By Mei-Juin Chen, 2007, 53 minutes.
In Taiwanese (Hokklo) and Mandarin with English Subtitles.
Discussion led by Esther Kim Lee (Associate Professor, Department of Theatre, UIUC).
This special AsiaLENS screening is one of the engagement activities surrounding the performance of A Chinese Home by Kronos Quartet with Wu Man at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on January 28, 2010.
Description:
Woman of the Southern Wind, is a film about Taiwanese performance artist Mei-O Chen's creative revival of the endangered nanguan musical tradition. In combining the choreography of the Pear Orchard theater tradition, another endangered but unrelated traditional Chinese art form, Mei-O Chen has created a modern, contemporized style of nanguan. Although the film is essentially a biography, it opens up controversies around the tensions between tradition and innovation.
Woman of the Southern Wind will be shown Thursday, January 21st at 7:00pm in the Krannert Center's Studio Theater. Admission is free.
Resources:
Official website http://www.lotusfilms.org/woman.htm/ contains a synopsis of the film, filmmaker biography, an image gallery, and how to order the film.
Official website: KrannertCenter.com