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Performances, Activities, and Exhibits at Experience Chinatown 2024
Sep
28
11:00 AM11:00

Performances, Activities, and Exhibits at Experience Chinatown 2024

Performances, Activities, and Exhibits

Saturday, September 28 from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Rain Date: Sunday, September 29 

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This fall, see, hear, create, and connect. Together, celebrate the rich cultural fabric of Boston Chinatown through free creative activities.

Schedule

Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park on The Greenway (near Chinatown Gate)

Performances

11:00 AM | Kwong Kow Chinese School, Youth Lion Dance Team

11:15 AM | BU Bhangra, an all-inclusive Bhangra team  

11:30 AM | Kapatid Kud, global fusion music collective

12:30 PM  | Kold Kwan, Chinese-American hip-hop artist

1:30 PM | The Flavor Continues, community-led street dance organization

2:00 PM | JC Alula + her band, Chinese/Cantopop singer-songwriter and band

Activities

Passport to Experience Chinatown 

Look for the Pao Arts Center yellow tent and pick up your passport to visit the mural sites in Chinatown. Collect your stamps to redeem a special prize! 

Imagine Safety with Joanna Tam
Share what safety means to you in this project which amplifies the voices of Chinatown community members.

The Thousand Bloom: A Chrysanthemum Grows in Chinatown with Anita Yip
Contribute to a collaborative puzzle that celebrates Chinatown’s rich legacy and enduring spirit.

Sprouts of Resilience: A Journey from Seed to Tofu with Ying Ye
Explore gardening, food, and healing in her communal project.

Flower-Crown Making

Celebrate the end of summer and show off your creativity by making your own decorative headpiece.

Library Park Cart with Maria Fong and ACDC 

Fold paper fans and learn about heat resilience in Boston Chinatown. Share what open space and public parks mean to you. 

Fun with Bunker Hill Community College
Come by for an interactive activity.

SaturPLAY with ACDC’s A-VOYCE Youth | 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Family friend activities at Mary Soo Hoo Park celebrating this month’s theme Back to School!


Pao Arts Center | 99 Albany Street

Enjoy the current exhibit: The Inventive Brush: Calligraphic Echoes from China, Japan, and Korea


BCNC | 38 Ash Street

BCNC Acorn’s 50th Anniversary Celebration | 10:00 AM -12:00 PM

BCNC’s Acorn program turns 50 years old! Reconnect with fellow alumni, beloved teachers, and supportive parents. It's a perfect opportunity to relive cherished memories and create new ones. 

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Performers

Credit: BUIC 2024 Spring Show

BU Bhangra

BU Bhangra is Boston University’s premier all-inclusive bhangra team. They are dedicated to raising awareness about South Asian culture through a folk Indian dance form, bhangra. The team fosters a safe space for members of all backgrounds to become not just skilled dancers, but moreover, confident artists. They perform at events, such as festivals and weddings, and compete in national competitions.

Credit: The Flavor Continues

The Flavor Continues

The Flavor Continues is Massachusetts’ first community-led nonprofit serving the Street and Club dance communities.

JC Alula Headshot

Credit: zeroeriko

JC Alula + her band

JC Alula + her band bring the energies of jazz, R&B, and rock together for audiences to enjoy. JC Alula is a Taiwanese artist based in Boston who is also the music director, singer, and arranger for the Taiwanese Music Festival. Be sure to check out their set, which will feature upbeat Mandarin songs!

Credit: courtesy of artist

Kapatid Kud

Kapatid Kud is proud to present their multicultural collective including third culture artists hailing from Bahrain, India, and the Philippines. Their playful music is grounded in community and joy. They also strive to explore music as a way to process trauma, bring to light stories of those in the margins, and connect with those around them.

Kold Kwan Headshot

Credit: Krispy Pic

Kold Kwan

Kold Kwan is a Chinese-American hip-hop artist raised by Cantonese speaking immigrants from Guandong. Inspired by lyricists and storytellers such as Lupe Fiasco, Nas, and Kendrick Lamar, Kwan makes music authentic to his personality and lived Asian American experiences and aims to represent Asian Americans in a positive light.

Credit: Kwong Kow Chinese School

Kwong Kow Chinese School Lion Dance

Kwong Kow Chinese School's Youth Lion Dance Team unites teens from their community to positively impact schools, organizations, and AAPI communities by showcasing traditional Chinese culture. With more than two dozen members, the team is uniquely driven, led, and governed by its members and its elected youth executive board. Since its formation in 2021, the team has performed traditional lion dance at nearly a hundred festivals and events throughout Greater Boston.

Parking

Thanks to our official parking partner, SP+ Parking, we can offer a discounted rate at the Beach Street Garage (40 Beach Street Boston, MA 02111).

From September 1 - October 27, you can book a parking reservation at $10 for 4 hours and $19 for 8 hours. Click the link below to get started.

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Live Performances - Experience Chinatown Arts Festival 2023
Oct
1
11:00 AM11:00

Live Performances - Experience Chinatown Arts Festival 2023

Experience Chinatown 2023!

Murals: September 1 - October 14, 2023

Live Performances: October 1

This fall, see, hear, create, and connect. Together, celebrate the rich cultural fabric of Boston Chinatown through free creative activities.

In case of inclement weather, performance will take place on the rain date - Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Schedule

Sunday, October 1 |11:00 am - 3:30 pm

At Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park on The Greenway (near Chinatown Gate) unless otherwise noted

11:00 am | Continuum Dance Project (a part of Momentum Greenway Dance Program, Presented by Amazon, 2023)

11:15 am | Tour of Experience Chinatown murals (check-in under yellow Pao Arts Center tent)

11:30 am | Nüwa Athletic Club | Chinese Lion Dance

11:45 am | TIFFY | Singer-Songwriter

12:50 pm | Maddie Lam | Singer-Songwriter

1:00 pm | Tour of Experience Chinatown murals (check-in under yellow Pao Arts Center tent)

2:00 pm | Juk-Sing | Canto-Pop Band

3:00 pm | Encore presentation: Continuum Dance Project (a part of Momentum Greenway Dance Program, Presented by Amazon, 2023)

11:00 am - 3:30 pm | Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany St | At Home In Chinatown: A Residence Lab Retrospective | Exhibit Gallery Hours

Experience Chinatown is a part of Chinatown HOPE, an open space initiative, led by a collective of 8 community organizations in Boston’s Chinatown, to advocate for new and improved open spaces, and promote community wellness.

Performers

Founded in 2013 by Fernadina Chan, CDP choreographers/co-directors Adriane Brayton and Fernadina Chan work collaboratively with their dancer. Continuum Dance Project pushes the boundaries of audience interaction and traditional vantage points, by presenting work in unconventional spaces.

Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo

Inspired by the Cantonese hits of the 80s and 90s, these Kwong Kow Chinese School dropouts have performed covers of Beyond, Faye Wong, and many more across the Greater Boston Area since 2018. By sharing these classics along with original songs, Juk Sing (JK Wong, Jeffrey La, and Ashley Yu) hopes to bring back some cultural nostalgia with a dream pop twist.   

Maddie Lam is a Boston-born singer-songwriter, producer, and performer. She understands music as the sound of a soul. Infused with softness, her music and performances offer a dynamic, connective and healing space for others to rest in.   

The Nüwa Athletic Club, based in Boston, MA, provides an environment for Asian American girls and women to enhance their physical and emotional development through teamwork, sportsmanship and cultural activities which includes but is not limited to lion and dragon dance.  

TIFFY is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer Tiffany Sammy. TIFFY represents what it means for genres to clash and meld in 2023, preserving a bottled-up mix of dream rock, sugar pop, and coarse punk. Often boiling the terminology down to "soft punk", her music has been featured in FADER, Paste Magazine, NPR and Vanyaland. She actively plays throughout New England with her live band.  

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This fall, see, hear, create, and connect. Together, celebrate the rich cultural fabric of Boston Chinatown through free creative activities.

Mural Installations

Enjoy lively murals that respond to this year’s theme, “How does a community thrive?”

Create your own self-paced tour or join a guided tour on September 30th at 11:15 am or 1:00 pm.

