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The 17 Festivals of Asian Arts (1976-1998): Overseas performers

Australia
1980 Arnhem Land Aboriginal Dancers
1981 Sydney Dance Company
1982 La Romanesca (Medieval Music) w/ Nanette Hassal (Dance)
1983 Don Burrows Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Ensemble
1984 Sirocco
1988 Southern Crossings
1990 One Extra Company
1992 Great Bowing Company
Sydney Theatre Company & Hong Kong Fringe Club
1994 Synergy, w/ Riley Lee, Satsuki Odamura, Chin Kham-Yoke
Bangladesh
1977-81 Dance and Music Troupes of the Shilpakala Academy
Bhutan
1982 Royal Bhutan Dance Group
China
1980 Peking Opera Second Company
1981 Guangdong Cantonese Opera Academy
1982 China Broadcast Chinese Orchestra
1983 Shanghai Kunju Opera Troupe
1984 Shaanxi Classical Arts Troupe
1985 Hubei Song and Dance Ensemble
1986 Shanghai Ballet
1988 Mukam Music and Dance Ensemble of Xinjiang
1990 Guangxi Minority Folk Arts Performing Group
Guqin Masters
1992 Dongbei Ethnic Traditional Performing Art Troupe
1994 Chengdu Sichuan Opera Theatre
Guangdong Modern Dance Company
1996 China Society for Musical Studies
(Romance of Yangko, a musical based on northeastern folk arts)
1998 Ethnic Arts Troupe of China
Yunnan Cultural Arts Troupe
China-Taiwan
1988 Ya-Yin Ensemble
1990 Hsiao-Hsi-Yuen Puppet Show Dramatic Troupe
1996 Pin-Fong Acting Troupe
1998 Taipei Crossover Dance Company
France
1992 Fawzi ai-Aiedy (Jazz)
1994 David Hykes Trio (Harmonic Chant)
Germany
1985 Essa Kassimi (Afghan Rubab)
1994 Trilok Gurtu Trio with Shobha Gurtu (Jazz Fusion)
Georgia
1998 Kolkheti Ensemble
India
1976 Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod)
1977 Chitti Babbu (Vina)
1978 Purulia Chhau Group
1979 Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra Group
1980 Kalarippayat Martial Arts Group
Manipur Martial Dance Group
1981 Kalakshetra Dance Troupe of Madras
1982 Sheik Chinna Moulana (Nadheswaram)
Bhangra Dancers of the Punjab
1983 Sonal Mansingh (Bharata Natyam and Odissi Dance)
1984 L. Subramaniam (Carnatic violin)
Shoba Naidu (Kuchipudi Dance)
Rajendra Prasanna (Flute and Shehnai)
1985 Shri Ganesha Yakshagana Mandali
1986 Tala Tarangini (Carnatic Music/Jazz Fusion)
1988 Milatsar Kashmir Music and Dance Group
1990 Langas and Manganiyars of Rajasthan
Raghunath Manet (Bharata Natyam Dance/Vina)
1992 Astad Deboo Dance Group & Gundecha Brothers
1994 Kathakali Kalamandalum Ramankutti Nair
1996 Chandralekha
Indonesia
1977 Bali Music and Dance Group
1978 West Java Music and Dance Group
1979 East Java Music and Dance Group
1980 Aceh Music and Dance Group
1981 Laboratorium of Arts Dance Group (East and West Java)
1982 Laboratorium of Arts Dance Group (Sumatra and Bali)
1983 Sardono Theatre (Modern Dance)
1984 Minang Dance Group (Padang)
1985 Solo Kraton Gamelan and Dancers
1986 ASTI Denpasar
1988 South Sulawesi Arts Group
1990 East Java Music and Dance Group
1992 Gumarang Sakti Dance Company
1994 S.T.S.I. Surakarta Arts Group
1996 S.T.S.I. Denpasar gamelan with Blahkiuh Village Kecak Troupe, Bali
Israel
1988 Inbal Dance Theatre (Sara Levi-Tanai, director)
1990 Habrera Hativit (led by Shlomo Bar)
1992 Bustan Abraham/White Bird/Arab Classical Music Trio
1994 East-West Ensemble (jazz group led by Yisrael Borochov)
1996 Yair Dalal and Al-Ol Ensemble
1998 Olive Leaves (led by Shoham Eynav)
Japan
1976 Kyoto Municipal Symphony Orchestra
Nanto Gakuso (Multi-Media Group)
Shinichi Yuize (Koto)
Tokyo City Ballet
1977 Konparu School of Noh Drama
Shinichi Yuize Koto Ensemble
Tokyo City Ballet
1978 Japan Folkloric Arts Dance Group
Japan Gagaku Society
Shinichi Yuize Koto Ensemble
1979 Amagasaki Wind Ensemble
Awaji Puppet Theatre
1980 Gennosuke Matsumoto Edo Kagura Group
Okinawa Dance and Music Group
1981 Kabuki Dance Unit of Kansai
Yonin-no-Kai Music Ensemble
1982 Ensemble Nipponia
Kagoshima Opera Company
1983 Variety Drum Music of Japan
1984 Ainu Traditional Culture Group
1985 Nihon Buyo Dance Group
Master Musicians from Japan and Hong Kong
1986 Suzuki Company of Toga
1988 Fumon Yoshinori Satsuma Biwa Recital
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
1990 Byakko-Sha Contemporary Dance Theatre
Kita Noh Theatre Company
1992 Warabi-Za Folk Song & Dance Company
1994 Yokohama Boat Theatre
1996 Dairakudakan (butoh troupe)
Kabuki for Everyone
