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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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Buddha Shakyamuni or Akshobhya, the Buddha of the East

Date:: 11th–12th century
Culture:: Tibet
Medium:: Gilt copper
Dimensions:: H. 22 3/4 in. (58 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, 1995
Accession Number:: 1995.106

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 253

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