Asian Improv Arts offers multidisciplinary projects that span across generations, partnering with and co-commissioning other organizations. Come explore the exciting projects we've been working on
AND THE COMMUNITY WILL RISE
A dance film addressing the ongoing displacement crisis in San Francisco that honors the legacy of Chinatown’s Ping Yuen public housing program.
BUKAS
Cutting-edge sounds drawn from the realms of free jazz, electronic music, and noise. Visceral and thought-provoking new music.
CAN'T STOP CRYIN’ FOR AMERICA
"Hands up! Don’t shoot! I want to live! Hands up! Don’t shoot!"
CONVERGENT WAVES: NYC
A site-specific dance performance tracing histories of labor, migration, and resilience through movement.
HOLDING HALF THE SKY
A photo exhibit and installation honoring the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking strike led by 135 Asian immigrant garment workers at the Jung Sai Garment Factory in San Francisco.
NO COUNTRY FOR MOTHER
An autobiographical reckoning and reconciling toward an embodied masculinity.
RELATIVE AUDIENCE
Quietly powerful meditation on familial distance and closeness, tracing the shifting roles of witness and caregiver across generations through movement and visual art.
REMEMBRANCE RISING
Honoring the lives and resilience of those silenced by war and reclaiming space through collective remembrance.
WITHIN THESE WALLS & DREAMS OF FLIGHT
An award-winning, immersive dance experience that weaves a powerful tapestry of movement, film, and remembrance.
WONG WORKS!
Personal reflections on family and cultural legacy, Wong's life in music, and his experiences in the struggle for peace and justice.