Opening act (7:30-8:15): Jon Silpayamanant

Presents The Global Cello, works by Southeast Asian composers for solo cello

8:15-10p

"Hanuman, The Monkey King" A Shadow Puppet Opera by Saw Peep

Intercultural Ensemble.

Mixed media projection event with Live Shadow Puppets interspersed with prerecorded animated puppet footage.

Saw Peep

Musicians and Puppeteers:

Jon Silpayamanant - various instruments, vocals, puppets

Gregory Acker - Asian flutes, puppets

Meena Atif Khan - sitar, gongs

Divya Karthikeyan - vocals, percussion

Helen Holifield - percussion, puppets

Sheryll Impellizeri - violin, Asian fiddles, percussion

Chelsea Getty - cello, Asian fiddlesDenise Collins-Martinez - oud

Roxell Karr - projections, percussion, keyboardKasym Modogaziev - guitar