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POST NATYAM COLLECTIVE – JUNE 2006 NEWSLETTER
Dear friends,
Then, of course, we hope to run into you at the ArtWallah Festival (www.artwallah.org), which will take place at the same venue (Japanese American Cultural and Community Center), during the same week as the Big Bang (luckily not on the same day). While Post Natyam is not performing at this year's festival, you will certainly find the members of Post Natyam there, enjoying the company and the performances of our artist colleagues who we always love to meet and catch up with during ArtWallah. And there will also be the ArtWallah Artists' Day on June 25! More info about ArtWallah is in the Post Natyam Pointers below.
Sangita, meanwhile, continues to work on a documentary about dance in Nepal titled: "Dis--appearing Dances of Nepal". We are excited to report that after a stringent selection process, the Dance Films Association Inc. has offered to support the project. For more information go to: http://www.dancefilmsassn.org/pages/services.html
And finally, Art sensAsian, the event Sandra is co-organizing in Munich is taking shape (Yes, finally, post-PhD madness she can spend time and energy on organizing. Did we mention that she received her PhD this past December?). Check out the Art sensAsian website for profiles and work samples of participating artists: http://www.asa.munichmasala.de. Excerpts from our new show "Meet the Goddess" will also be featured there! And look out for "Meet the Goddess" in the U.K. next month, and a Post Natyam workshop in Munich in the month of September ( www.postnatyam.net/teaching.htm) !
Best wishes,
Sandra, Sangita, Shyamala, and Anjali
Post Natyam
POST NATYAM PERFORMANCE:
Los Angeles:
Sunday, June 4, 1 pm:
Shyamala wants your feedback on a new addition to her solo show "RISE" @
THE 2006 TEADAWORKS LAB
OPEN REHEARSAL WITH NEW WORKS BY RISK TAKING ARTISTS:
Leilani Chan, Lindsey Haley, Peter J. Harris, Anette Jeltsje Jacobs, Monica Moran, Shyamala Moorty, Yen Nguyen, Ova Saopeng, Kristina Wong
Angel's Gate Cultural Center, Building H
3601 S. Gaffey St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
www.teada.org
te...@teada.org &310.998.8765
Pay-what-you-can
Be a part of the creative process and stay for an artists reception following the performance. Refreshments will be served.
DIRECTIONS TO ANGEL'S GATE: Take the Harbor Freeway (110) towards San Pedro and exit at Gaffey (to the left). Drive about 2 miles to 36th Street. Turn right into Leavenworth
Drive, into Angel's Gate Park and make a quick right again, up the hill to the various buildings. The gallery and main office is in Building A (first building on the right).
Los Angeles:
Tuesday, June 20th, 8:30pm:
The Next Big Bang: the explosion of Asian American Theater Showcase Aratani /Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro St
Los Angeles , California 90012
http:// www.nextbigbang.org/nbbshowcases.htm
Registration is $300, but they're still accepting volunteers if you want to help out and attend the conference for free!
http://www.nextbigbang.org/nbbregistration.htm
POST NATYAM POINTERS
Summary:
Events:
ARTWALLAH!
The ArtWallah Festival returns to Los Angeles on Saturday June 24, 2006 as one of the most unique cultural and creative celebrations this city has to offer. At its new location, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Little Tokyo, the multi-disciplinary ArtWallah Festival will welcome over 40 established and emerging artists to engage in the nations leading forum for arts and ideas of the South Asian diaspora. With indoor and outdoor programming, interactive workshops and panel discussions, north and south Indian cuisine, and performing and visual arts, the seventh annual ArtWallah Festival is the only festival of its kind in North America, ushering in artistic voices of stunning variety.
New for this year, ArtWallah introduces the first ever Artists Day, on Sunday June 25, 2006. Also at the JACCC, the Artists Day is open to ArtWallah Festival artists and any interested members of the Los Angeles community. The Artists Day will provide opportunities to network and collaborate, while offering discussions and workshops geared to professional artists development.