Kei Takei and Moving Earth (with HK Academy for Performing Arts)
1998 Pappa Tarahumara
Echoes of the Silk Road (with Hong Kong performers)
Korea
1976-77 National Classical Music Institute (NCMI)
1978 National Folk Dance Troupe
1979 Seoul Metropolitan Dance Troupe
1980 National Dance Company
1981 National Changguk Drama Company (Ch'unhyangga)
1982 National Theatre Chorus
1984 Korea Philharmonic Orchestra
1985 NCMI Folk Music Ensemble
1986 Chang Mu Dance Company
1988 Korean Traditional Arts Group
1990 Lim Sisters Dance Company
1992 SamulNori and Red Sun (Percussion and Jazz)
1994 Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theatre
1996 SamulNori, with HK Chinese Orchestra
Nam Jeong Ho (solo dancer)
Malaysia
1977 Dalang Hamzah's Wayang Kulit Group
Kadazan Sumazau Dancers of Sabah
Sape Musicians and Dancers of Sarawak
1981 Malaysian National Dance Troupe
1982 Kesuma Dance Troupe
1983 Kuala Lumpur City Hall Cultural Troupe
1984 Suktra Gamelan Dance Group of Terangganu
1985 Suasana Dance Company
1986 Asiabeat with John Neptune
1990 Kumpulan Alabaladi Kelantan (Music of Kelantan)
1996 Lena Ang (solo dancer)
Mongolia
1994 Huur Magnai Music & Dance Group
Nepal
1977 Arniko Cultural Society Group
1979 Royal Nepal Academy Group
1981 Rastriya Nach Ghar Cultural Troupe
1986 Kalamandap (Buddhist Charya Dance)
New Zealand
1980 Maori Cultural and Performing Arts Group
1982 Limbs Dance Company
1983 Herbs South Pacific Reggae Group
Sydney Melbourne and Te Rita Papesch-Huata Folk Duo
Pakistan
1981 Ustad Salamat Ali Khan (Vocalist)
1982 Pakistan Cultural Troupe
1986 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party (Qawwali)
1990 Subhan Rather (Kashmiri Song)
Papua New Guinea
1981 Raun Raun Theatre
Philippines
1976,78 Bayanihan Dance Company
1977 Cultural Centre of the Philippines Dance Company
1978 Dance Theatre Philippines (with Asian Dance Theatre)
1979 University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers
1980 Dance Theatre Philippines
1981 Ballet Philippines
1982 Jazz Friends (Lito Molina)
1983 Ramon A. Obusan Folkloric Group
1984 Manila Metropolitan Theatre
1985 University of the Philippines Concert Chorus
1994 Salidummay (Music and Song of the Cordilleras)
1998 Grace Nono
Singapore
1976 Singapore People's Association Chinese Orchestra
1979 Singapore Dance Company
1994 Singapore Dance Theatre (with the Hong Kong Ballet)
1996 Lim Fei Shen (solo dancer, with John Sharpley)
Sri Lanka
1977-78 Hewisi Band Kandyan Drummers and Dancers
1979 Army Cultural Dance Troupe
1980 State Dance Ensemble
1981 Tower Hall Theatre Foundation
1982 State Dance and Song Ensemble
1983 Patha Dumbara Dance Troupe
1986 Kelaniya Free Lancers
1998 Upeka and the Chitrasena Dance Company
Syria
1985 Sabri al-Mudallal Group of Aleppo
1996 Whirling Dervishes of Damascus and the Al-Kindi Ensemble
Tahiti
1984 Grand Ballet of Tahiti
Tajikistan
1992 Nava Tajik Ensemble
1996 Daler Nazar and Shams
Thailand
1976 Phakavali Institute of Music and Dance
1977 Royal Thai Classical Dance Group
1978 Thammasat University Khon Troupe
Chuchok Drama Group
1979 Srinakharinwirot Cultural Troupe of Mahasarakam
1980-83 Cultural Troupes of the Fine Arts Department
1984 Siamese Music Ensemble
1985 Srinakharinwirot Cultural Troupe of Bangkok
1986 Ponham Sakuntai Group
1988 Fong Nam Siamese Music Ensemble
1990 Kangsadan, the Crescent Moon Orchestra
1996 Naraphong Charassri (solo dancer)
Turkey
1979 Rumeli Kultur ve Dayanisma Dernegi, Istanbul
1980 Turkish State Folk Dance Group
Bursa Sword and Shield Dancers
1981 Turkish State Opera and Ballet Group
1988 Necdet Yasar Music Group
1992 E.F.E.M. Folk Dance Group
Tuva (Russian Federation)
1994 Huun Huur Tu (Throat Singers of Tuva)
1996 Yat-Kha
United Kingdom
1979,82 Fou Ts'ong (Piano)
United States
1979 Chiang Ching Dance Company of New York
Yi-Kwei Sze (Vocalist)
1983 Hawaiian Heritage Dance Company
Yin Chengzong (Piano)
Mel Wong (with Modern Dance Theatre of Hong Kong)
1998 Ping Chong and Company (with Hong Kong artists)
Uzbekistan
1990 Uzbek Music Ensemble
1996 Yulduz Usmanova
Vietnam
1994 Thang Long Ensemble (Hanoi)
1996 Perfume River Ensemble (Hue)
Yakutia (Russian Federation)
1996 Stepanida Borisove and Cholbon
Inter-Asian
1998 Dragon Bond Rite (artists from Japan, Korea, Indonesia, India, Tuva)
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