Date: 11/03/09 through 11/08/09
Hours: Tue?Wed 7:30pm; Thu?Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
Price: $49, $35, $19
Address: 175 Eighth Avenue - 212-242-0800
www.joyce.org

Description: Watch the famous ancient painting of The Feast of Han Xizai come to life by the Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble. The Taiwan-based company recreates the traditional Nanguan music and Liyuan dance of the Tang Dynasty (618?907 AD), with sumptuous costumes and sets by Oscar winner Tim Yip (Best Art Direction, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"). See the dancers and musicians enact this legendary story with subtle drama and refined elegance, depicting how the politician protested government corruption through his decadent lifestyle. For more information, visit www.joyce.org