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Addressing the themes of: music and history; tradition versus innovation; cultural diversity/intercultural creativity; and music and the related arts; this book focuses on encounters between China and Australia from the earliest imaginings and representations to the latest cultural exchanges. Here, the reader will find of stories of forbidden love, prejudice and deceit, of gestures of harmony and the fulfilment of dreams and wishes. Ethnomusicologists, composers, performers, historians and cultural theorists alike explore the past, present, and future of a long, complex and culturally rich interaction. Their writings, so varied and diverse, celebrate a multiplicity of identities, and present a challenging array of research avenues and perspectives through which to view the Australian-Chinese connection.
About the author
Dr Nicholas Ng is a composer/performer and Research Fellow at Queensland Conservatorium. His music may be heard on the radio (ABC), in dance and theatre productions (Australian Choreographic Centre), and as art exhibition installations (Art Gallery of NSW, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art). Nicholas has performed at venues such as Merkin Concert Hall (New York City), 'The Studio', Sydney Opera House, and at festivals including the Chinese Gardens Chamber Music Festival (Sydney), KunstenFESTIVALdesarts (Brussels), Melbourne International Arts Festival, the OzAsia Festival (Adelaide), the Push Festival (Vancouver) and Woodford Folk Festival. Published by Orpheus Music, he has been commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and The Australian Voices, and collaborates regularly with William Yang (photography), Anna Yen (circus, movement) and Julian Wong (movement, dance, music). He is a PhD graduate from the Australian National University and researches Chinese music in Australia and the greater Chinese diaspora. He curated the festival 'ENCOUNTERS: Musical meetings between Australia and China' (May 2010) and awaits the publication of his first book based on this event. He is currently co-directing ENCOUNTERS: India (9-19 May 2013) while developing two cross-art productions: tunCLOUD (National Film and Sound Archive), and Annette Shun Wah's The Serpent's Table (Performance 4a and Griffin Theatre).