This years festival artists, who have ethnic ties to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, explore their individual expressions through the disciplines of dance, film, literature, music, spoken word, theatre and visual art. Personally influenced by the translation of culture and currency between the East and the West, these artists turn their lenses to a wide range of relevant social issues including post 9/11 politics, geography and displacement, gender issues, globalization, modern incarnations of colonialism, immigrant rights, cultural appropriation and the fight for individuality.
The ArtWallah Festival is a critical platform for people to hear from the voices of our community, says Ashwini Srikantiah, Artistic Director of ArtWallah. In a country with such diversity, I think there is often the tendency to package minority groups into a nice, neat box. But seeing the variety of perspectives these artists bring, and seeing that the quality of their work speaks well beyond color lines, highlights that the key to understanding a culture is to listen up, and to allow yourself to be surprised.
Festival programming starts at 11:00am, with Touch the Beat, an interactive tabla drumming workshop led by Project Ahimsa. Throughout the day, musicians will perform on the Outdoor Stage co-presented by MTV Desi, while audiences will be welcomed into performances and film screenings in the blackbox theatre, and readings and discussions in the garden classroom. Two visual arts galleries will be open including hanged works, video and sculptural installations. At 5:30pm, a reception in the gallery will begin, followed by the ArtWallah Festival headlining event The Evening Show, a multi-disciplinary showcase of original performances.
Some of the 2006 ArtWallah Festivals more than 50 artists include:
- Choreographer Parijat Desai, recipient of the Lester Horton Dance Award and the Durfee Foundation Artist Fellowship, leads the Parijat Desai Dance Company in a blend of yoga, martial arts, Bharata Natyam and modern dance to narrate the story of a group of women warriors in training.
- Actor, writer and director Shishir Kurup investigates a country caught up in the hysteria of the US Patriot Act, from behind the glass in a Homeland Security interrogation room in his darkly humorous piece Sharif Dont Like It.
- Vidya The Quartet, a new ensemble from the San Francisco Bay area use the art of improvisation to weave together jazz and classical south Indian Karnatik music. The quartet is composed of tenor saxophone, violin, upright bass, and drum set.
- Filmmakers Richie Mehta and Stuart McIntyre play on the traditional South Asian Jugalbundhi, or battle between beat boxer and tabla percussionist, to create their new shoot em up style western All Roads Lead To Here.
- Micropixie (MPX) works with producer Neo Eon One and tabla player Robin Sukhadia to create a lush, electronic and organic soundscape laced with MPXs own quirky, introspective lyrics. Quite unlike any
- Painter Nitin Mukul explores contrasting motifs, survival instincts inherent to all creatures, and the ways in which science, technology, and globalization are changing notions of identity and environment across the world. His large scale oil on canvas works are rich in color and symbolic collage.
- Author Anar Alis title story of her recently published collection Baby Khakis Wings delves into issues of class and caste through the magical realism of a baby born with wings. Her collection of richly imagined stories depict the intersecting lives within a small community of East African Ismailis.
The ArtWallah Festival will be held at the Japanese American Community and Cultural Center (JACCC), 244 S. San Pedro St. Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012 on Saturday June 24, 2006. Doors to the festival open at 10:30am. The Evening Show begins at 7:30pm. Festival Tickets: $12 daytime admission, $25 - $50 Evening Show tickets (includes admission to daytime programming), $30 After Party. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.artwallah.org/festival. The ArtWallah Artists Day will be on Sunday June 25, 2006, at 12pm, also at the JACCC. For more information on the Festival, or the Artists Day, contact 310.391.3330 or in...@artwallah.org.
ABOUT ARTWALLAH
ArtWallah, a non-profit organization, fosters expressions of the South Asian diaspora while creating and promoting dialogue between artists and diverse communities. The organization produces the ArtWallah Festival, an annual arts festival showcasing dance, film, literature, music, spoken word, theater, and visual arts works rooted in the South Asian diaspora. For more information, visit www.artwallah.org or email in...@artwallah.org.
Karmacy will be rockin' NYC in its biggest concert yet!
They will be debuting 3 new music videos at the show!
What: Karmacy - "The Movement Live Tour" in NYC
When: Saturday, June 24, 8pm
Where: The Knitting Factory in NYC
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 219-3132
Tix Available at the following URL:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=660978
Where: Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC)
Suggested Donation: $10
In an effort to build a stronger artists' network among our community, we invite you all to our first ever Artists' Day. This is a chance to mix and mingle with fellow artists, while hearing from arts professionals.
