Grace Chang: Exploring the Family Legacy of the Chinese BaoTingChang Performers

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Join filmmaker, producer and actor Grace Chang on a most special journey through her family legacy, most notably her father Bao Ting Chang, a legendary figure in Chinese entertainment history.  Chang, who acted in The Joy Luck Club and other films, brings us on a family adventure over many decades, exploring the performance art form known as Xiang Sheng, including through the work of The Mushroom Brothers of China, who combined comedy, music, and singing with full production des. The Chang family were pioneers of other 20th century Chinese-based artists who bridged gaps over six regimes and across world cultures. The family work will be inducted into the archives and unveiled on stage and in the Library for the Performing Arts archives for public access. 

Photo Credit: Headshot of Grace Chang by Steven Wu

SEATING POLICY | Programs are free and open to all, but registration is requested. Check-in line forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. Five minutes before the advertised start time, all seats are released, regardless of registration, to our patrons in the stand-by line. If you arrive after the program starts, you will be seated at the discretion of our front-of-house staff.

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BRUNO WALTER POLICY | Please note that any unoccupied seat will be released five minutes before the show begins and holding seats for anyone beyond that is prohibited. There is no food or drink allowed inside the venue.

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