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A Conversation with Tan Dun: A New "Peony Pavilion" in an Old Context

Composer Tan Dun and Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator in Charge of Asian Art, discuss Tan Dun's new version of Peony Pavilion which was staged in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Astor Court. Inspired by Chinese gardens and previous versions of the Chinese opera, Tan Dun's restaged the classic kunqu opera by condensing it into four acts and presenting it within the confines of the Astor Court, a replica of a Chinese Garden.

This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chinese Garden: Pavilions, Studios, Retreats, on view August 18, 2012–January 6, 2013.

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Lintel with a Mask of Kala

Period:: Angkor period
Date:: ca. first quarter of the 11th century
Culture:: Cambodia or Thailand
Medium:: Stone
Dimensions:: Overall: 23 x 67 in. (58.4 x 170.2 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of R. Hatfield Ellsworth, in honor of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1994
Accession Number:: 1994.94

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 249

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