The day will feature two panel discussions:
"Finding the Money - grants, fellowships, and non-traditional opportunities"
speakers include: representatives from major funding institutions, a professional grant writer, and artists who are making it happen.
"Sharpening the Edge - Keeping Contemporary Art Challenging"
speakers include: curators and programmers from pioneering performing and visual arts institutions, to talk on what is informing their decision making, and the direction they see for the future of the arts.
We'll conclude the day with an Artists' Roundtable, for all of us to discuss our own experiences and perspectives as artists and members of the ArtWallah community.
The day will also include a Community Potluck - if you, or somebody you know is interested in sharing a culinary delight, please email in...@artwallah.org with subject line "POTLUCK" by June 10, 2006.
The full list of confirmed speakers will be confirmed shortly - please check www.artwallah.org/festival for updates!
6. UK: Manchester:
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 27-28, 2006:
3rd South Asian Popular Culture Conference
The journal of South Asian Popular Culture (SAPC) enters its fourth year of publication with a growing international readership and well-received critical reception (The Times Higher Education Supplement, 22/4/2005, p.34). Building on the success of previous international gatherings at the University of Portsmouth, UK (2002) and at Fairfield University, USA (2003), the 3rd conference will be hosted at the University of Manchester at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama.
SAPC's 3rd meeting brings together interdisciplinary contributions from across the different subject disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences to engage with notions of popular culture. 'South Asian popular culture' is defined in a broad and inclusive way to incorporate lived and textual cultures, the mass and new media, different ways of life, and discursive modes of representation. Central to the formation of popular cultures are articulations of the economic, social and political spheres and the conference will also aim to highlight these issues.
SAPC's 3rd conference will consist of papers from across all areas of South Asian popular culture, both in the subcontinent and from around the world. Contributions have been accepted from academics, postgraduate students, and from cultural practitioners (film-, radio-, television-, and web media-makers, artists, arts personnel, cultural activists, theatre practitoners, fashion designers, and sexuality campaigners).
The 3rd SAPC conference will be hosted under the auspices of the Centre for Screen Studies in Drama, and the Dept of Religions and Theolgy, both in the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures at the University of Manchester, UK.
For more information, see:
http:// www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/drama/research/centreforscreenstudies/conferences/
Calls for Submission:
1. USA: NYC:
The Asian American Writers' Workshop presents:
Where I'm Calling From: A Youth Writing and Performance Project
Summer 2006
The Asian American Writers' Workshop is offering a new writing project for youth that focuses on capturing personal experiences in the form of creative
non-fiction, stories based on real life, essays and journals. We will write of our own personal histories and stories as well as our thoughts on the
world as it is. We want to hear what you struggle with, what you have accomplished, and what you deal with as youth. "Where I'm Calling From" is a
way for you to pinpoint your location in life and the geography of your situation.
WICF is open to youth, grades 9 - 12, from all racial backgrounds in New York City and surrounding areas. All youth who participate in WICF will
receive an artist stipend of $200, based on commitment, attendance and participation.
For detailed information and to download an application, please check:
http://www.aaww.org/events_workshops.html#WICF
Applications accepted and admitted on a rolling basis but no later than Monday June 5, 2006. Applications must be received by this date. We will
notify all applicants by mid-June.
The Asian American Writers' Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
New York, NY 10001-3814
212-494-0061 tel
212-494-0062 fax
de...@aaww.org email
http://www.aaww.org/ web
"PLEASE PRINT OUT THIS FORM AND MAIL TO US WITH YOUR PAL VHS/DVD"
In the event of your film being selected, the information given below will be used for publicity purposes in all media related products associated with the TRI Continental Film Festival 2006.
TRI Continental Film Festival reserves the right to screen your submission in non-commercial screenings as part of the festival's outreach programme in Southern Africa.
