PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project presents Heartstrings on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m.
Commissioned by Cambodian Living Arts (www.cambodianlivingarts.org), Heartstrings explores the personal journeys of five musicians from Cambodia.
Through a mix of storytelling and music, the artists share some intimate insights into their experiences over the past 20 years. What does it mean to conceal your passion and your livelihood, or to be forced to play propaganda music to survive? What does it mean to rewrite memories you thought you had? And what does it mean to be a daughter of one of the few surviving Master Artists?
Heartstrings features renowned flute player, human rights activist, and founder of Cambodian Living Arts, Arn Chorn-Pond. Witness the music that defined them, hear their stories, learn about the people who shaped them, and celebrate the power of the arts in building peace.