and choregrapher Ramli Ibrahim, participates in a question-and-answer session with Asia Society's Rachel Cooper and members of the audience.

    A Conversation with Kiri Te Kanawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2014 71:48


    Asia Society Hong Kong Center presents opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa, discussing her path to success in a talk with Tisa Ho, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Art Festival. The New Zealand-born soprano emphasizes the commitment to hard work and constant practice that led her from humble beginnings to the world's most storied opera stages.

    Highlights: Black Cockatoo Dance Company

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2014 4:44


    Australia's Black Cockatoo Dance Company fuses the distinct identities and cultural traditions of Australia’s indigenous peoples, combining Aboriginal song and dance with the drums of the Torres Strait Islands. Co-presented with the Australian Consulate-General of New York. (4 min., 43 sec.)

    Highlights: Bora Yoon in Concert

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2014 4:45


    Composer, vocalist, and mixed-media innovator Bora Yoon launches her new album "Sunken Cathedral" with a performance at Asia Society New York. (4 min., 45 sec.)

    Highlights: 2014 Korean Music Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2014 2:53


    Over two nights in New York, Asia Society presented two styles of traditional Korean music. The first evening was dedicated to four musicians performing sanjo — a solo form of virtuosic traditional music with roots in indigenous shamanism and folk music, while the second concert was devoted to pansori, a solo sung storytelling form, in a showcase for the male maestro Lim Hyeun-bin. (2 min., 53 sec.)

    Takuya Kuroda Concert Highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2014 30:17


    Jazz trumpeter/composer Takuya Kuroda and his ensemble play Asia Society New York to commemorate the release of Kuroda's Blue Note Records debut, "Rising Son." (30 min., 16 sec.)

    Highlights: 'The Red Dress'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2014 5:07


    Performers from the Beijing National Theater Company present excerpts from the traditional Chinese dance theater piece "The Red Dress" at Asia Society New York. (5 min., 7 sec.)

    Sound: The Encounter in Concert (Highlights)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 13:57


    Sound: The Encounter, comprised of three musicians from Iran and Syria — Saeid Shanbehzadeh, Basel Rajoub and Naghib Shanbehzadeh — are joined onstage at Asia Society New York by oud player Kenan Adnawi. (13 min., 56 sec.)

    Theodore Levin on Syrian and Iranian Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 22:45


    Prior to a concert by Sound: The Encounter at Asia Society New York, Dartmouth College music professor Theodore Levin offers introductory remarks, and then talks with Fairouz Nishanova, director of the Aga Khan Music Initiative. (22 min., 45 sec.)

    An Introduction to Iranian Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2013 29:08


    Professor Stephen Blum of CUNY Graduate Center College offers introductory remarks about traditional Iranian music and instruments prior to a performance by Kayhan Kalhor and Ali Bahrami Fard at Asia Society New York. (29 min., 7 sec.)

    Kayhan Kalhor and Ali Bahrami Fard: Highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2013 13:48


    Kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor is joined on stage by bass santour player Ali Bahrami Fard. (13 min., 47 sec.)

    Thai Classical Dance and Puppet Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2013 114:06


    The Royal Thai Embassy and Asia Society present a night of Thai classical dance (Khon) and Thai puppetry. (1 hr., 54 min.)

    Mohsen Namjoo: Underground Music in Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2013 87:38


    Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo discusses the vibrant popular music scene that has emerged in his country, in defiance of official prohibitions. In Farsi with English translation.

    In Concert: Kiosk with Mohsen Namjoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2013 3:38


    U.S.-based Iranian band Kiosk perform their song "Yarom Bia" ("Come My Love"), accompanied by Mohsen Namjoo on vocals, before a packed house at Asia Society. (3 min., 38 sec.)

    Mohsen Namjoo in Concert

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2013 95:35


    Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo brings his mixture of Persian classical influences and Western rock, blues and jazz to a sold-out house at Asia Society. (1 hr., 35 min.)