APM coffee: 99 Kneeland Street | A Communal Blend | Jennifer Duan

Crave Chinatown: 75 Kneeland Street | Unity | Jinyi Duan

WakuWaku: 2 Tyler Street | Welcoming Dishes | Yuan-yuan Wang 

Q Restaurant: 660 Washington Street | We Protect Each Other | Yixuan Zeng 

Happy Lamb Hotpot Boston: 693 Washington Street | Let’s Eat | Jialu Zou 

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC): 38 Ash Street | What Makes a Community Thrive? | BCNC Youth Center | Read more about their process of creating the murals

Schedule

Sunday, October 1 | 11:00 am - 3:30 pm

At Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park on The Greenway (near Chinatown Gate) unless otherwise noted

11:00 am | Continuum Dance Project (a part of Momentum Greenway Dance Program, Presented by Amazon, 2023) | Contemporary Dance

11:15 am | Tour of Experience Chinatown murals (check-in under yellow Pao Arts Center tent)

11:30 am | Nüwa Athletic Club | Chinese Lion Dance

11:45 am | TIFFY | Singer-Songwriter

12:50 pm | Maddie Lam | Singer-Songwriter

1:00 pm | Tour of Experience Chinatown murals (check-in under yellow Pao Arts Center tent)

2:00 pm | Juk-Sing | Canto-Pop Band

3:00 pm | Encore presentation: Continuum Dance Project (a part of Momentum Greenway Dance Program, Presented by Amazon, 2023) | Contemporary Dance

11:00 am - 3:30 pm | Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany St | At Home In Chinatown: A Residence Lab Retrospective Exhibit


Experience Chinatown is part of Chinatown HOPE, a collective of eight Chinatown organizations, funded through Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Community-based Health Initiative, with the aim of coming together to leverage and build upon existing assets to have a greater, lasting impact on working class residents in Boston Chinatown.

Muralists

Jennifer (Jenn) Duan (she/they) is a Chinese American artist based in Cambridge, MA. She is inspired by how art can be used as a medium for storytelling, emotional healing, and conveying the intangible. Through art, Jenn is interested in exploring the intersections of Chinese American identity, mental health, and what it means to be part of a community. In their free time, Jenn likes running, collecting zines, and peeling tangerines. 

Jinyi Duan 

Jinyi Duan (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist who draws inspiration from the various cultures they have been a part of through their life. Responding to a world that is becoming more segregated, they hope to show the individual nuances that make up various cultures, and in turn, highlighting the connections that exist between them. Typically working visually in acrylic paint, pens, and sharpies, they specialize in line work with a limited color palette.

Yuan-yuan Wang (she/her) is a Taiwanese artist and educator based in Boston, MA. She is interested in showing personal experiences and philosophy through art, connecting deeply with texture, layers and colors. 

Yixuan Zeng (they/them) is a visual artist that passionately believes in the limitless power of storytelling for greater social change. They have collaborated at numerous film festivals to elevate underrepresented stories, formerly as Programming Director at the Boston Asian American Film Festival. As an illustrator and designer, Yixuan has worked on a variety of projects from apparel to emojis. Nowadays, Yixuan crafts murals to reclaim public spaces for local communities and to inspire collective healing.

Jialu Zou (they/them) is a non-binary Chinese American freelance illustrator based in Boston, MA. They graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration. They specialize in digital illustration with a focus on bright colors and a variety of textures. Jialu’s previous professional experience includes public art, gala pieces, and various zine projects. Besides illustrations, Jialu loves cooking, book making, and most of all, spending time with their cat, Percy. 

The Youth Center provides opportunities for youth to build connections, explore and understand their community, and to put leadership skills into action. Through year-round programming centered on leadership development, education, and workforce readiness in Boston and Quincy, BCNC supports youth to thrive in school and beyond. Read more about their process of creating the murals.

Performers

Founded in 2013 by Fernadina Chan, CDP choreographers/co-directors Adriane Brayton and Fernadina Chan work collaboratively with their dancer. Continuum Dance Project pushes the boundaries of audience interaction and traditional vantage points, by presenting work in unconventional spaces.

Photo Credit: Annielly Camargo

Inspired by the Cantonese hits of the 80s and 90s, these Kwong Kow Chinese School dropouts have performed covers of Beyond, Faye Wong, and many more across the Greater Boston Area since 2018. By sharing these classics along with original songs, Juk Sing (JK Wong, Jeffrey La, and Ashley Yu) hopes to bring back some cultural nostalgia with a dream pop twist.   

Maddie Lam is a Boston-born singer-songwriter, producer, and performer. She understands music as the sound of a soul. Infused with softness, her music and performances offer a dynamic, connective and healing space for others to rest in.   

The Nüwa Athletic Club, based in Boston, MA, provides an environment for Asian American girls and women to enhance their physical and emotional development through teamwork, sportsmanship and cultural activities which includes but is not limited to lion and dragon dance.  

TIFFY is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer Tiffany Sammy. TIFFY represents what it means for genres to clash and meld in 2023, preserving a bottled-up mix of dream rock, sugar pop, and coarse punk. Often boiling the terminology down to "soft punk", her music has been featured in FADER, Paste Magazine, NPR and Vanyaland. She actively plays throughout New England with her live band.  

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Experience Chinatown Arts Festival 2022

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Discover a new take on Asian American cultures

Murals: August 26 - October 28, 2022

Live Performances: September 8, September 15, September 24

Exhibition Opening: September 22

This fall, see, hear, create, and connect. Together, celebrate the rich cultural fabric of Boston Chinatown through free creative activities.

Performances will happen rain or shine! In case of inclement weather, performances will be at Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany Street. Masks will be required indoors.


Art Installations around Chinatown:

Friday, August 26 – Friday, October 28

Enjoy lively murals and installation by: Anna Dugan, Maria Fong, Amanda Beard Garcia, Ashley Jin, Victoria Lai, Katelyn Lipton, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, Jenny Tran, Nell Valle

Create your own self-paced tour:

APM coffee: 99 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111, Coffee is always beautiful, Amanda Beard Garcia

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC): 38 Ash Street, Boston, MA 02111, A Soft Place to Land, by Ashley Jin

Crave Chinatown: 75 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111, Wing to Wing, Victoria Lai and Jenny Tran

Liuyishou Hotpot Boston: 702 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, Tigers Hot Pot Together, Nell Valle

Happy Lamb Hotpot Boston: 693 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, Mga Babae Ngayon At Kahapon - Women Today and Yesterday, Anna Dugan

Dumpling Cafe: 695 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, Intergenerational Persistence, Maria Fong

Q Restaurant: 660 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, Together Everywhere, Ponnapa Prakkamakul

WakuWaku: 2 Tyler St, Boston, MA 02111, In the Clouds, Katelyn Lipton


Coffee is always beautiful by Amanda Beard Garcia at APM coffee (99 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111)

“Small moments of comfort and joy make a community special: like picking up coffee in an unfamiliar spot that quickly becomes your morning go-to; running into an old friend on your way to the park; gathering at abundant round tables with family; visiting your favorite local bakery to order a treat that’s been mastered over decades. Pockets of home away from home.”

A Soft Place to Land by Ashley Jin at Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) (38 Ash Street, Boston, MA 02111)

“Since a key part of BCNC’s mission is to support local families, I wanted to speak directly to the community they serve about what makes Chinatown special. Through conversations with Red Oak youth and Youth Center interns, it was clear they valued the delicious and cheap eats from the neighborhood. They also talked about Chinatown’s importance because of the tight knit community, resources for new immigrants, and activism against gentrification. For the final image, I aimed to incorporate these themes of food as nourishment, and a common thread that ties a community together to empower social change. I also couldn’t resist honoring one Red Oak student’s enthusiastic request to make a mural with “lots of flowers and butterflies!” Just as butterflies and flowers have a symbiotic relationship to feed and grow, the people and resources in Chinatown need each other to create a more resilient community for all.”

Wing to Wing by Victoria Lai and Jenny Tran at Crave Chinatown (75 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111)

Wing to Wing is a collaborative mural created by Victoria Lai and Jenny Tran that gained inspiration from the symbolic meaning of cranes in many cultures across Asia. Some cranes, depending on the species, are migratory birds. Throughout different parts of Asia, cranes represent happiness, longevity, youth, and good fortune. The basis of Chinatown is a community that arrived from different regions of Asia- the unity of cultures and people. Those who came far from the familiarity of their homeland built a new home for generations to come, many of whom find safety within Chinatown. No matter where they fly to and stand together, the community will thrive.“

Tigers Hot Pot Together by Nell Valle at Liuyishou Hotpot Boston (702 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111)

“Tigers Hot Pot Together celebrates the vibrant community in Chinatown and the Year of the Tiger. Chinatown has always been like coming home for many people including myself. It has given us a sense of belonging. It’s exciting going out for hot pot with friends. The smell and taste of the broth and food that’s been made with gentle care are comforting and unforgettable. I wanted to capture the feeling of love, community, and joy with my tiger characters. Their warmth and excitement for hot pot and for each other signify the beauty and the coming together of this community. Chinatown has faced hardships, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This and other forms of art serve as symbols of the hope and resilience we have. This place means something. This place is a home and we’re here to stay.”

