Events
CUHK Artist-in-Residence Performance by Jen Shyu - “Fertile Land, Fertile Body” (13 October)
13 Oct 2026
Tea Reception 6:00pm – 6:30pm | Performance 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Lee Hysan Concert Hall, LG/F, Esther Lee Building, CUHK
Jen Shyu
Jen Shyu (徐秋雁) is an American multilingual vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, producer, and theatre maker, who currently based in New York. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University, where she studied opera. Her work draws on research into traditional music and dance across Asia and the Americas.
A 2025 Rome Prize Fellow, 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, and 2011-2013 Fulbright Scholar, Shyu has performed at leading international venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, BAM, and the National Theater of Korea. She is also the co-founder of Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), an international programme supporting underrepresented composer-performers.
Experience Fertile Land, Fertile Body by Jen Shyu, a powerful performance combining song, dance and moving image across seven languages. Drawing on ancestral languages and original compositions, Shyu explores loss, grief and renewal through themes of motherhood, nature and ecological destruction.
After the performance, CUHK students who participated in Shyu’s workshops will join her on stage for a special collaborative performance.
- Date: 13 October 2026 (Tuesday)
- Time: Tea Reception 6:00pm – 6:30pm | Performance 6:30pm – 8:00pm
- Venue: Lee Hysan Concert Hall, LG/F, Esther Lee Building (ELB), CUHK
- Admission: Free Admission with limited seats. On First-come; first-served basis. Registration is required.
- Audience: CUHK members, alumni and the public
- Registration (by 8 October): https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13737058 (link in bio)
About the Programme: https://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/web/cuhk-artist-in-residence
Enquiries: airp@cuhk.edu.hk
Organiser: Faculty of Arts
Co-organisers: Chung Chi College, Department of Music, Hong Kong Dance Company, New Asia College (in alphabetical order)
