Mou Yuandi and Female Impersonators in Chinese Opera

UCLA Confucius Institute hosts Shanghai artist Mou Yuandi, one of the last nandan in China, to speak of his life as a female impersonator and demonstrates his art of transformation.

Through song, speech, stylized movement, makeup, and costume, the nandan artists of the Chinese opera have transformed themselves into maidens, dowagers, prostitutes, and women warriors. Shanghai artist Mou Yuandi, one of the last nandan in China, speaks of his life as a female impersonator and demonstrates his art of transformation.

Presented by the UCLA Confucius Institute and UCLA Hammer Museum.

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Admission Information:

ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE.
Free tickets are required and available at the Box Office, one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Members enjoy priority seating and seat selection, subject to availability. Membership does not guarantee seating. Arrival at least one half hour prior to program time is recommended.