Mga Babae Ngayon At Kahapon - Women Today and Yesterday by Anna Dugan at Happy Lamb Hotpot Boston (693 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111)

“What makes a community special? The women of today and yesterday. None of us would be here without the sacrifices and strength of the women who came before us. Asian women today carry on the legacy of our mothers and grandmothers and so on, while continuing to evolve the roles our ancestors once held into what it means to be an Asian woman today. Each face is a woman in the Chinatown community who carries these nuanced ties to their ancestors, to their fellow women, and to themselves. I invite women in the community to picture themselves among the women painted and to celebrate themselves as part of a larger powerful legacy.
Featuring the faces of: (L-R) Amanda Beard Garcia, Anna Dugan, Sophia Chen, Ashley Yung, Cynthia Yee, and Alison Qu”

Intergenerational Persistence by Maria Fong at Dumpling Cafe (695 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111)

“Intergenerational Persistence is a window mural paying homage to Chinatown garment factory workers, to their families, and to the delicious 小笼包 (soup dumplings) available at the mural's site, Dumpling Cafe. Organized immigrant women in the garment industry were instrumental in Boston Chinatown's activist history, fostering worker solidarity and mobilization around community issues. Through persistent effort, generations of Chinatown residents can thrive. 水滴石穿”

Together Everywhere by Ponnapa Prakkamakul at Q Restaurant (660 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111)

“This mural is inspired by Chinese Dragon Dance as a symbol for community. Historically, local villagers gather annually to do a dragon dance to entertain a rain deity for rainwater and good harvest. Nowadays, even without a dragon dance, it still takes a village to make good food. The stitching and sewing details reflect on the history of the place which used to be a part of the Leather District. The design of this mural is to celebrate and honor the people that make food for us. These people include the ones who farm, fish, harvest, deliver, cook, and serve - especially restaurants in Boston Chinatown. Community gatherings can also be seen inside Q Restaurant, since hot pot is a communal dining experience. Eating hot pot creates a sense of sharing, togetherness, and trust.”

In the Clouds by Katelyn Lipton at WakuWaku (2 Tyler St, Boston, MA 02111)

“People often overlook the diversity of birds, and different species blend together to the untrained eye. Many are migrants and symbolize the beauty of crossing boundaries. The birds pictured are the national birds of Taiwan, South Korea, China, and Japan - Blue Magpie, Magpie, Red-crowned Crane, and Green Pheasant. Chinatown acts as a meeting place for generations of immigrants of all backgrounds to connect and celebrate their different cultures. People often come from different places, and their shared experiences of migration and building a new home bring them together in this unique neighborhood.”


Residence Lab Activation at Tufts Community Common 186 Harrison Street

Interact with artwork by Residence Lab 2022 participants Amanda, Xingyao, Yanna, Victoria, Peiqiong, Niq, Ann, Allison, and Winnie that respond to the theme, “Radical Inclusion.” Residence Lab is a partnership between Pao Arts Center and Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) to empower and train artists and residents to collectively preserve the Chinatown community through creative and artistic space activation. This year’s installation is supported by Tufts University.


Schedule

Thursday, September 8, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Chinatown Park on The Greenway (near Chinatown Gate)

Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park

Performers: shiori_kubrick, Orca Bones

Thursday, September 15, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Chinatown Park on The Greenway (near Chinatown Gate)

Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park

Performers: Maddie Lam, Shaw Pong Liu, and Maple Leaf Senior Dancers

Thursday, September 22, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Pao Arts Center

Opening Reception | GHOST ROOTS: A New Ganggangsullae

Through GHOST ROOTS, Multi-disciplinary Artist Soyoung L. Kim explores the possibilities of a future of solidarity, care, and celebration through the stories of two Asian American women.


Saturday, September 24, 12:00 - 3:00 pm

Chinatown Park on The Greenway (near Chinatown Gate)

Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park

Performers: Alex Wan’s Group, Anju, Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy

Endurance Streets, Opening Day \ Chinese Historical Society of New England and Tisch College’s Program for Public Humanities at Tufts University

Endurance Streets 堅韌的街道: Resilience and Response in Boston’s Chinese Community is a two-part bilingual installation of public-facing window panels at Two Boylston Street and 116 Harrison Ave (corner of Kneeland Street). Join CHSNE for a meet and greet!

Visual Artists:

Amanda Beard Garcia

Amanda Beard Garcia (she/her) is a multiracial, second generation Chinese American and a muralist, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Dracut, MA. Amanda is co-founder and principal of Likemind Design, a custom mural and design studio with a mission to elevate the brands of small, independently-owned businesses “just like us.” When she's not creating, you can usually find her wandering rock concerts, home-improving, and being trailed by her pets Pica and Mei-Mei.



Anna Dugan

Anna Dugan, also known as artist Annadidathing, is a mixed race Filipino American mural artist based out of Salem, MA. Anna's work celebrates her heritage, navigates the complexities of identity as a mixed race person, and creates space for vulnerable & honest discussion on the concepts of identity, growth, community, and mental health. Anna dives into these complex themes through vibrant colors, patterns, storytelling, and modern folk art inspired styles.


Maria Fong

Maria Fong is an artist from Berkeley, California. A 2021 graduate of the BFA program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Maria works in hand drawn and stop motion animation, drawing, performance art, and bookmaking. Maria's collaborative artworks explore racialized and politicized spaces, community building, and participatory storytelling.


Ashley Jin

Ashley Jin is a Chinese-American artist based in Somerville, MA. She works primarily in drawing and printmaking, and blends prose and image to explore memory, growing pains, and Asian-American identity. She currently studies at Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and is interested in the ways that art can leverage coalition building in marginalized communities. In her free time, Ashley enjoys reading, cooking, listening to music, and asking people if they identify more as avocados or onions.


Victoria Lai

I'm Victoria Lai and a junior Illustration student with a minor in Animation. I'm a 2022 ResLab artist that also volunteers at multiple non-profit organizations such as Rise Up Animation and Asian Queens in Animation, where I create social media graphics amplifying BIPOC voices and strengthening bonds within these communities. Currently, I'm working as a freelance character designer in animation, who hopes to continue creating characters to share underrepresented stories and experiences across the globe. In my free time, I enjoy making earrings and necklaces by giving new life to old pieces of jewelry I've collected over the years!


Katelyn Lipton

Katelyn Lipton is a Korean American artist who uses her art as a tool of expression, healing and manifestation. She explores the interconnectedness between humans and the natural world often depicting her admiration of birds. Lipton’s art practice also celebrates her Korean heritage, as symbols and motifs from Korean folk art influence her work.


Ponnapa Prakkamakul

Ponnapa is an artist and landscape architect based in Massachusetts. Her work overlaps between fine art and landscape design focusing on the relationship between human and the surrounding environment. Ponnapa holds a Master’s agree in Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. She was a Residence Lab artist in 2019 and co-created a design for “Where We Belong” with ACDC’s A-VOYCE youth in 2021. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and the Provincetown Banner. Ponnapa currently is a member at Kingston Gallery and a registered landscape architect at the interdisciplinary design firm, Sasaki.


Jenny Tran

I am a Vietnamese-American artist who is based in Boston. Currently, I am studying graphic design and have an interest in illustration and painting. What drives my passion for design is hearing about the experiences of others in relation to each piece.


Nell Valle

Being a Chinese-American adoptee and having grown up in a predominantly white suburb, Chinatown has always felt like home to Nell. The rich history, culture, and food has comforted her while navigating bustling Boston and learning about her culture. She loves dim sum with friends and trying different bubble tea drinks. Her favorite now is lychee green tea with white pearls from Gong Cha.
Nell is a Boston-based illustrator who graduated from MassArt with a BFA in illustration and minor in creative writing. She is currently attending Lesley University for her Master’s in Art Education while working freelance illustration.

Performance Artists:

Alex Wan’s Group

Alex Wan’s Group is a Boston based band performs in Boston, NYC, LA, Hong Kong. Featuring Alex Wan (Guitar/Vocals), Yukiko Fujii (Bass/Vocals), Ted Wan (Guitar/Vocals), Brian Calabro (Drums)


Anju

Anju is a singer, songwriter, producer, and performer shaped by the people and places in Minnesota and Massachusetts. Their music conjures imaginary lovers, scents of citrus, and visions of hairy brown skin under the sun. Anju was highlighted by NPR’s All Songs Considered as an outstanding Tiny Desk Contest entrant, and they were commissioned by South Asian American Digital Archive to create original music for a sound tour of immigrant history in Philadelphia. They are currently teaching piano, violin, and guitar to young musicians and working on their debut full-length album. You can connect and follow their journey @anjutunes on social media and www.anjutunes.com.


Maddie Lam

Maddie Lam's cloudy indie music is straight from and to the heart. She bravely bares her soul on the stage, a no-frills solo act that captivates with pure presence and honesty. Her songs are carefully constructed and delivered with a delicate vulnerability, taking us cathartically through a difficult subconscious, never losing their tranquil grounding. Born and raised by immigrant parents in the Greater Boston Area, she cultivated softness and truth telling to heal our collective wounds.


