About the Event
An evening of music, light and shadow puppetry featuring Shepherd School faculty members Brian Connelly (piano) and Matthew Strauss (percussion), and guest artists Ding-Yun Huang (director), Chia-Wei Chen (visual artist), and Tung-Hua Shadow Puppet Theater.
Before the performance at 6:15pm, enjoy a guided birdwatching tour with Professor Cin-Ty Lee from Rice’s Department of Geology, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences. Meet outside of Brockman Hall for Opera.
A discussion with the artists will follow the bird watch and the premiere performance of Birds Are Real. The evening will conclude with a second concert co-created by the visiting artists and the MUSI/ASIA 378 class.
Learn more about the Shepherd School’s 50th Anniversary HERE.
Birds Are Real, Ambushed From Ten Directions: Music, Light, and Shadow Puppetry is a twenty-minute performance blending live percussion, piano, and shadow puppetry. Inspired by the “Birds Aren’t Real” conspiracy theory and the traditional Chinese piece Ambush from Ten Directions, it explores modern cognitive warfare, where misinformation blurs the line between reality and fiction.
Followed by a live shadow puppet show, “Jindou Mountain One-Horned Green Bull King,” an excerpt from Journey to the West.
Free, general admission
