John Tsung is an interdisciplinary artist, composer, musician, and writer whose works address sound, memory, and the transnational experience.

He often works in theater, film, and installation media, frequently collaborating with Leah Ogawa. His works, songs, scores, and installations have been shown and performed internationally, on stage, television, and film.

Video: Growing Not Dying, Leah Ogawa + John Tsung

Selected Works

Empire Postcards

 
BTS from Divine Generations and Harvest Festival shows. Leah (@leahogawa) and I premiered two performances last weekend with two legends - La MaMa Theatre @lamamaetc and Hanne Tierney @fivemyles. Both of the shows drew from the stories and myths
@rayrayagogo and I started an informal Asian movie club in March 2020. Every month or so, we’d chat about movies we’d seen or wanted to see and directors that inspire us. It was also a way for us to stay connected to culture and places
Creating 🎧🎵🥁🎇 with five amazingly talented Chinese artists, poets, and directors on “How I Disappeared,” a collaborative theater work inspired immigrant journeys and helmed by @monalisa007. “How I Disappeared” is premier
Me and the inimitable Betsy Sussler of @bombmag My mom used to drop me and my sister off at The Bookstop in Houston while she did errands, figuring if nothing else it would improve our English. I’d go upstairs to the magazine section and loo
Me, Fei Fei, and 夜来香. Photo by @blinddrunkenmonkey at @thinkchinatown #music #nationalguitars #live #performance #jasmine #erhu
James Hannaham shows how award-winning writing happens - with an original iBook 💻(!!) and superhero level 💪🏾. Woohoo! #best #flex? #brainstorming #about #music #writing #coolestnerds
A joyous shout into the night. ❤️ to my extraordinary partners Red Silk Dancers (ages 26-81!) and erhu virtuoso @feifei_music (this fall @lincolncenter) 🙏🏻 to @thinkchinatown for letting us do something totally different and present these traditio
Excited to share our one night only silk dance + erhu collaboration this Friday. Featuring the award-winning erhu virtuoso and singer, @feifei_music , and the nearly 40 year running Chinese dance company Red Silk Dancers. Celebrating amazing tradit
I’ve been interviewing Asian immigrants over the past few years about their experiences, journeys, and, what America means to them—they inspired my album. I wrote about our collective hopes, fears, and dreams—and how I saw this new
Thank you to @eater_ny for the opportunity to write about the acclaimed pastry chef @eunji.leeee, her globe-trotting Asian immigrant story, and her new dessert boutique @lysee.nyc ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ #dessert #culture #asianamerican #immigrantstories #eaterny #pa