Museum of Chinese in America’s 2024-2025 Performing-Artist-In-Residence program welcomes a cohort of 5 performing artists to generate a theme-based project. This year’s theme, Heteroglossia, encourages the resident artists to explore the construct of identity based on their particular lifestyles and cultures.

“MOCA Performs – Heteroglossia” will present the resident artists’ works-in-progress. In this presentation, resident artists will share the vision for their projects and present a draft of the project. Audience will have the opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with the resident artists on the projects, and learn about the cultural significance behind each of resident artists’ works.

In this performance, Performer-Composer-Improviser SHINYA LIN will present a music project, New Music City. This project draws inspiration from the concept of Ubiquitous Music, aiming to offer the public an altered experience of the ordinary. The goal is to reflect on how we typically experience sounds, cultivating a deeper awareness of auditory experiences in contemporary society—an inseparable element of daily life and cultural intricacy.