About the event
Workshop Introduction
The shakuhachi is a Japanese end-blown flute associated with the komuso monks of Zen Buddhism, who played the instrument as a type of meditation. The pieces are austere and subtle in detail, and requires a quiet mind to appreciate fully.
In this session, members of the Joyful Garden Community of Mindful Living will facilitate a simple guided meditation that will prime us for listening to sound with fresh perspectives. This will be followed by the experience of listening to the shakuhachi, performed by Singaporean shakuhachi teacher Chua Keng Chiu.
This meditation session is non-religious and suitable for all, including beginners.
Workshop Details
- Shakuhachi: A Meditative Approach to Listening
- Date & Time: 26-27 Mar 2022, 14:00 | 16:00
- Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio
- Admission for ages 6 and above.
- Pre-registration required. Please click here.
There will be no admission for latecomers. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the workshop, your slot may be released for other patrons if you are not present 5 minutes before the start of the workshop.
- For audiences who have registered, please note:
- Those who have registered have priority entry to the venue.
- Seating will be assigned by our Esplanade ushers.
- Please arrive 5mins before the start of the performance to confirm your booking.
- Unconfirmed slots will be released to walk-in patrons on a first-come, first-served basis.
- No mingling is allowed in the venue.
About the Artist
About Chua Keng Chiu
Chua Keng Chiu’s first encounter with orchestral music was in 1996 when he learnt the dizi from well-known local Sheng musician Er Chiang Song. In 1999, he continued his studies with Phang Thean Siong a renowned local musician from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and subsequently joined the Keat Hong Chinese Orchestra. After passing the NUS Dizi Diploma in 2010 with distinction, he became a registered dizi teacher with the People’s Association of Singapore.
Keng Chiu’s passion in oriental woodwind instruments led him on the journey to master the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, from master Koshuzan Ueno in 2009. Thereafter he continued to seek tutelage with the late maestro Yamamoto Hozan, his son Yamamoto Shinzan and Kizan Kawamura.
In 2019, he attained the Jun Shihan teaching status from the Tozanryu Shakuhachi Foundation Japan . He has performed regularly with the Japanese Association Koto Club and continues to promote the beauty of shakuhachi music through performance and teaching.
About Joyful Garden Community of Mindful Living
Joyful Garden Community of Mindful Living is a community in Singapore that follows zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village tradition. It was formed in 2008 by a group of friends who were inspired by the practice of mindfulness. The group organises regular mindfulness programmes such as monthly Day of Mindfulness, small group practices, and retreats.
Advisory:
From 1 Jan 2022, there will no longer be a concession for unvaccinated individuals to perform Pre-Event Testing in lieu of being fully vaccinated. All patrons (except for children aged 12 and below) need to be fully vaccinated#against COVID-19.
#Full vaccination refers to:
- having received the appropriate regimen of World Health Organisation Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) vaccines including their respective duration post-vaccination for the vaccine to be fully effective, and had their vaccination records ingested in MOH’s national IT systems
- recovery from a COVID-19 infection within the last 180 days
All patrons are required to do SafeEntry check-in at the venue via the TraceTogether app (version 2.11 and above) or token only. Other modes of SafeEntry check-in will not be accepted.
Remind Me:
Provide us your details and we will send you a reminder email to book your ticket(s) when registrations open on 18 Mar 2022, Fri, 9am. Tickets to the programmes are redeemed through SISTIC only and are by first come, first served basis.
Information Source: Esplanade