Orca Bones

Orca Bones is a Boston-based multilingual indie rock band that writes and plays original songs in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Since their formation in 2021, Orca Bones has been playing their unique blend of surf punk, shoegaze, and math rock all around Boston. Their first EP is in the works and forecasted to release on all streaming platforms this autumn. Orca Bones are Jujube K. Wong and Chris Canieso.


Shaw Pong Liu

Violinist, erhu player and composer Shaw Pong Liu activates dialogue, community-building and healing through listening-based creative collaborations. As City of Boston Artist-in-Residence she created Code Listen, collaborating with mothers who’ve lost sons to homicide, Boston police officers, and teen artists to share stories and create original music for healing and dialogue. Other projects include Sing Home, a community songsharing project in Boston’s Chinatown and Traces, an oral history-based composition exploring residents’ stories in Providence, RI.


shiori_kubrick

shiori_kubrick is a Boston-based Jpop band that draws influence from online Japanese internet culture and indie music. Their music seeks to provide western audiences with an authentic Jpop experience while also delivering a message of hope.


Wah Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy

Wah Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy of Malden & Quincy, MA, is a world-class representative of the Wah Lum Kung Fu of U.S.A., a kung fu system that has roots in Greater Boston for almost 50 years, with robust national and international presence and recognition. The Wah Lum Malden & Quincy Academy has been established for more than 15 years and serves as an anchor for healthy mind, body, spirit, and community development for all ages. Members of Wah Lum Malden & Quincy are not only passionate about promoting the arts of Chinese cultures in dragon dance, lion dance, kung fu, and tai chi, but also committed to meaningful and impactful community and civic leadership.


Maple Leaf Senior Dancers

Maple Leaf Senior Dancers

Maple Leaf Senior Dancers is a group of senior dancers who take weekly dance classes at Pao Arts Center. Their last performance was for Pao Arts Center’s “Nurturing Our Voices” event in winter 2021.


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Convergent Waves: Boston
Apr
21
to Apr 23

Convergent Waves: Boston

Dancers Lynn Huang and Johnny Nguyen, photo credit: Robbie Sweeny

Be the first to experience Convergent Waves: Boston new site-responsive, multimedia experience by Lenora Lee Dance. Immerse yourself in a dance event which celebrates the contributions of activists and non-profit leaders and reclaims space by eliciting stories of community agency, resilience, and transformation. Inspired by rich narrative, this work represents a powerful call for community oriented development in the face of rapid change, making a collective statement for the preservation of community as neighborhoods across the country inhabited for generations face cultural erosion, loss of businesses, and displacement through gentrification. Convergent Waves: Boston highlights successes in preserving the cultural fabric and accomplishments of these communities.

Convergent Waves: Boston is the first iteration of this project and future performances will continue to shed light on the stories of displacement and gentrification in communities across the country. It is touring to San Francisco (June 9, 2022), Los Angeles (Spring 2023), and New York City (Fall 2023). There will also be a virtual screening of Convergent Waves: Boston presented by ArtsEmerson in Fall 2022.

Dates and Times:

Thursday, April 21, 2022 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Friday - Saturday April 22 - 23, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm and 8:30 - 9:30 pm

Post-performance discussion after Saturday, April 23, 8:30 pm show

Run time 60 minutes with no intermission

Pricing: $20.00-$50.00 limit of 50 person each performance, please purchase your tickets early!

Language: English

Conceived, Produced & Directed by Lenora Lee

Choreography by Lenora Lee in collaboration with the performers 

Performers / Dance Collaborators: Naoko Brown, IJ Chan, Flora Hyoin Kim Han, Lynn Huang, Johnny Huy Nguyen

Media Design by Lenora Lee

Music

  • Composed by Vijay Iyer, performed by Fieldwork, Vijay Iyer Trio, Miranda Cuckson, Michi Wianko, Kyle Arrmbust, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, and Wadada Leo Smith. Additional recordings composed and performed by Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith.

  • Composed and performed by Tatsu Aoki, with Kioto Aoki, Jamie Kempkers, Edward Wilkerson Jr.

  • Composed by Francis Wong. Performed by Francis Wong, Deszon X. Claiborne, Tatsu Aoki.

Interviewee Voiceover by Susan Chinsen, Ken Eng, Paul Lee, Tunney Lee, Angie Liou, Lydia Lowe, Cynthia Woo, Yu-Wen Wu, Cynthia Yee

About Lenora Lee Dance:

Lenora Lee Dance (LLD) integrates contemporary dance, film, music, and research and has gained increasing attention for its sustained pursuit of issues related to immigration, incarceration, global conflict, and its impacts, particularly on women and families.


LLD creates works that are both set in public and private spaces, intimate and at the same time large-scale, inspired by individual stories as well as community strength, at times crafted for the proscenium, or underwater, or in the air, and at times are site-responsive, immersive and interactive. For the last 14 years, the company has been pushing the envelope of large-scale multimedia, and immersive dance performance that connects various styles of movement and music to culture, history and human rights issues. Its work has grown to encompass the creation, presentation and screening of films, museum and gallery installations, civic engagement and educational programming.

About the Artists:

Photo by Hien Huynh

Lenora Lee

The company is directed by San Francisco native Lenora Lee, who has been a dancer, choreographer and artistic director for the past 23 years in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. She has been an Artist Fellow at the de Young Museum, a Djerassi Resident Artist, a Visiting Scholar at New York University 2012-2016, an Artist in Residence at Dance Mission Theater, a 2019 United States Artists Fellow. Lenora is currently artist in residence at Pao Arts Center and ArtsEmerson.


Photo Credit: Ebru Yildiz

Vijay Iyer

Vijay Iyer (music compositions, recordings) Described by The New York Times as a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway,” composer-pianist VIJAY IYER is one of the leading music-makers of his generation. His honors include a MacArthur Fellowship, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artist Fellowship, a Grammy nomination, and the Alpert Award in the Arts. His most recent album, a trio session with drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Linda May Han Oh titled Uneasy (ECM Records, 2021), was named Best New Music in Pitchfork and was hailed by the New Yorker as “a triumph of small-group interplay and fertile invention.” 


Francis Wong at Fort Funston video shoot by Yumi Hatta, 2020

Francis Wong (music) was dubbed one of “the great saxophonists of his generation” by the late jazz critic Phil Elwood. Few musicians are as accomplished as Wong: for over two decades he has performed his innovative brand of jazz and creative music for audiences in North America, Asia, and Europe. A prolific recording artist, Wong is featured on more than forty titles.


Photo Credit: Peter Bell

Tatsu Aoki

Tatsu Aoki (music) is a prolific composer, musician, filmmaker, and educator. Based in Chicago, Aoki works in a wide range of musical genres, ranging from traditional Japanese music, jazz, experimental and creative music. Aoki studied experimental filmmaking at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently an adjunct Full Professor at the Film, Video and New Media Department, teaching film production and history courses. To this date, Aoki has produced and appears in more than 90 recording projects and over 30 experimental films. 


Photo Credit: Steve Pacrate

Naoko Brown

Naoko Brown (dance – Boston) is a native of Nagoya, Japan. At the age of six, she was introduced to the world of classical ballet by Michiko Matsumoto. She continued her training with Barbara Banaskowski Smith in Lansing, MI. While there, she performed with the students of the National Ballet School of Gdansk in Poland, as well as students from Vaganova Ballet School in St. Petersburg, Russia.  Brown received her B.F.A. in Dance from The Boston Conservatory. While there, she performed works by Daniel Pelzig, Sean Curran, Lar Lubovitch and José Limón. She also attended the Boston Ballet School Summer Dance Program, Ballet Intensive from Moscow, and was a full scholarship recipient at Summer Stages Dance in 2012. She has performed with Michiko Matsumoto Ballet, Urban Nutcracker, Zoé Dance, Contrapose, Prometheus Dance and Jo-Mé Dance. She is currently a faculty member of The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Walnut Hill School for the Arts Community Dance Academy as well as Boston Ballet. 


Photo Credit: Patrick Sylvain

IJ Chan

IJ Chan (陳加恩) is a dance artist and educator from Boston, MA. She has dedicated her life to training and performing intensively in multiple dance genres and under many choreographers. In her own choreographic work, IJ is interested in intersecting and exploring the Asian-American narrative. She is committed to bringing quality performing arts instruction to low-income and minority youth populations within Boston. She also works as a freelance graphic designer,  visual artist and seamstress.


