Grammy-winning pipa virtuoso Wu Man to perform as part of 'China Remixed' festival

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IUB Newsroom »Grammy-winning pipa virtuoso Wu Man to perform as part of 'China Remixed' festivalGrammy-winning pipa virtuoso Wu Man to perform as part of 'China Remixed' festivalMarch 10, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Arts and Humanities Council is partnering with Lotus Education and Arts Foundation to bring internationally recognized pipa virtuoso Wu Man to Bloomington as part of the inaugural Global Arts and Humanities Festival, "China Remixed." Her educational outreach programming and performances begin March 27 and culminate in a free public concert at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on March 31.
Recognized as the world’s premier pipa player and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Grammy Award winner Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator and composer to give her 2,000-year-old lute-like instrument a new role in both traditional and contemporary music. Her weeklong Bloomington residency gifts the community with widespread opportunities to engage with Wu Man and learn more about Chinese culture and music through performances at regional K-12 schools, outreach programming with IU students and faculty, and a free public concert in which Wu Man performs alongside the Jacobs’ Vera Quartet and New Music Ensemble.
"China Remixed" is headed by the Indiana University Arts and Humanities Council under the Office of the Provost, with a goal to highlight the most diverse and dynamic aspects of the contemporary Chinese culture from China’s mainland to Taiwan, Hong Kong and America. “China Remixed” reflects all the ways that arts and humanities of China impact IU and vice versa. The 10-week themed program runs from January to April and features music, dance, scholars, journalists, classic plays, art and video exhibits, films, a weekly speaker series and more.
Wu Man has premiered hundreds of new works for the pipa, while spearheading multimedia projects to both preserve and create awareness of China’s ancient musical traditions. Her adventurous spirit and ...

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