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In partnership with Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250, MOCA is excited to present a series of music programs featuring composers, musicians, and performers. Through this series, artists use music as a storytelling medium to share their personal journeys, creative inspirations, and cultural influences. Continuing more than a century of Chinese opera’s legacy in the United States, this program reimagines a classic tale through the lens of Chinese opera—inviting older generations to reminisce and younger Asian Americans to discover the beauty of this timeless art form. Presented in a nontraditional space, the performance pays homage to Chinese opera’s arrival in America during the mid-19th century. Through this world-renowned tale, audiences will experience acrobatics, martial arts, and elaborate costumes in a celebration of the nation’s rich cultural diversity and this enduring artistic tradition. This program is in partnership with Chinese Theater Works. CREATIVE TEAM Richard Chang Suosen Lyu Qi Zhang Jing Shan Huixin Bai Xing Wang, Music Director Kuang-Yu Fong, Playwright and Director This event forms part of Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 festival. This program is supported by Open Door Senior Center. ABOUT Chinese Theater Works Chinese Theatre Works (CTW) was created in 2001 out of the merger of two non-profit institutions with long histories of bringing traditional and innovative, contemporary Chinese performing arts to local New York City, national and international audiences—The Gold Mountain Institute for Traditional Shadow Theater (GMI) and Chinese Theatre Workshop. ABOUT Open Door Senior Center Founded in 1972, Open Door is a community center which provides services to more than 600 members aged 60 and above daily. The goal of CPC's Open Door Senior Center is to provide to the elder communities much-needed programs in the areas of social service, nutrition and meals, education and recreation in a safe and welcoming space located in Chinatown. Educational, recreational, and cultural activities/workshops promote an active and healthy lifestyle for seniors, assisting them emotionally, mentally, and physically. Open Door's case management provide one-on-one assistance in benefits entitlements, translation/interpretation services, and/or social support for community members and their families. Our program provides healthy and balanced daily meals for seniors, which meets Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) nutritional requirements. Open Door is also a subcontractor for Meals on Wheels, where we prepare and deliver meals to our home bound seniors seven days a week. Open Door Senior Center is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA).