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Creation of 13 Tongues

How do you mimic the tone colors of a voice from the past? The storyteller known as "13 Tongues" is the stuff of legend among Bangka residents. His use of cadences and inflections was said to be so masterful that it evoked vivid imagery in his audiences.

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Behind the Scenes: Creation of 13 Tongues – Ep. 4 Colors
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more colorful place than Bangka, where old meets new. Bangka is like a painting featuring wild colors and unruly strokes. The colors are never enti
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Behind the Scenes: Creation of 13 Tongues – Ep. 3 Sounds
What sounds do you associate this land with? For choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung, it’s the fusion of tunes carried over from a faraway land, the mesmerizing, syncopated chanting of
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Behind the Scenes: Creation of 13 Tongues – Ep. 2 Bodies
In Bangka, you can observe the body language of people you don’t usually run into elsewhere: performers in religious processions, disabled people peddling incense sticks, to name a
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Behind the Scenes: Creation of 13 Tongues – Ep. 1 Highlights
How do you mimic the tone colors of a voice from the past? The storyteller known as "13 Tongues" is the stuff of legend among Bangka residents. His use of cadences and inflections