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METAMORPHOSIS: DAVID HENRY HWANG & HUANG RUO IN CONVERSATION

Thursday, May 19 @ 3PM ET/12PM PT | YouTube Premiere @ascap

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month 

Playwright, librettist and lyricist David Henry Hwang is one of America’s most astute observers of the Asian and Asian-American experience. His most beloved works – including the plays M. Butterfly and Yellow Face, and the recent musical Soft Power (all of which were Pulitzer Prize finalists) – thoughtfully examine how the west perceives the east, and vice-versa. Composer Huang Ruo has earned acclaim for organically integrating Chinese folk music and various western styles into his works for the stage, the concert hall and beyond. These two world-class artists are also longtime collaborators, on operas An American Soldier, The Rift and most recently, an adaptation of M. Butterfly, set for a world premiere by The Santa Fe Opera in July. Join us for a provocative discussion with Hwang and Ruo about art, identity and the power of music to help us understand each other better.

Participants:  

• David Henry Hwang – Playwright/Librettist/Screenwriter 
• Huang Ruo – Composer/Conductor/Conceptual artist 
• Nancy Yao Maasbach – President, Museum of Chinese in America (moderator)