In Memoriam: Fred Ho (1957 - 2014)

Posted by · April 21, 2014 4:18 PM

This past April 12, 2014 saxophonist/composer/intellectual Fred Ho passed away at the age of 56. He was a significant innovator in the music and a powerful voice for justice in our world. Read on... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/arts/music/fred-ho-56-composer-and-radical-activist-dies.html?_r=0.

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Ben Goldberg + Francis Wong: Duet Concert at Berkeley Arts

Posted by · March 14, 2014 10:04 PM
Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 08:00 PM
Berkeley Arts in Berkeley, CA

Berkeley Arts - Ben Goldberg (clarinet) and Francis Wong (saxophone), veterans of the Bay Area Creative Music Community over the past three decades, bring together intertwined and parallel musical histories and language into a evening of spontaneous discourse. For more information on Berkeley Arts visit http://www.berkeleyartsfestival.com/ 

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ImprovisAsians 2014!: Reflections Collective: Cultural Preservation and Artistic Legacy March 3 - 7 San Francisco State University

Posted by · February 21, 2014 8:36 PM

ImprovisAsians! is an annual series of performances and workshops at San Francisco State University exploring the connection between the performing arts and community-building. This year’s program will focus on preserving living cultural legacies in the arts. ImprovisAsians 2014 is sponsored by Asian Improv aRts in association with the School of Music and Dance, and American Indian Studies. All events are free and open to the public!

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2014 Films of Remembrance

Posted by · February 11, 2014 12:20 AM

WHEN:   Sunday, February 23, 2014, 2 to 8 p.m.

WHERE: New People Cinema, 1746 Post St., San Francisco’s Japantown

A one-day film series held in conjunction with the Bay Area Day of Remembrance, commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which set the wheels in motion to forcibly relocate some 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry into American concentration camps during World War II.

Screenings • DVD Sales • Discussion with Filmmakers • Free Refreshments

Admission (By Feb. 21, 2014)*:  $18 for all films / $6 per film block

Day of Tickets:  $24 for all films /$8 per film block  ($18/$6 for Nichi Bei Foundation Members/Students)

All-day passes limited to the first 50.

For full schedule: http://www.nichibei.org/films-of-remembrance/

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Upcoming: Performing Art in the Digital Age with Lenora Lee, Francis Wong, Eric Koziol

Posted by · February 09, 2014 11:03 PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Roble Hall Theater, Stanford University in Stanford, CA
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts presents
Performing Art in the Digital Age
Join IDA for an artist talk with acclaimed Bay Area artists: dancer/choreographer Lenora Lee, musician/composer Francis Wong, and videographer Eric Koziol. Having recently collaborated on Rescued Memories: NY Stories, a multidisciplinary work which was recently presented at the de Young Museum, the artists will  discuss their interdisciplinary collaborative process and both the benefits and challenges of incorporating digital technologies and new media into the performing arts.
 
Open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
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Lenora Lee News: Women's Media Center Podcast - Film version of Escape to screen in Chicago

Posted by · December 15, 2013 12:31 AM

Lenora Lee continues to be busy pursuing the work! She is featured on a podcast by the Women's Media Center launched on December 14. To listen click here.

On Tuesday December 17th, the film "Escape", a collaboration with film director Tatsu Aoki, will screen at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Click here for info.

Stay tuned of course for details of the New York Premiere of Lenora's works The Escape and Rescued Memories: New York Stories May 8-9, 2014 at the Asia Society. Read more...

Photo: Robbie Sweeny

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Tsukasa Taiko: Taiko Legacy 10 and Reduction

Posted by · December 14, 2013 11:53 PM

Our sister organizations Asian Improv Arts Midwest and Tsukasa Taiko in Chicago will be holding Taiko Legacy 10 and Reduction December 21-22, 2013 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. This 10th Annual presentation is a huge accomplishment and  AsianImprov aRts heartily congratulates AIR Midwest and Tsukasa Taiko. Click here to read more...

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Melody of China 20th Anniversary Concert Nov 24 Old First Church

Posted by · November 20, 2013 10:53 PM

Click here for more details!

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Video excerpt of Francis Wong Trio SF

Posted by · November 02, 2013 2:26 AM

Nice video excerpt by Joel Wanek from our recording session this past summer. The band will be playing next Friday 11/8 at the de Young Museum in SF 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

 

Interested in seeing the performance? Click here...

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Lenora Lee Dance's The Escape and Rescued Memories: New York Stories Sneak Preview

Posted by · October 28, 2013 7:16 PM

Lenora Lee Dance posted today a preview of the upcoming projection mapping design that will be part of the Saturday November 9 performance in Wilsey Court at the de Young Museum. Be there to experience the enhanced scale made possible through the performance in Wilsey.  

Click here for tickets.

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