A rare and exhilarating experience of traditional Chinese culture, courtesy of some of China’s most celebrated artists 

One of the world’s foremost masters of the pipa (a Chinese lute), Wu Man is well-known to U.S. audiences for her collaborations with Kronos Quartet and the Silk Road Ensemble. In this joyous multimedia program, she joins China’s Huayin Shadow Puppet Band—superstars in their home country—for an evening of traditional music and shadow puppetry. As the New York Times wrote of their 2009 Carnegie Hall performance, “Watching the musicians let fly on lutes, fiddles and gongs, as the singers roared through lively ballads recounting folk tales and myths, you were swept up by their energy and charisma.”

*Young Professional Event: Join members of our Junior Board and other young professionals at Circle Bistro at 6:30pm prior to the performance (cash bar).

Washington Performing Arts performances at Lisner Auditorium are made possible by the Abramson Family Foundation.