Lynn Huang

Lynn Huang (dance - San Francisco)Trained in modern dance, ballet, and Chinese dance, Lynn has performed with Lenora Lee, Erin Malley, & Philein Wang in San Francisco, and HT Dance Company, Dance China NY & Ella Ben-Aharon/Sahar Javedani in NYC. She studied at Minzu University Dance Conservatory in Beijing, China on a Fulbright fellowship and graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College of Columbia University.


Photo Credit: Ryan Smith

Flora Hyoin Kim Han

Flora Hyoin Kim Han (dance – Boston) is a Korean-American dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. Since earning her B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014, she has worked with The Click, Prometheus Dance, Jenna Pollack, Lenora Lee Dance, beheard.world, Jennifer Lin, Deborah Abel Dance Company, Lorraine Chapman, and Urbanity Dance. Flora is currently an Assistant Professor of Dance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, a Lecturer of Dance at Brandeis University in Fall 2021, a senior faculty at Urbanity Dance and Coastline Ballet Center. Flora’s artistic vision is to bring inclusivity, empowerment, and joy to individuals and communities through the power of dance.


Photo Credit: Kimberly Arteche

Johnny Huy Nguyen

Johnny Huy Nguyen (dance - San Francisco) is a second generation Vietnamese American multidisciplinary dance artist based in Yelamu (aka San Francisco). His practice is centered on the body, recognizing its power as a place of knowing, site of resistance, gateway to healing, and crucible of imagination. Drawing from fluency in multiple movement modalities rooted in a street dance foundation, he weaves together dance with text, ritual, performance art, and other mediums to navigate the intersections between the personal and the political. He has appeared in the works of Lenora Lee Dance, KULARTS, and Embodiment Project and has performed nationally in Oregon, Boston, and NYC. His work has been presented by APAture Festival, the United States of Asian America Festival, and SOMArts, and his most recent solo work, Minority Without A Model, premiered in 2021.

Interviewees In Order of Appearance:

Cynthia Yee, educator, artistic collaborator, and writer at Hudson Street Chronicles, former resident of Hudson Street 

Susan Chinsen, Associate Producer at ArtsEmerson & Director of the Boston Asian American Film Festival, former Managing Director of Chinese Historical Society of New England 

Paul Lee, Housing Advocate and Retired Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, Board President, Asian Community Development Corporation, Chair of the Asian Community Fund and Board member of The Boston Foundation, former resident of Hudson Street 

Lydia Lowe, Executive Director of the Chinatown Community Land Trust, Former Co-Director and Executive Director of the Chinese Progressive Association 

Angie Liou, Executive Director of Asian Community Development Corporation, Board Member of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development 

Tunney Lee (Rest in Power), Creator of Chinatown Atlas, Distinguished MIT Professor, Former Chief of Planning and Design for the Boston Redevelopment Authority 

Yu-Wen Wu, Interdisciplinary Artist at Yu-Wen Wu Studios, based in Boston 

Kenneth Eng, Documentary Filmmaker

Cynthia Woo, Director of Pao Arts Center


Convergent Waves: Boston is supported by ArtsEmerson, Pao Arts Center, and by generous individuals. The creation, presentation of and production residency for Convergent Waves: Boston was also made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Special Thanks to: Asian Community Development Corporation, Carmen Chan, Chinatown Community Land Trust, Chinese Historical Society of New England, Susan Chinsen, Ken Eng, Stephanie Fan, Amy Guen, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Harry Lee, Paul Lee, Tunney Lee, Angie Liou, Lydia Lowe, Cynthia Soo Hoo, Cynthia Woo, and Cynthia Yee.

Contact: Cynthia Woo | 617-863-9080

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Apr
15
7:00 PM19:00

“The Chinatown Tour” Rap Show

Pao Arts Center welcomes rappers jason chu (LA), Alan Z (Atlanta) and Jamel “MC Tingbudong” Mims (NYC) for The Chinatown Tour, a high-energy rap show highlighting Asian American history and the ongoing connections and cultural solidarity between Asian and Black communities.

jason chu and Alan Z will be performing their new project Face Value, exploring Asian American strength and pride rooted in 170+ years of history and community. Bilingual Mandarin/English rapper and Fulbright scholar MC Tingbudong will be sharing Viral 001, a multimedia conversation between China and Black America.

Join us for an evening of music, visuals, and celebration of community.

COVID-19 Protocol:

In accordance with other performance venues in the City of Boston, Pao Arts Center’s will continue to require proof of vaccinations for entry into any performance or scheduled public program (drop – in gallery visits are exempt). Masks will continue to be required for entry into Pao Arts Center.

About the Artists

jason chu

Rapper/activist jason chu has been recognized by the Mellon Foundation, OCA Greater Los Angeles, the LA City Department of Cultural Affairs, BBC, NBC Asian America, and more as a leading voice in Asian American culture. He tours extensively nationwide, centering empathy and storytelling in his work.

Alan Z

Rapper/singer Alan Z is a mainstay in the Atlanta hip-hop scene with a national audience earned from performing coast-to-coast, while building a dedicated online following. He’s been seen going viral on Instagram and TikTok with rap verses about Asian American history and social issues.

MC Tingbudong

Rapper, multimedia artist, and revolutionary Jamel Mims aka MC Tingbudong is on the front lines of resistance against mass incarceration. In 2008, Mims received a Fulbright Scholarship to compile a multimedia ethnography on the hip-hop subculture in Beijing. He works as a Mandarin teacher and leads workshops for Chinese teachers on using hip hop pedagogy in the classroom. His work has been featured in the New York Times and on CBS.

Ava Sophia

Laid-back R&B feels and emotionally-driven honest lyrics define Boston-based singer/songwriter Ava Sophia. Neo-soul and singer-songwriter inspirations ground her distinctive blend of soulful grooves and acoustic pop. Her dedication to authenticity and empowering the voices of marginalized communities through her lyrics make her the unique artist she is today. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Ava continues to share her music in and around Boston.

REX MAC

REX MAC is an Asian American, Boston based hip hop musician, organizer, and journalist. REX MAC is an Asian American, Boston based hip hop musician, organizer, and journalist. Since 2012, Rex has built a discography of entirely self-produced projects. His latest album, ABLOOM, is available now.

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Experience Chinatown Arts Festival 2021
Sep
9
to Sep 25

Experience Chinatown Arts Festival 2021

Discover a new take on Asian American cultures

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During September, see, hear, create, and connect. Together, celebrate the rich cultural fabric of Boston Chinatown through free creative activities for all.

Experience Chinatown will happen rain or shine! In case of inclement weather, performances will be at Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany Street. Masks will be required indoors.


Window Installations at Local Businesses:

Thursday, September 9 – Sunday, October 3

Enjoy lively murals by Melody Hsu, Soyoung Kim, Jillian King, payal kumar, Shaina Lu, Stephanie Pan, Yuanyuan Wang, and Helen Yung.

Create your own self-paced tour:

APM coffee: 99 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111, Community and Coffee, Jillian King

Liuyishou Hotpot Boston: 702 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, The Food That Binds Us, Stephanie Pan

Happy Lamb Hotpot Boston: 693 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, Year of the Ox , Helen Yung

Dumpling Cafe: 695 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, Greetings With Tea, Yuanyuan Wang

Penang Malaysian Restaurant: 685 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, On Wave of Memory, Soyoung Kim

Q Restaurant: 660 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, Lion Resistance, Shaina Lu

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center: 38 Ash Street, Boston, MA 02111, Guiding Lights, Melody Hsu and payal kumar

Residence Lab Activation at Mary Soo Hoo Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway (near Chinatown Gate)

Interact with artwork by Residence Lab 2021 lead artists Sheila Novak, Yuko Okabe, Brian Pistols, and Kathy Wu with community members Itasha Daniels, Clare Florentino, Cass Li, Amy Lam, and Elaine Liang that respond to the theme, “Collective Care.” Residence Lab is a partnership between Pao Arts Center and Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) to empower and train artists and residents to collectively preserve the Chinatown community through creative and artistic space activation. This year’s installation is supported by The Greenway.

Schedule:

Saturday, September 25 | 12:00 - 3:00 pm

Chinatown Park on The Greenway (near Chinatown Gate)

Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park

12:00 pm | Dance Performance by Jennifer Lin

12:15 pm | Dance Performance + Workshop by ConArt

1:00 pm | Musical Performance by Mikahely

2:00 pm | Dance Performance by Continuum Dance Project

2:15 pm | Musical Performance by Juk Sing

Pao Arts Center (99 Albany Street) 

Chinese Lion Head Photo Booth with Becky Yee Photography

They Watch You Thrive installation by Chanel Matsunami Govreau with collaborations by Jhona Xaviera, Micah Rose, Julissa Emile, payal kumar, and Jae Quisol

One Greenway Park, Hudson Street Stoop, 66 - 88 Hudson Street

Storytell and Sway by Gianna Stewart

8 Hudson Street

(Cancelled) Place of Assembly Interactive Workshop

Join artist Ang Li in a brick-painting workshop to contribute to the creation of an ongoing public art installation on 8-12 Hudson Street. 

** Performances will follow Commonwealth of Massachusetts guidelines as they evolve. Hand sanitizer stations will be available.

Visual Artists:

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Melody (Yu-Hsuan) Hsu

Melody (Yu-Hsuan) Hsu is a multidisciplinary creator from Taiwan. Melody is soulfully inspired by both her cross-cultural identity and her background in visual arts. Having designed for plays like “Abortion Road Trip,” which was nominated for the 38EVVYs award for Outstanding Scenic Design, she has also been invited to design a collection of short films, including music videos like “Get Out of My Head” by Four Years Strong, recently premiered on Billboard. 


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Soyoung L Kim

Soyoung L Kim’s mixed media and installation practice converges memories of the past, the feeling of the present, and the dreams of the future. Transforming forgotten materials into something new, Kim draws inspiration from her art-adjacent practice as a writer to create dynamic, ethereal compositions scattered with poignant textual references. She currently lives and works in Boston, MA.


Jillian King

Jillian King is a Boston-based designer and recent graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design. A design strategist by trade, her work often explores creating connections and building empathy through storytelling. When she's not doodling, she enjoys crafting unusually flavored waffles, roller skating, and binge-listening to podcasts.


payal kumar

payal kumar (they/them) is a diasporic dreamer working towards inclusive solidarity and liberation based on Wampanoag territory. As a multimedia artist, doula, medical advocate, and futurism fanatic, they invoke the power of interdisciplinary movement-building to construct tender new possibilities of being beyond borders and capital. Their visual work is rooted in the Desi folk art of their ancestral villages and traditional Americana tattoos to construct new in-between spaces exploring mental illness, queer intimacy, and traumas around embodiment.


Ang Li

Ang Li is an architect and Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture at Northeastern University. Her work operates at the intersection between architecture, experimental preservation and public art to speculate on the maintenance rituals and material afterlives behind architectural production.


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Shaina Lu

Shaina Lu (she/her) is a queer Taiwanese-American artist interested in the intersection of art, education, and activism. She studied Arts in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and her art and teaching practice focuses on storytelling and amplifying community voices. Shaina drinks juice every day, and she is full of sugar.


Sheila Novak

Sheila Novak is an interdisciplinary artist with a commitment to socially-engaged art as a form of collective care and creating more equitable futures. In her creative practice, she focalizes the land as an extension of the body and a locus for healing. A jack-of-all-trades, Sheila's practice has included painting, sculpture, bronze casting, ceramics, drawing, fiber art, and gardening.


Yuko Okabe

Yuko Okabe is a Boston-based illustrator and artist with a passion for community-centered storytelling in community development . She is currently a Rose Artist fellow with the North Shore Community Development Coalition where she's worked as a community facilitator for affordable housing projects, community engagement programs, young adult programs, and cultural workshops. She eats oatmeal almost every day and is a very proud auntie.


Brian Pistols

Brian Pistols is a performance artist with twenty years’ experience of Breaking, one of the earliest forms of street dance. His extensive experience ranges from competing all across the country, being a resident performer with the Boston Celtics, teaching locally and internationally, but he is most proud of his passion project "Entering ShaoLynn" which celebrates the rich Breaking history of his hometown of Lynn, MA. Brian is also the Co-Founder and Operations Director of The Flavor Continues, a Greater Boston-based nonprofit organization that serves the Street and Club dance communities through education, events, and community building.


Stephanie Pan

Stephanie Pan is a freelance illustrator, receiving her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has a passion for visual storytelling, drawing inspiration from different aspects of her life, especially her experience as an American-Born Chinese. Stephanie’s work is both dynamic and engaging as she utilizes a variety of media to express different narratives. Her work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Massachusetts, and she currently lives and works in Boston.


Kathy Wu

Kathy Wu is a Boston-based artist who is interested in making complex information more accessible to people through art, and helping to uplift people’s voices in imaginative ways. She is also a tech creative who grew up in Massachusetts. She has been a member of Asian American Resource Workshop since 2019 and is connected to CPA’s Stabilization Committee and Greater Boston Mutual Aid.


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Yuanyuan Wang

Yuanyuan Wang is a Taiwanese artist currently base in Boston. I am interested in showing personal experience on cultural and life through art, especially through the placement of textures, layers, and colors. My subject matters often surrounded with whimsical figures and elements.


Helen Yung

The child of Hong Kong immigrants, Helen grew up mostly just south of Boston, spending many a Sunday afternoon in Boston Chinatown after church having good food with friends. She's experienced first-hand (and seen second hand, as an ancient history nerd) how art connects communities across ages, cultures, and beliefs. She currently lives in Quincy and New York.


Performance Artists:

Ava Sophia

Laid-back R&B feels and emotionally-driven honest lyrics are what define Boston-based singer/songwriter, Ava Sophia. In October 2019, Ava released her debut EP, “To See and Hear Hxrself”, a project dedicated to exploring the relationship between femininity and vulnerability, and empowering women/femmes of color to feel and express our emotions to the fullest extent. She was most recently nominated for “R&B Artist of the Year” at the 2020 Boston Music Awards. Her true passion and ambition are captured when she describes music to be “the only way I know how to make the world a better place”.


aznjujube and Jeff La  

Inspired by the nostalgia of the early 2000's AZN era, aznjujube is an experimental-pop project that incorporates live-looping, mandolin riffs, mountain noises, and lo-fi hip hop beats.  Jeff La is a virtuosic dulcimerist who has been performing in the Boston Chinatown and surrounding areas since the 90s. 


ConArt

The CONcept ARTists, also known as ConArt, debuted in 2011 and for years have performed throughout the Northeast, sharing their multitude of styles and flavors. In 2016, ConArt hosted its first self-produced showcase, CONcentrate On The ARTistry, and has turned it into an annual celebration of New England's dance and recording artists since. Always with more on the horizon, ConArt builds on their legacy by providing high quality performance, instruction, and creative services.


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 Continuum Dance Project

Continuum Dance Project (CDP) is a Boston based dance company focused on creating site-specific work, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and reflecting the backgrounds of our collaborating artists. Founded in 2013 by Fernadina Chan, CDP has shown dance in concerts and festivals throughout New England. Co-Directors Brayton and Chan have been creating together since 2007, most notably “Passage Through Blue” (2017) for Boston Center for the Arts, and “Forage in Park" (2020) at Larz Anderson Park.


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Juk Sing 

Inspired by the Cantonese hits of the 80s and 90s, these Kwong Kow Chinese School dropouts have performed covers of Beyond, Faye Wong, and many more across the Greater Boston Area since 2018. By sharing these classics along with original songs, Juk Sing (JK Wong, Jeffrey La, and Ashley Yu) hopes to bring back some cultural nostalgia with a dream pop twist.


Photo credit: The Dance Complex

Photo credit: The Dance Complex

Jennifer Lin

Jennifer Lin is a classically trained dancer, independent choreographer, and teaching artist of American and Korean descent. Raised in the Midwest, she holds degrees from Boston Conservatory and The University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Lin situates her artistic work in interstitial spaces between tradition and modernity, form and expression, and theory and practice. Currently an Artist-In-Residence at Mount Auburn, Lin is creating The Gathering Place, an outdoor site-specific dance that draws inspiration from local history, nature, and human experiences, to be presented in October 2021.


Photo credit: Kaleigh Watson

Amy Manion

Amy Manion (singer/ guitarist; spoken word artist) is so proud to be performing a short walk away from where her mother and her family first lived when they came to America. A community-based performing artist, Amy uses the arts to heal and to connect. Amy's goal is to spread joy and to share space, envisioning a place where everyone can be free.


Mikahely 

Mikahely is a singer-songwriter who hails from the beautiful island of Madagascar, but his music is out of this world! A self-taught musician, he draws inspiration from traditional Malagasy rhythms to create his own unique and healing sounds on guitar and valiha (a zither-like instrument made from bamboo). Singing his original music in his native language of Malagasy, Mikahely transcends boundaries. Having toured in Madagascar and Europe, he now brings his music to new audiences in the United States. He is also featured in the documentary Guitar Madagascar.


W.A.G.

