Kunqu Society

Harvest: Kunqu Live Performance
「崑曲秋聚」

To celebrate the season of harvest and reunion, the Kunqu Society presents a live performance of three plays, featuring its resident artists and members and marking its return to live stage performance, in costume and make-up. The plays present a diverse range of characters and dramatic conflicts that reflect the foibles and tenderness of humanity. The performers include the society’s Resident Artists Jiehua Shi and Qinglin Cai in the play Asking for Tea as well as its members in the other two plays, Fleeing Down the Mountain and The Interrupted Dream. Live orchestra. Live performance with online viewing options. Supertitles in English with bi-lingual hosts. Free admission.


崑曲為中國傳統戲曲，歷史悠久，表演雅緻，經聯合國教科文組織評為人類口述和非物質遺產的代表作之一。在歲末豐收的時節，海外崑曲社在「崑曲秋聚」這個節目演出三個折子戲，演員有駐社藝術家史潔華、蔡青霖（演出〈借茶〉），以及曲友演出〈下山〉頭場和〈驚夢〉，刻劃人性的微妙。「崑曲秋聚」為海外崑曲社恢復彩妝演出的節目，現場並有樂隊伴奏。節目的演出除了現場觀賞，還有線上直播，並且提供中英文字幕和解說介紹。免費入場。

Bios: Key Artists

Qinglin Cai
A leading kunqu performer of clown roles in China, Mr. Qinglin Cai is a graduate of the Shanghai Academy of Performing Arts and a former member of the Shanghai Kunqu Troupe. He engages and mesmerizes his audience from the moment he takes the stage, and throughout the performance. He has been invited to appear in many performing art festivals in Spain and the United States. Mr Cai has been a Resident Artist of the Society since its inception.

Jiehua Shi
A leading Kunqu performer of vivacious young female roles, Ms. Jiehua Shi is a graduate of the Shanghai Academy of Performing Arts and a former member of the Shanghai Kunqu Troupe. Her exemplary acting, dancing and singing – enhanced by her natural beauty of voice and appearance on stage – make her a star of Kunqu theater. She has been invited to appear in many performing arts festivals in Spain, Taiwan, and the United States. Ms. Shi has been a Resident Artist of the Society since its inception and a teacher of the Kunqu Workshop.