MUSICAL WORKS

WANG Chi / 王驰

2015

Peony Garden

Birth Y: 1985 Birth C: CHINA Gender: Female

Dest: Concert

Media Specification: Live electronics

Performer(s): WANG Chi

Duration: 12:00

Instruments: for four suspended Wiimote controllers, OSCulator, custom Max/MSP software and the Kyma sound synthesis system

Media: https://vimeo.com/261887316

Prog. notes: a multichannel real-time interactive performance for four suspended Wiimote controllers, OSCulator, custom Max/MSP software and the Kyma sound synthesis system Peony Garden is inspired by the Chinese traditional Kun Opera The Peony Pavilion by Tang Xianzu.
The Peony Pavilion is a play written by Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty and first performed in 1598 at the Pavilion of Prince Teng. One of Tang’s “Four Dreams,” it has traditionally been performed as Kunqu opera, but Chuan and Gan opera versions also exist. It is the most popular play of the Ming dynasty, and is the primary showcase of the guimendan role type. All Kun theatre troupes include it in their repertoire. Recent adaptations have sought to inject new life into one of China’s best-loved classical operas, though such efforts have met with opposition from the Kun opera traditionalists.

Editor: MB

Comment: Performed at Festival MUSICACOUSTICA-BEIJING, Beijing, 2017-10-29