W.A.G. is a local rock band founded in 2018 and formed by young professionals in Greater Boston area. W.A.G plays an active role in college events and local Asian communities and has major influence in young professionals and international students. Members: JoJo (vocals), Goldie Chen (guitar), Paul (Guitar), K (Bassist), Fried Rice (Drummer)


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On View: They Watch You Thrive
Sep
9
to Sep 25

On View: They Watch You Thrive

Collaborators of They Watch You Thrive  pictured on site in installation. Pictured from left, Micah Rose, Chanel Matsunami Govreau, Jhona Xaviera. Photo credit Mel Taing © 2021)

Collaborators of They Watch You Thrive pictured on site in installation. Pictured from left, Micah Rose, Chanel Matsunami Govreau, Jhona Xaviera. Photo credit Mel Taing © 2021)


A collaborative series by Jhona Xaviera, Mel Taing, Micah Rose, Julissa Emile, payal kumar, Chanel Matsunami Govreau, and Jae Quisol

Free Workshop for BIPOC | Saturday, September 25, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

RSVP here, walk-ins welcome—capacity permitting

Free Performance Series, Open to All

Saturday, September 25th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Photo credit for main image ( pictured from left, Micah Rose, Chanel Matsunami Govreau, Jhona Xaviera. All photos by Mel Taing © 2021)

They Watch You Thrive is an installation and collaborative series that summons the auras of our queer ancestors through folklore, ritual and communal care. Here, we seed the grounds for queer, gender-transcendent artists of color to cultivate what it means to thrive. 

In their floating soft sculptural installation, They Watch You Thrive (2020), Matsunami Govreau conjures the imagery of Japanese folklore monsters known as yokai to give life and form to the lost and hidden spirits of their queer ancestry. Throughout our series, the installation will serve as a gathering space and portal towards a communal and multicultural exploration of thrive. Bright, hopeful eyes watch our now and future while reminding us of our shared and unique pasts. Teeth and hair fiercely guard as we play in folkloric fantasy. 

As collective tenders of this space we channel the many spirits of our abundant diasporas to this installation. We summon, el Coquí y las Ciguapas, Galang Kaluluwa at tigmamanukan, Neang Neak, churails and rakshasas, Futakuchi Onna and Hyakume … We name and call on our lineages known and unknown: Bayoguin and Obeah women. We conjure all who cisheteropatriarchy deems ‘monstrous’ to embrace our multiplicitous and infinite selves. 

During this exploratory and experimental series, we will gather here both publicly and privately to photograph, sing, dance, brew tea, hold workshops, and build altars for and with our chosen kin. We alchemize ashes of violence into nests for new worlds, where we feed each other as our birthright. 

This series is made possible by a Live Arts Boston grant from the Boston Foundation; and support from Arts Connect International, the Pao Arts Center and the Theater Offensive.


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Kit Yan and Melissa Li’s Work-In-Progress Boston Chinatown Musical
Aug
19
7:00 PM19:00

Kit Yan and Melissa Li’s Work-In-Progress Boston Chinatown Musical

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Join Company One Theatre and Pao Arts Center for a virtual concert and conversation featuring songs of a new musical written and performed by Kit Yan & Melissa Li, the 2020-21 C1 PlayLab Pao Fellows. Artists and community members come together to share and celebrate the vibrant Boston Chinatown community, whose stories underpin Li and Yan’s creative process. Together we address the unique and challenging conditions of creation against the backdrop of COVID-19 and the rise in anti-Asian racism, while exploring how community-centered, civically engaged arts practices can combat these forces.

Moderator: Ju Yon Kim (Faculty, Scholar of Asian American Studies at Harvard University)

Speakers:

  • Kit Yan & Melissa Li (2020-21 C1 PlayLab/Pao Fellows)

  • Ben Hires (Chief Executive Officer at Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center)

  • Alison Yueming Qu (Associate Producer/Dramaturg of C1/Pao Chinatown Project) 

  • Christina R. Chan (Community Producer of C1/Pao Chinatown Project) 

About the Program: 

The 2020-21 C1 PlayLab Pao Fellowship is a two-year long fellowship supporting the creation of community-centered art-making with Kit Yan and Melissa Li, along with Community Producer Christina R. Chan, and Associate Producer/Dramaturg Alison Yueming Qu. The fellowship resulted in a new theatrical work-in-progress that responds to the neighborhood’s vibrancy and perseverance, and reflects a rapidly changing Chinatown.

About the Artists: 

Melissa Li (she/her) – Writer / Performer

Melissa Li is a composer, lyricist, performer, and writer based in New York and Baltimore. She is a recipient of the Jonathan Larson Award, a Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow, a 2019 Lincoln Center Theater Writer-in-Residence, a 2019 Musical Theater Factory Maker, a 2019 Macdowell Colony Fellow, and a former Queer | Art |Mentorship Fellow. Musicals include Interstate (New York Musical Festival, Winner “Outstanding Lyrics”), Surviving the Nian (The Theater Offensive, IRNE Award Winner for “Best New Play” 2007), and 99% Stone (The Theater Offensive). Her works have received support from The 5th Avenue Theatre, The Village Theater, Musical Theater Factory, National Performance Network, New England Foundation for the Arts, Dixon Place, and others. 


Kit Yan (they/them) – Writer / Performer

Kit Yan is a transgender, Yellow American, New York based artist, born in Enping, China, and raised in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Kit is a 2019 Vivace Award winner, 2019 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow, 2019 Lincoln Center Writer in residence, a 2019 MacDowell Fellow, 2019-2020 Musical Theater Factory Makers Fellow, and a 2019-2020 Playwright’s Center Many Voices Fellow. Works include Interstate, which won “Best Lyrics” at the 2018 New York Musical Theater Festival, and Queer Heartache, which won 5 awards at the Chicago and SF Fringe Festivals. Their work has been produced by the American Repertory Theater, the Smithsonian, Musical Theater Factory, the New York Musical Festival, and Diversionary Theater. They have been a resident with the Civilians, Mitten Lab, 5th Avenue Theater, and the Village Theater.


Christina R. Chan (she/her) – Community Producer

Christina R. Chan is a founding member of the Asian American Playwright Collective (AAPC). As an actor, director, and writer, her work focuses on the Asian, Asian American immigration experience. She identifies as a 1.5 generation immigrant: born in Hong Kong, she then immigrated to the US as a toddler, and grew up in Boston. Christina was a Company One 2016 PlayLab Fellow, and her first full length play, Stir Frying Mahjong, was a Eugene O’Neill National Theater Conference 2017 Semi-Finalist. She was commissioned to adapt and direct a play written by Harry H Dow, the first Asian-American lawyer in 1938 to pass the Massachusetts bar. She is the recipient of 2016 and 2017 Live Art Boston grants from The Boston Foundation. 


Ben Hires (he/him) CEO, BCNC

 Ben has significant experience in nonprofit leadership and serving young people and families. He held leadership positions in programs, strategy, and external relations at the Boston Children’s Chorus where he played a key role elevating the choir’s social justice mission to bring diverse young people and their families together. As Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Boston Public Library, he established and maintained building strong relationships across education, cultural, and civic engagement sectors to advance the Library’s mission of providing free educational and cultural enrichment to Boston residents. Prior to being the CEO, Ben volunteered as a mentor for BCNC’s College Access Program for youth and as a member of the Pao Arts Center Advisory Committee.


Alison Yueming Qu (she/they) – Associate Producer / Dramaturg

Originally from China, Alison Yueming Qu (chi-oo) is a Creative Producer, Director, and a Dramaturg. Graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in Theatre (Directing and Dramaturgy), Alison was the inaugural Cutler Creative Producing & Engagement Fellow at ArtsEmerson, and the Co-Founder of CHUANG Stage—a Boston-based theater collective dedicated to cultivating AAPI narratives. Her current and recent projects include the PRC-USA Artists Connectivity Series (Ping Pong Arts/KMP Artists), Imaginarium (US Producer, Out of the Blue Theatre), Earthquake by Tatyana Emery (Director, Reground Theater Collective), and Waiting for Kim Lee by Vivian Liu-Somers (Director, Asian American Theatre Artists of Boston). Their dramaturgy work for 10 Out of 12 by Anne Washburn (Emerson Stage) received the 2020 LMDA/KCACTF Region 1 Student Dramaturgy Award. She is a proud alumna of the National Theater Institute and an associate member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.


Ju Yon Kim (she/her) – Moderator

Ju Yon Kim is Professor of English at Harvard University. Her research and teaching interests include Asian American literature and performance; modern and contemporary American theater and drama; and cross-­racial and intercultural performance. She is the author of The Racial Mundane: Asian American Performance and the Embodied Everyday (NYU Press, 2015), which received the 2016 Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize from the New England American Studies Association for best book in American studies published in 2015 by a New England area scholar. Her articles have appeared in Theatre Journal, Modern Drama, The Journal of Transnational American Studies, Modernism/modernity, Theatre Survey, and the Journal of Asian American Studies. She is currently working on a second book project on suspicion and performance.

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Aug
5
to Aug 26

Take Out Thursdays presented by Pao Arts Center and the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservanc

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Photo credit: Katie Medrano - Escobar

Photo credit: Katie Medrano - Escobar

Bring your families, come by after work and join Pao Arts Center and the Greenway Conservancy for a series of family-friendly concerts and performances. Stop by your favorite Chinatown eatery, grab a snack or dinner, and discover a new creative performer!

