ImprovisAsians 2018! - April 18 - 20
Asian Improv aRts in association with the Sound and Social Justice Commons and San Francisco State University Creative Music Studies
Presents
ImprovisAsians 2018!:
April 18 - April 20, 2018
San Francisco State University
Creative Arts Building
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA
ImprovisAsians! is an annual series of performances and discussions at San Francisco State University exploring the connection between the performing arts and community-building. All events are free!
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Performativities I
A program of duo and solo performance by
SFSU Professors Hafez Modirzadeh and Francis Wong (saxophones)
Ramin Zoufonoun (solo Persian piano)
SFSU Professor John Carlos Perea (Native American flute) and Shura Ng Taylor (guzheng)
1:10 pm to 2 pm
Knuth Hall, SFSU Creative Arts Building
Admission Free and Open to the Public
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Friday, April 20, 2018
Performativities II
A program of interdisciplinary works featuring
SFSU Professors Wesley Ueunten (sanshin and voice), John-Carlos Perea (bass), and Francis Wong
Melody Takata (taiko)
Lenora Lee Dance
1:10 pm to 2 pm
Knuth Hall, SFSU Creative Arts Building
Admission Free and Open to the Public
World Premiere of Within These Walls - A multimedia immersive dance experience by Lenora Lee Dance
Asian Improv aRts, API Cultural Center, Chinese Historical Society of America, and Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation present the World Premiere of
30th Anniversary Season rolls along with June 16-18 events
Dancer Yi-Ting Hsu to be featured June 17 in Asian Improv Nation/"Reconciliations" Photo by Jason Lam
We said our 30th Anniversary season will be our busiest and most ambitious to date. With our June 14-16 events we are continuing to bring our offerings to the public in this already banner year. Please consider attending the following upcoming Asian Improv productions!
Suna: New interdisciplinary work from Melody Takata
2017 Japan Day Festival
Asian Improv Nation/“Reconciliations” at 2017 Japan Day Festival
Jangtet at the Bayview Opera House June 17
Jon Jang Jangtet with Amanda Kemp
Upcoming Asian Improv 30th Anniversary Events!
Please join us for these two upcoming 30th Anniversary presentations!
April 22, 2017 - Jon Jang/Francis Wong Quartet presented by Jazz in the Neighborhood.
May 20, 2017 - Asian Improv Nation: A 30th Anniversary Showcase presented by the Asian Art Museum
Save the dates: ImprovisAsians 2017!
Asian Improv aRts in association with the Sound and Social Justice Commons and San Francisco State University Creative Music Studies
Present
ImprovisAsians! 2017
March 13 - March 17, 2017
San Francisco State University
Creative Arts Building
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA
ImprovisAsians! is an annual series of performances and discussions exploring the connection between the performing arts and community-building. All events are free!
Read moreJoin Us in LA February 25 for Remembering Glenn Horiuchi
Bobby Bradford, William Roper, Francis Wong
Lenora Lee
Melody Takata
Musicians Francis Wong, Bobby Bradford, and William Roper, dancer/choreographers Lenora Lee and Melody Takata, will present an interdisciplinary concert in tribute to the late composer/instrumentalist Glenn Horiuchi and in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the production company Asian Improv aRts.
For more details click here
Join us for Jon Jang's performance October 22
Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 08:00 PM
Presented by Jon Jang Performances, Asian Improv aRts, and the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center. The Jon Jangtet will perform a program of music works that pay tribute to the Chinese immigrant workers of America. The centerpiece will be the world premiere of Jon Jang’s new work, Yang Sing Work Song, to celebrate the upcoming 2 nd anniversary of the 4 million dollar settlement won by the Yank Sing Restaurant workers in November 2014. For more info click here.
Please support this important event: From Xiaoxing Xi to Japanese American Internment: Targeting Immigrant Communities as National Security Threats
Join Professor Xiaoxing Xi, Dr. Hatem Bazian, Donald K. Tamaki, and other leaders from Chinese American, Japanese American, and Muslim American communities for a historic panel discussion. Asian Improv aRts is proud to support this important conversation.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016, 6:00-7:30PM
City College San Francisco, Chinatown/North Beach Campus
808 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108, Room 402
RSVP here: bit.ly/xiaoxingxi
For more information click here.
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Upcoming performances in May 2016!
Stay tuned for a busy schedule of performances!
May 7: Francis Wong Unit at Cameron Carnival in San Francisco Chinatown
May 21: Jon Jang Ensemble at the San Francisco International Arts Festival
Photo Credit: Fort Point, by Robbie Sweeney
Lancaster New Sounds Presents Inspira April 2!
Asian Improv Nation! If you are in the Lancaster, PA area, please come see the show!
For info click here