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Established in 1986, Chinese Arts Centre is the leading organisation for the promotion of contemporary Chinese art in the UK. Working with the best creative talent we run a lively programme of exhibitions, residencies, engagement projects, festivals, international projects and events which support innovation and that reflect the dynamism of contemporary Chinese art.
PRS Music Foundation will support Chinese Arts Centre to work with a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Seaming To to commission an ambitious new work- Songs for My Grandmother. Seaming comes from a family of concert pianists. This new work will involve Seaming on vocal and electronics, and her mother Enloc Wu on Piano. It brings together the skills and experience of three generations of Chinese women. It is a homage to and celebration of one woman’s life seen through the eyes of her granddaughter in collaboration with a poet, Judy Kendall. Seaming will interview her grandmother about her upbringing and experience and set her grandmother’s words and memories to lyrics. The final product will be performed live in Chinese Arts Centre and at a London venue.