TAN DUNNu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women

IN TAN DUN’S WORDS

INTRODUCTION:“NU SHU: THE SECRET SONGS OF WOMEN”

THE CREATIVE PROCESS:“NU SHU: THE SECRET SONGS OF WOMEN”

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PROLOGUE EPILOGUEMOTHER’S STORYDAUGHTER’S

STORYSISTERS’

INTIMACYNU SHU

VILLAGE

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STRUCTURE: 13 MICROFILMS

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SYNOPSES: 13 MICROFILMS

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DRESSING FOR THE WEDDING

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MOTHER’S SONG2

Singing: He Jinghua, Pu Lijuan;

Singing: He Jinghua, Pu Lijuan, Zhou Huijuan;

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CRY-SINGING FOR THE MARRIAGE4

Singing: He Jinghua, Pu Lijuan, Villagers of Nu Shu Village;

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NU SHU VILLAGE 5

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-LONGING FOR HER SISTER

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A ROAD WITHOUT END

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FOREVER SISTERS

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Singing: He Yanxin;

Cinematography, directing, notation: Tan Dun

Singing: He Yanxin;

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Singing: Jiang Shinu;

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THE BOOK OF TEARS

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Singing: Mo Cuifeng;

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DAUGHTER’S RIVER

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Singing: Hu Xin;

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“RIVER, OR A BODY OF TEARS? ONLY THE WATER KNOWS THE ANSWER.”

SOUL BRIDGE

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GRANDMOTHER’S ECHO

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Singing: Hu Xin;

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Singing: Hu Xin, Hu Meiyue, He Yanxin, He Jinghua, Jiang Shinu, Mo Cuifeng, Pu Lijuan, Zhou Huijuan;

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The Philadelphia Orchestra visited China in 1973 with

former US President Richard Nixon. 40 years later,

Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun was ap-

pointed Creative Chair for the Orchestra’s China tour.

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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova

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FIELD TRIPS AND RESEARCH

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Discovering manuscripts of Nu Shu Tan Dun on Nu Shu Village Bridge built during the Han Dynasty, conceptualizing his work

Tan Dun completing his research

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In search of a Nu Shu tradition-carrier Tan Dun with Nu Shu tradition-carriers

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PREMIERE AND TOUR

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PREMIERE AND TOUR

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SHIMBUN AKAHATA (JAPAN)

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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (USA)

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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC (CHINA)

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