    Kong Nay in Concert

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2013 61:50


    Cambodian chapei dong vong (long-neck guitar) player Kong Nay performs at Asia Society, both solo and with Ben Allison on bass, Marc Ribot on guitar, and Rudy Royston on drums. (1 hr., 1 min.)

    Playwrights of the Chinese World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2013 69:16


    David Henry Hwang joins playwrights from across the Chinese world — Chi Wei-jan, Meng Jinghui, Candace Chong and Nick Yu — for a wide-ranging look at the state of contemporary Chinese theater and individual artistic processes. (1 hr., 9 min.)

    Yumehina Puppet Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2013 56:31


    Using life-size puppets and masks, master puppeteer Michika Iida of Yumehina Puppet Company conjures a world of dreams and fantasies with two stunning solo plays, Nekohime Kugutsu Mai (Cat Princes Dance) and Manjushaka (Equinox Flower). (56 min., 31 sec.)

    In Concert: Wu Man and The Knights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2013 111:18


    Pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins progressive classical ensemble The Knights for an evening of music that encompasses Stravinsky, Debussy, Lou Harrison, and one of her own compositions. (1 hr., 52 min.)

    Mamak Khadem and Mehdi Bagheri Perform 'Varan'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2013 6:19


    Vocalist Mamak Khadem and Mehdi Bagheri on kamanche, or spike-fiddle, perform an intimate version of Varan ("Rain"), bringing the soul of Iran to the heart of Texas. (6 min., 19 sec.)

    Mamak Khadem Sings the Poetry of Sepehri

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2013 84:20


    Called "…one of the wonders of world trance music" by The Los Angeles Times, vocalist Mamak Khadem captivates an audience at Asia Society Texas Center by blending her roots in Persian poetry and music with a bold new sound. (1 hr., 24 min.)

    Arga Bileg in Concert

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 77:34


    Mongolian ensemble Arga Bileg combines traditional Mongolian instrumentation and folk music with contemporary and Western jazz techniques on Asia Society's stage. (1 hr., 17 min.)

    Nan Jombang Dance Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2012 78:47


    Indonesian dance company Nan Jombang combines the Minangkabau (West Sumatra) traditions of martial arts, dance and percussion in Rantau Berbisik (Whisperings of Exile), a work that reflects both spiritual practice and contemporary expression. (1 hr., 18 mins.)

    Papermoon Puppet Theatre: 'Mwathirika'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2012 88:15


    Indonesia's Papermoon Puppet Theater reinvents traditional puppetry to speak to contemporary issues in this new mixed-media production exploring themes of identity, society and Indonesia's recent past. (1 hr., 28 min.)

    Kutiyattam: The Abandonment of Sita

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2012 99:49


    South Indian group Natanakairali perform "The Abandonment of Sita" through Kutiyattam, the oldest surviving form of Sanskrit theater from Kerala, India. (1 hr., 39 min.)

    Q & A with 'Wandering Dervish' Arieb Azhar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2012 16:31


    Following his concert as part of New York City's River to River Festival, Pakistani musician Arieb Azhar discusses his career, and shares his cosmopolitan outlook on music, with Asia Society Director of Cultural Programs and Performing Arts Rachel Cooper. (16 min., 30 sec.)

    Arieb Azhar: 'Dama Dam Mast Qalandar'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2012 6:35


    Pakistani singer-songwriter Arieb Azhar and his band close out their show with a rendition of the classic "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar." (6 min., 35 sec.)

    noori: A Universal Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2012 4:35


    Members of the Pakistani band noori — Ali Noor, Ali Hamza and John Louis 'Gumby' Pinto — discuss how their personal musical influences have played a big role in shaping their unique sound. (4 min., 36 sec.)

    Wang Jian: Four Movements by Bach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2012 9:42


    Cellist Wang Jian performs portions of Johann Sebastian Bach's Suite No. 1 in G Major at Asia Society Hong Kong Center. (9 min., 42 sec.)

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