View Related Episode: Jazz Violinist Eddie Parente, Printmaker Gene Flores, Teacher and Dancer Chungilang Al Huang

Internationally renowned teacher and dancer Chungliang Al Huang blends the flowing movements of tai chi with the intricacies of European classical music. He performs at the Oregon Bach Festival, combining movement and calligraphy onstage, and leads a tai chi class for visiting conductors. At home in Gold Beach, he reflects on his career synthesizing the art of east and west.

First Broadcast: 2004
Producer: Mike Midlo

Appeared in episodes: Sculptor Shelley Smith Curtiss, Teacher and Dancer Chungilang Al Huang, Cecil Gagnon , Jazz Violinist Eddie Parente, Printmaker Gene Flores, Teacher and Dancer Chungilang Al Huang, Jazz Violinist Eddie Parente, Printmaker Gene Flores, Teacher and Dancer Chungilang Al Huang

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