The Calendar is a listing of Alliance members' events. All events are updated every other Thursday, listed in chronological order, with most current at top. For questions about the web calendar, please email: calendar@aaartsalliance.org.

The Kyopo Project began in November 2004 and is comprised of
photographic and textual portraits that explore the nature of Kyopo identities of first, second and third generations. The over 200 Kyopos profiled embrace a myriad of roles in their communities. They range in age from 5-90 and were raised in Brazil, Canada, China, Brazil, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, as well as in the U.S.

The Project was created to engage the public in the new movement of the Korean Diaspora characterized by Kyopos adopting roles and professions outside of stereotypical norms and traditional expectations. Today's Kyopos are an active presence in politics, arts and entertainment, literature,
sciences and all aspects of their communities. This phenomenon is an inevitable result of Kyopos spending a longer time in their respective adopted countries and speaking the local language with command. What surfaced is a multiculturalism that's infused in many of the participants' embrace and the many definitions of their identities.

An exhibition of the Kyopo project will take place at the Korea Society from May through mid-August 2008.

Cindy Hwang (CYJO), Photographer
CYJO specializes in portraiture and beauty. After working many years in the fashion industry, Ms. Hwang began her photographic career after having one of her photos published in the New York Times. Her recent work focuses on capturing the collective persona of cultural diaspora and the inherent
synergy produced by subjects during the documentation process. Ms. Hwang is a graduate of FIT and the University of Maryland. Her clientele includes the following: Guess Watches, Equilend, Elle International, Angelo Filomeno, Jessica Corr and others.

Admission: Free
Venue: A/P/A Institute 7th Floor Gallery, 41-51 E. 11th Street, 7th Floor, NYC
RSVP: apa.rsvp@nyu.edu

About APA at NYU >>

MARGARET YUEN & RED SILK DANCERS
Saturday, May 17, 3:00pm (Family Matinee) and 7:00pm (Full production)

Experience the joyous and colorful tradition of Chinese dance. Be captivated as silk fans sway in Sunflower, fiery ribbons leap in Red Silk, and metal clashes in Five Swords. Red Silk Dancers is directed by Margaret Yuen and includes 15 dancers - both professionals and local residents. The family matinee will be followed by an interactive workshop, where children will learn the Chinese Ribbon Dance.

Admission: $7 family matinee, $15 general, $10 students, free for children
Venue: Performance Project at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St, NYC
Purchase Tickets: Call (212) 453-4532 or email: project.audience@gmail.com

About Margaret Yuen >>

Japan Society
Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks: POOM2 A Page Out of Order M to M
May 15-17, 7:30pm

"Yoshiko Chuma is a maverick, utterly unique, a 'one off' as the British say... Gifted with great personal force and intelligence, at heart she is an experimentalist, a fierce explorer with a profound sense of structure," said Amanda Smith from Dance Magazine, 2007.
Dance, live music, video projections and commentary collide in 10 scenes on a red-saturated stage in the middle of a driving rainstorm in POOM2, the latest chapter in the on-going dance/installation A Page Out of Order by Yoshiko Chuma and her company The School of Hard Knocks. Inspired by Teinosuke Kinugasa's 1927 silent film A Page of Madness, the current episode investigates the relatively unknown country of Manipur in northeast India, the site of Japan's final batter of World War II. An international cast of real and electronic performers will appear on film and via live call-ins. Chuma, who conceives, choreographs and directs this production, along with her collaborators have garnered 8 Bessie Awards and created more than 60 full-length performances for theaters and site-specific venues throughout the world.

Admission: $28 general, $25 JS members
Venue: Japan Society, 333 East 47th St. at First Ave, NYC
Purchase Tickets: Online or Box Office 212-715-1258

About Japan Society >>

MUSIC FROM CHINA
Youth Orchestra Recital
May 17, 2:00-3:20pm

The 25 member youth orchestra performs Chinese classical and folk inspired arrangements, as well as some American tunes, under the direction of erhu master Wang Guowei. Instruments of the orchestra consists of bowed strings (erhu), winds (dizi, huslusi), plucked strings (yangqin, liuqin, ruan) and percussion. Orchestra members are children and youth of ages 9-17. The young players demonstrate their ability in a repertoire of solos, duets, and small ensemble and full orchestra arrangements.

Admission: Free
Venue: Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, Queens

About Music From China >>

MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT SCOTT M. STRINGER WITH ASIAN AMERICAN ARTS ALLIANCE
A Cultural Celebration & Reception in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Thu. May 22, 6pm

Join us in honoring the achievements of accomplished and emerging contemporary Asian Pacific American artists, writers and performers. Featuring performances and works of these acclaimed artists: Corky Lee, photographer; Sarah Gambito, poet; and Cynthia Lin, singer-songwriter. Special performance by Asian American B-BOY Dance Crew.

Admission: Free
Venue: Emigrant Savings Bank, 49-51 Chambers St (bet. Centre St. & Broadway), NYC
RSVP: Email events@manhattanbp.org or call (212) 669-4465

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
2008 New York City Season
May 23-24, 8pm

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company presents its New York City Season of diverse program of repertory to celebrate the extraordinary talents of artistic director, Nai-Ni Chen. Including two New York premieres, the performances promise to be a stunning selection of Ms. Chen's work. The dances of the Company successfully combine the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art. This is a limited engagement.

