The festival will feature performances by 250 folk artists from various ethnic groups across Yunnan, as well as a forum on the transmission and preservation of traditional culture, a document exhibition on preservation work in Yunnan, and related collateral events. An additional sixty domestic and international experts, and sixty university volunteers, will also participate in the festival activities.

Performances
Venue: Kunming Theater
December 21 (Monday)
- 9:30am Program A: Opening Ceremony

- 2:30pm Program B1
Singing: Rituals, Funerary Songs
Dance: Ritual
Instrumental: Suona
Singing: Narrative Songs, Epics
Instrumental: Lusheng Gourd Pipe

- 7:30pm Program B2
Performance by the Dai of Menglian County
Tibetan Music and Dance from Diqing Prefecture

December 22 (Tuesday)
- 9:30am Program B3
Singing: Customs, Marriage and Wedding Songs
Instrumental: Mouth Harp
Dance: Ritual Drums, Festival Drums
Singing: Labor, Celebrations and Life Narratives (1)

- 2:30pm Program B4
Singing: Labor, Celebrations and Life Narratives (2)
Instrumental: Instrumental Performances
Singing: Love Songs, Mountain Songs
Dance: Group Dances (1)

- 7:30pm Program B5
Instrumental: Two String, Three String and Four String Guitar, Flute, Bawu Reed Pipe, Tree Leaf,
Qibei
Dance: Group Dances (2)

December 23 (Wednesday)
- 2:30pm Program C
Sounds of the Yunnan Countryside, a multimedia performance by the Yuansheng Rural Music and Dance Troupe

- 7:30pm Program D: Closing and Awards Ceremony

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Venue: Loft Artist Community

December 24-25
- Forum: Practice and Reflection: Transmission and Preservation of Yunnan Ethnic Folk Music

December 11-January 1
- Exhibition: Progress in the Fields: Preserving Yunnan Rural Music and Dance—Document Exhibition

The festival is funded by a generous grant from the Moonchu Foundation for Culture and Education. The festival is co-organized by Kunming Theater, with operational support from the five participating colleges. Media support is provided by China Ethnic Culture News, China News Agency Yunnan Branch, Metropolitan Times, Nationalities Today Magazine, Art Search Magazine, Man and Nature Magazine, Artron, 99ys, and Sohu Culture.

Tickets to all performances are free:
To reserve tickets, send name, telephone number, program and number of tickets to the following:
Jeff Crosby (email: jeff AT crosbyart.com)

Website: www.yuanshengfang.net

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