Center for Korean Studies Auditorium
November 30th, 1999
4:30 pm
Ms. Yue Meiti is one of China’s leading Kunqu artists. Kunqu, which has a 600-year history and is considered “the mother of one hundred opera forms,” was designated one of the “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO in 2001. Ms. Yue graduated in the first class of the prestigious Shanghai Opera School headed by Master Yu Zhenfei (1902–1993).
She is recognized as the foremost female performer of xiaosheng (young male) roles, and has been designated a National Treasure for her Kunqu artistry.
Free admission; parking on campus after 4:00 p.m. is $5.00
The Center for Chinese Studies, and
The Confucius Institute at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, and
The Theatre and Dance Department, UHM; and
The University of Hawaii Rainbow Kunqu Club