[Thu, Oct 22 - 23, 6:30 - 7:30 PM, & Oct 24, 3:00-4:00 PM at New Museum Theater] Artist Alison Kuo presents A flame latches to a bit of straw, a new performance work drawing on the 400-year-old traditions of Cantonese Opera. Reinterpreting the form as a visual artist, she stages her discovery of an art practiced by her family in Hong Kong before they immigrated to the United States. With a cast of performers ranging from Cantonese Opera professionals to artist-friends, mentors, and local musicians, Kuo moves both inside and outside of a tradition carried across generations and continents.

SCHEDULES

• Oct. 22 6:30-7:30 pm

• Oct. 23 6:30-7:30 pm

• Oct.24 3:00-4:00 pm

  
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