Admission: $30 general, $15 students/seniors
Venue: Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th St. (corner of 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Purchase Tickets: www.nainichen.org or call 1-800-650-0246

About Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company >>

SACHIYO ITO & COMPANY
Sound of Emptiness – Poetry, Music, and Dance Drama
Sat. May 24 (8pm), Sun. May 25 (3pm & 8pm)

This year marks the Tenth year of the Salon Series and the Company is celebrating with special programs and guest artists. The anniversary concert will combine poetry, music, and dance, based on the short story, Mimi-nashi Hoichi, written by Lafcadio Hearn in his masterpiece collection, Kwaidan (Ghost Stories). It is the re-telling of a folk tale in which a blind biwa player, Hoichi, unprotected by the Buddhist sutra, Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, loses his ears. The poems recited by the chorus with live music, will weave through the fantastical dance drama. Audiences will be invited to join in a walking meditation at the closing of the dance drama.

Admission: $20 advance sale, $25 at the door, $5 for Alliance members (to receive discount, email: sachiyoito@verizon.net.
Venue: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th St (bet. 5th & 6th Aves) NYC
Purchase Tickets: Call Smarttix (212) 868-4444

About Sachiyo Ito & Company >>

DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP
Nami Yamamoto: A Howling Flower
May 28-31, 7:30-8:30pm

A Howling Flower explores the duality of being created when human performers interact with inanimate characters on stage. Five performers and a puppet create a mysterious and poignant environment comprised of episodic short pieces in which dancers perform solos, duets, and trios on a bare stage. This new work is rooted in simple, unpredictable movement phrases that are turns still and explosive.

Post-show Talk: May 28 with Sara Nash
Thursday Night Toast: May 29 with free wine and food

Admission: $20 general
Venue: Dance Theater Workshop, 219 West 19th St (at 7th Ave)
Purchase Tickets: Online or call Box Office (212) 924.0077

About DTW >>

PING CHONG & COMPANY
Delta Rising
May 28-29, 8:00-10:00pm

Delta Rising is a theater work by Talvin Wilks and Ping Chong exploring the experiences of a diverse group of New Yorkers with roots in the Mississippi Delta.

Admission: $12 general
Venue: BRIC Studio, 57 Rockwell Place (btw Fulton & DeKalb), Brooklyn, NY
Purchase Tickets: www.651arts.org

About Ping Chong & Company >>

PING CHONG & COMPANY: I Will Not Be Sad In This World
MUNA TSENG DANCE PROJECTS: Water Water
May 29-30, 7:30pm; June 1, 2:30pm

I Will Not Be Sad In This World is the New York premiere of a dance work by Ping Chong & Company. It will be performed on a shared program with Muna Tseng Dance Projects (Water Water) a part of the La Mama Moves Dance Festival.

Admission: $15 general
Venue: La Mama ETC, 74 East 4th St, NYC
Purchase Tickets: www.lamama.org

About Ping Chong & Company >>
About Muna Tseng Dance Projects >>

CHEN DANCE CENTER
Ear to the Ground
May 29-31, 7:30pm

Just in time to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Chen Dance Center will present Ear to the Ground. This semi-annual commissioning series feature two world premieres by Abby Man-Yee Chan and Marie Alonzo Snyder.

Meet the artists at Thursday night's reception or Friday night's post-performance discussion.

Admission: $14 general, $12 students/seniors
Venue: Chen Dance Center, 70 Mulberry St. 2nd Floor, NYC
Purchase Tickets: www.chendancecenter.org

About Chen Dance Center >>

Zhang Jie-Song
Red Blood of the Dragon’s Psyche
June 6-August 6
Opening Reception: Thu. June 5, 6-9pm
Gallery Hours: By appointment

Red Blood of the Dragon’s Psyche, an exhibition series presented by Salomon Arts Gallery and curator Zhang Jie-Song, asserts the belief that if we wish to know and value Chinese art with sincerity, then we must learn to know and value China, Chinese people, Chinese thought. The work of 10 Chinese contemporary artists is to be presented throughout this exhibition series and arranged so as to highlight the dominant provinces that have defined the terrain of Chinese psychological experience within the lifespan of “Modern China”. Towards this end, the works of the artists will be presented alongside information on China in the form of news-stories, essays, and video projection intended to provide a constellation of social and historical points, by which the audience may navigate with greater insight the vast, deep, and roaring waters of Chinese psychological and (consequently) artistic thought. It is the placement of the artists’ ideas alongside a vision of their world.
 
The first exhibition in the Red Blood of the Dragon’s Psyche series opens on June 6th, 2008, and will feature the works of Chen Nong, Zhang Han, Fu Yue Hui, Zhao Bo, and Zhang Yu Ying.

Admission: Free
Venue: Salomon Arts, 83 Leonard St. 4th Floor, NYC

PING CHONG & COMPANY
Inside/out: stories from the disability community
June 13, 8:00-9:30pm

Inside/out is an interview-based theater work exploring the experiences and personal histories of a diverse group of New Yorkers from the disability community.

Admission: Free
Venue: LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY
Purchase Tickets: www.lagcc.cuny/pac

About Ping Chong & Company >>

NEW YORK CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER
Annual Student Recital
June 15, 2:00-4:00pm

NYCCC is the country's only full time professional school of Chinese dance. Join us as our students perform at this annual end-of-the-semester event. Watch as they weave an energetic and colorful tapestry of China's ancient folk cultures.

Admission: $12 general
Venue: Tribeca Performing Arts Center, BMCC, 199 Chambers St. NYC
Purchase Tickets: Call (212) 334-3764

About NYCCC >>

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