纽约：华埠艺术节今晚上演默片配乐，华裔乐团为1916年华人电影现场伴奏
位于纽约州纽约县的纽约市曼哈顿华埠今晚迎来一场跨界演出。由非营利组织「心目华埠」（Think!Chinatown）主办的华埠艺术节于10月20日傍晚6点半至8点在 Elizabeth Street Garden 举行免费户外音乐会「有声默片」（Silent Film in Sound），公众可提前登记参加。华裔作曲家、萨克斯演奏家兼歌手 Stephanie Chou 率领其五重奏乐团登台，二胡演奏家 Andy Lin 亦将同台。上半场乐团将演奏中国民歌的爵士改编与 Stephanie Chou 的原创作品；下半场放映默片《The Curse of Quon Gwon》，乐团全程现场配乐。该片由 Marion E. Wong 于1916年执导，片长33分钟，被认为是已知最早的华人电影长片，也是美国最早由女性执导的影片之一，现仅存部分残片，讲述一个在美华人家庭因过度「西化」而遭诅咒的故事。主办方表示，华埠艺术节旨在让华埠民间艺人与新一代亚裔艺术家同台对话，连接不同世代的观众。（GSM 据 Think!Chinatown 活动官方页面）
New York: Chinatown Arts Festival Presents Silent Film in Sound Tonight, With a Chinese American Ensemble Scoring a 1916 Film Live
New York City is a city in New York County, New York. In Manhattan's Chinatown in New York, New York, the Chinatown Arts Festival presents a cross-genre performance tonight. Hosted by the nonprofit Think!Chinatown, the free outdoor concert Silent Film in Sound takes place on October 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Elizabeth Street Garden, with advance registration available. Chinese American composer, saxophonist and singer Stephanie Chou leads her quintet, joined by erhu player Andy Lin. The first half features jazz arrangements of Chinese folk songs and Chou's original compositions; the second half screens the silent film The Curse of Quon Gwon with live accompaniment throughout. Directed by Marion E. Wong in 1916 and running 33 minutes, the partially lost film is considered the earliest known Chinese American feature and one of the first U.S. films directed by a woman; it tells of a Chinese family in America cursed for becoming too westernized. The festival aims to bring Chinatown folk artists and a new generation of Asian American artists together across generations. (GSM, based on Think!Chinatown's official event page)
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