# Wu Man and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band at Hertz Hall, March 11, 2018

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/performances/2017-18/world-stage/wu-man-and-the-huayin-shadow-puppet-band.php) presents [Wu Man](http://www.wumanpipa.org/) and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band  
[Hertz Hall](http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+College+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94720+USA&hl=en)  
3:00 PM, Sunday, March 11, 2018

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## One Set

[3:01 PM fund-raising pitch by Matías Tarnopolsky]  
[3:05 PM lights down, Wu Man out alone]

01. [3:m PM] _Flute & drum music at sunset_ (lyrical style)  
[3:13 PM banter about the program]
02. [3:18 PM] _Ambush from Ten Sides_ (martial style)  
[add the members of the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band]
03. [3:26 PM] _Ancient Song of the Guanzhong Plain_  
[3:32 PM Wu Man introduces the band]
04. [3:38 PM] _Round Sun and Crescent Moon in the Heavens_  
[XZ and XZ swap places]
05. [3:41 PM] _A Bright Pearl in the Sea_  
[pause to set up the puppetry scrim]
06. [3:46 PM] _Three Heroes Do Battle with Lü Bu_  
[all off but Wu Man]
07. [3:53 PM] Pipa Improvisation  
[band returns; Wu Man introduces the next piece]
08. [4:02 PM] _Shiyang Jing (Ten Characters)_
09. [4:06 PM] _the Da Han Song_  
[all off but Wu Man]
10. [4:12 PM] _Dance of Yi_  
[4:19 PM banter from Wu man about how her "silk & bamboo music" differs from the folk music of the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band]
11. [4:21 PM] _Three and Six_  
[band returns]
12. [4:24 PM] _The General’s Orders Stir the Mountains and Rivers_  
[set ends 4:28 PM]  
   
**Encore**
13. [4:29 PM] _The General’s Orders Stir the Mountains and Rivers_ (finale, reprised)  
[show ends 4:30 PM]


## Performers

### Wu Man

* [Wu Man](http://www.wumanpipa.org/): pipa, ruan, composer;
 others TBD.


### the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band

* Anhua Dang: percussion;
* Guangdi Dang: erhu;
* Xicang Liu: banhu;
* Yuti Yuan: zhonghu;
* Quansi Zhang: percussion, erhu, puppeteer;
* Shimin Zhang: bench, percussion, erhu, vox, puppeteer;
* Ximin Zhang: vox, yueqin, erhu, band leader;
* Xinmin Zhang: erhu, yueqin, collapsable horn, vox.

## Notes

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Wu Man introduced the instrumental title _Shiyang Jing_ as meaning "Ten Characters" or "Ten Dishes", but then noted that the title is ancient, and the current musical recipe is for five: so the piece began as a quintet featuring Wu Man and the Zhangs, with the other musicians joining in midway through the tune.

Xinmin's brass straight horn, made from four sections that collapse together, might be considered the precursor to the modern vuvuzela. When played at full length (about 2 m long?) it sounded a lot like a neighing horse.

{{http://calperformances.org/learn/program_notes/2017-18/pn_wu_man_huayin_shadow_puppet_band.pdf|program notes}}

Lily O'Brien posted a nice [promo article](https://www.sfcv.org/article/wu-man-searches-in-the-shadows-for-chinese-roots) about Wu Man at SFCV.


## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery! 

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