Location: Robinson Stage
Toronto Chinese Media Award Recipient Yan Yan Zhu
President of Canada One Family Network
华媒奖得奖人 朱彥晏 加拿大一同家园文化中心会长
Ms. Zhu Yanyan, a Guqin player and performer developed this heritage studying with Guqin masters of Jinling School, Zhucheng School and Guangling School. She is founder of Toronto Ya-Yue Art Centre started in 2008 and over 10 years held traditional culture and arts lectures in Yaji (elegant gathering), classical music concerts, art exhibitions and other Literati based cultural activities to promote Chinese traditional court music, classic Kunqu music and literati arts, martial arts, tea culture and etc. for University of Toronto Libraries, Public Libraries, several universities & colleges and communities in several cities across Canada in Asian Heritage Month Celebration. She is founder of Canada One Family Network started in 2015 promote annual Age of Literati Culture Festival, including presentation, performance, workshops, concerts , art exhibitions, Go contest, tea ceremony etc. to demonstrate literati philosophy, literature, and arts. COFN provide education and performance for public and contribute to multicultural Canadian community.
朱彥晏 女士， 古琴艺术家，金陵派、諸城派、廣陵派琴學傳承人，字紫陽， 號龍吟琴館主人，1990年師從金陵派古琴大師，諸城派第五代傳承人劉正春，後受教於廣陵派大師，廣陵派第十一代傳承人梅曰強，及吳門琴派琴家吳兆齊。並得到著名琴家謝孝蘋、龔一、陳長林、林友仁、張銅霞、馬傑、茅毅等諸多明師的悉心指教。傳承曲目涵蓋金陵派，諸城派，廣陵派，虞山派，川派，浙派，2009年錄有個人古琴獨奏曲集CD。另致力於諸城派琴學的深入研究，為諸城派祖譜[龍吟館琴譜]打譜，並發掘整理中國傳統的詩詞歌賦吟唱曲目，創作演奏禪道意味的琴曲，形成其哲學意境，文學品位的獨特琴風。1990年始師從昆曲前輩石潤蘭、朱繼雲等學習昆曲。於2008年創立多倫多雅樂藝術中心，組織傳統文化學者，为多伦多大学图书馆、多伦多公共图书馆、各大专院校和社区舉辦古典音樂、昆曲、书画等各类文化表演活動，推動一年一度的联邦亞裔文化月活動。 2015年参与创建加拿大一同家园文化中心，歷年來舉辦文人时代文化艺术节，开设傳統文化藝術講座、雅集、古典音樂會、書畫藝術展覽、围棋比赛、茶道表演、武术表演等文化活動，致力於傳播中國傳統的高雅文化藝術，為加拿大社会和華人社区了解中國哲學，文學，藝術教育服務。中心定期开设文化艺术教育课程，對外公開演出。為加拿大多元文化發展做出貢獻。