Performances will be in the same location as the weekly Greenway Play Sessions, featuring books, games, and more!

This program is part of the Rediscover The Greenway series. Funding and support for this program is provided by abutting property owners who serve as members of the Greenway Business Improvement District (BID). The Greenway BID plays an essential role in supporting an appealing, accessible, and vibrant experience for all that visit The Greenway to gather, relax, unwind, and explore

Schedule of Performances:

CANCELLED due to Rain Thursday, August 5 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Ava Sophia .

Thursday, August 12 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm |  Leona Cheung (Collaborative Piano) with Aurora Martin, and David Rivera . View program.

LOCATION CHANGE - Due to extreme heat advisory 8/12/2021 concert will be moved indoors. Masks required regardless of vaccination status.

CANCLEED due to Rain Thursday, August 19 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Jennifer Lin (Korean Drum Dance), violinviiv (Electric Violin)

Thursday, August 26 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm | aznjujube (Lo-fi beats)

Thursday, September 2 | 5:00-7:00 pm | Rain Date - Ava Sophia and violinviiv (Electric Violin)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

August 5 | Ava Sophia

Laid-back R&B feels and emotionally-driven honest lyrics are what define Boston-based singer/songwriter, Ava Sophia. In October 2019, Ava released her debut EP, “To See and Hear Hxrself”, a project dedicated to exploring the relationship between femininity and vulnerability, and empowering women/femmes of color to feel and express our emotions to the fullest extent. She was most recently nominated for “R&B Artist of the Year” at the 2020 Boston Music Awards. Her true passion and ambition are captured when she describes music to be “the only way I know how to make the world a better place”.

August 12 | Leona Chung (Collaborative Piano) with Aurora Martin, and David Rivera

Leona Cheung is a Boston-based collaborative pianist. Her deep devotion to vocal-piano repertoire has brought her to perform extensively in many international festivals, including Aspen Music Festival, Oxford Lieder Festival, Leeds Lieder Festival, Toronto Summer Music Festival and Songfest. As a distinguished choral pianist, she has worked with Seraphic Fire, Handel and Haydn Society and Boston Children's Chorus. She was a founding member and pianist with Cantoria Hong Kong, and can be heard on the Chinese choral music album entitled "Half Moon Rising", presented by the Peters Edition. Leona earned her Master of Music and Graduate Diploma (Collaborative Piano) from the New England Conservatory.  

August 19 | Jennifer Lin (Traditional Korean Drum Dance) 

Jennifer Lin is a classically trained dancer, independent choreographer, and teaching artist of American and Korean descent.  Raised in the Midwest, she holds degrees from Boston Conservatory and The University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Lin situates her artistic work in interstitial spaces between tradition and modernity, form and expression, and theory and practice. Currently an Artist-In-Residence at Mount Auburn, Lin is creating The Gathering Place, an outdoor site-specific dance that draws inspiration from local history, nature, and human experiences, to be presented in October 2021.

August 19 | violinviiv (Electric Violin) 

Vivian Luo throws pop-up performances of pop, EDM and hip hop mixes & mashups in Boston public spaces. A classically trained contemporary violinist/DJ known as “violinviiv,” she also brings her high energy spirited performances to local weddings, hotel openings, corporate and private clients who appreciate her raw energy and unique spin on mainstream hits.

August 26 | aznjujube (Lo-fi beats) 

Inspired by the nostalgia of the early 2000's AZN era, aznjujube is an experimental-pop project that incorporates live-looping, mandolin riffs, mountain noises, and lo-fi hip hop beats. Jeff La is a virtuosic dulcimerist who has been performing in the Boston Chinatown and surrounding areas since the 90s.


Supported by the Greenway Business Improvement District.

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Jun
4
to Jun 19

Crossing: Stories of Immigration

Photo credit: Joann Yung

Photo credit: Joann Yung

In 2020, Continuum Dance Project (CDP) received a Live Arts Boston Grant from The Boston Foundation. CDP, in collaboration with visual artist Myrna Balk, presents a new evening-length dance/theatre work examining contemporary stories of immigration, culminating in a series of livestreamed performances in partnership with Pao Arts Center.  

To generate source material for Crossing: Stories of Immigration we asked all the members of Continuum Dance Project to connect with people in their lives who are immigrants. Some interviewed their fathers; others their cousins, friends, or former colleagues. Everyone interviewed is personally connected to a collaborator. The immigrants we interviewed are originally from 9 different counties including: Colombia, The Dominican Republic, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Russia, The US Virgin Islands, and Vietnam. 

Pricing: Sliding Scale $5-$25 

Dates: 
Friday, June 4, 2021, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (Premiere/Meet the Artists day) 
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 
Sunday, June 6, 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 
Friday, June 18, 2021, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 
Saturday, June 19, 2021, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

About Our Partner

Continuum Dance Project (CDP) is a Boston based dance company focused on creating site-specific work, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and reflecting the backgrounds of our collaborating artists. Founded in 2013 by Fernadina Chan, CDP has shown dance in concerts and festivals throughout New England. Co-Directors Brayton and Chan have been creating together since 2007, most notably “Passage Through Blue” (2017) for Boston Center for the Arts, and “Forage in Park" (2020) at Larz Anderson Park. 

About the Artists

Myrna Balk’s (Visual Artist) first efforts began as an artist sculpting in steel; later expanding to other materials such as clay, wood, bamboo and printmaking. Balk’s sculptures are often allegorical and abstract, often seen in parks, ponds and public places, exploring the environment in which they were shown. A trained social worker, Balk’s work often surrounds social issues. She has exhibited nationally and internationally most notably in Nepal and China. 

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Haissan Booth's (Dancer) first major influences came from his then idol Sir David Vaughan, who he later worked with as a company member. After graduating from the Boston Arts Academy, Mr. Booth continued on to University of Hartford Hartt School. He later went on to work with various dance companies such as beheard.word, BoSoma Dance Company, Mystique Illusions Dance Theater, Deborah Abel Dance Company, and Contemporarily Out of Order Dance Co.

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Adriane Brayton (Choreographer/Co-Director/Dancer/Sound Design) is the Co-Artistic Director of Continuum Dance Project (CDP). CDP received a 2020 Live Arts Boston Grant from The Boston Foundation, and a 2017 Residency from The Boston Center for the Arts. Born in Boston, Adriane attended the Boston Arts Academy and Connecticut College. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist, and a Pilates/GYROKINESIS® Method Certified Instructor.

Fernadina Chan (Choreographer/Co-Director/Founder) is the Founder and Co-Director of Continuum Dance Project. She was the Founding Artistic Dean and Dance Chair of Boston Arts Academy. During her long career as a dance educator, Chan garnered multiple awards including Boston Educator of the Year and Dance Champion from Boston Dance Alliance. Her work has been presented in different festivals in New England and beyond. She is a GYROKINESIS® and GYROTONIC® Method Certified Instructor.

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Mayra Hernandez (Dancer) was born and raised in Boston, where she began dancing at a young age; her training led her to Boston Arts Academy and further continued at Smith College. Mayra is a Dance Educator at Brookline High School and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT); her innate love for the arts and education has led her to complete her M. Ed in Teacher Leadership. Mayra currently dances with Beheard.world and Continuum Dance Project.

Mary Ellen Liacos (Dancer) was raised in New Hampshire. She moved to Boston to train at Boston Arts Academy, followed by Boston Conservatory, and Columbia College. She has been fortunate enough to have performed works by Sean Curran, José Límon, Pedro Ruiz, Nathan Trice, Jimmy Vierra, and many others. She currently dances with Beheard.world and Continuum Dance Project. Mary Ellen is a USPA Authentic Pilates teacher, and a GYROTONIC® Method Certified Instructor.

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Soyoung L Kim's (Visual Artist) mixed media and installation practice converges memories of the past, the feeling of the present, and the dreams of the future. Transforming forgotten materials into something new, Kim draws inspiration from her art-adjacent practice as a writer to create dynamic, ethereal compositions scattered with poignant textual references. She currently lives and works in Boston, MA.

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Jennifer Roberts (Dancer) is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College where she began her formal training in dance. Throughout her career she’s encountered many forms of dance and the different pedagogies for engaging and teaching movers. When not in the studio, Jennifer can be found indulging in good fiction, good food, or a good nap.

Rose O’Malley (Audio Engineer) is a Philadelphia based musician who grew up in the Boston area. Attended and later taught at Plugged in, Needham, Ma and Creative arts at Park in Brookline, Ma. Rose studied audio engineering and music education at Berklee College of Music.

Contact: Ashley Yung

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