Section 1: Participant Information
1.1 Name of the submitting filmmaker and role (Producer/Director)
1.2 Contact details
Telephone
Fax
Email
1.3. Address for correspondence, including postal code
Postal code
Section 2. Technical Specifications
2.1. Original Title
English Title
Nationality of Film
Date of Production
Language of Film
NB: All foreign films MUST have English subtitles
Running time
Preview Tape Exhibition Format:
Sound:
Mono Stereo Dolby Other
Date and place of first screening and/or TV broadcast
Has the documentary been shown at previous Festivals? YES / NO
If the answer is YES, please provide details.
Prizes or Distinctions
Brief Synopsis (150 words maximum)
Director:
Nationality
Gender:
1.2 Contact details
Telephone
Fax
Email
Address for correspondence, including postal code
Postal code
Director's Filmography (please attach)
Producer
Contact details:
Telephone
Fax
Email
Address for correspondence, including postal code
Postal code
Does the applicant consent to the use of the above information for the purpose of marketing the
Festival and on its internet site? If not please specify what information may not be used.
YES / NO
The entry of the film in the TRI Continental Film Festival implies full acceptance of the attached
Rules & Regulations
Zivia Desai Keiper
TRI Continental Film Festival
27 Palmer Road.Muizenberg 7945
Cape Town, South Africa
zi...@uhuruproductions.co.za
APAture: A Window on the Art of Asian Pacific Americans
September 19 – 30, 2006 in various venues of San Francisco's Mission District
DISHA THEATRE, A theatre company whose mission is to foster and produce works that relate to the South Asian North American experience, is seeking theatre and film scripts. Subject matter does not need to deal with South Asian specific topics, about half the characters should be non-ethnic specific, or castable by actors of South Asian descent. Universal stories are welcome. Three chosen screenplays/stageplays to be produced as Staged Readings September-November 2006 in Los Angeles. Please mail script, brief bio, and one-page outline/treatment to Reena Dutt, Director of Development, Disha Theatre c/o KP, 1554 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 106, Los Angeles, CA 90025 or email to submi...@dishatheatre.org . DEADLINE: 7/15/06 www.dishatheatre.org
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Dear friends,
This month Post Natyam
is pleased to announce Shyamala's performance on June 20th at The Next
Big Bang: the explosion of Asian American Theater Conference (
www.nextbigbang.org/nbbshowcases.htm).
The conference showcase is at the Aratani Theater of the Japanese
American Cultural and Community Center in LA. Our good friends, and
hilarious performers, D'Lo and Kristina Wong, are hosting the same
event (D'Lo is on the 19th and Kristina is on the 20th). See more
details in the Post Natyam performances section below.
Then, of course, we hope to run into you at the ArtWallah Festival (www.artwallah.org), which will take place at the same venue (Japanese American Cultural and Community Center), during the same week as the Big Bang (luckily not on the same day). While Post Natyam is not performing at this year's festival, you will certainly find the members of Post Natyam there, enjoying the company and the performances of our artist colleagues who we always love to meet and catch up with during ArtWallah. And there will also be the ArtWallah Artists' Day on June 25! More info about ArtWallah is in the Post Natyam Pointers below.
Sangita, meanwhile, continues to work on a documentary about dance in Nepal titled: "Dis--appearing Dances of Nepal". We are excited to report that after a stringent selection process, the Dance Films Association Inc. has offered to support the project. For more information go to: http://www.dancefilmsassn.org/pages/services.html
And finally, Art sensAsian, the event Sandra is co-organizing in Munich is taking shape (Yes, finally, post-PhD madness she can spend time and energy on organizing. Did we mention that she received her PhD this past December?). Check out the Art sensAsian website for profiles and work samples of participating artists: http://www.asa.munichmasala.de. Excerpts from our new show "Meet the Goddess" will also be featured there! And look out for "Meet the Goddess" in the U.K. next month, and a Post Natyam workshop in Munich in the month of September ( www.postnatyam.net/teaching.htm) !
Best wishes,
Sandra, Sangita, Shyamala, and Anjali
Post Natyam
POST NATYAM PERFORMANCE:
Los Angeles:
Sunday, June 4, 1 pm:
Shyamala wants your feedback on a new addition to her solo show "RISE" @
THE 2006 TEADAWORKS LAB
OPEN REHEARSAL WITH NEW WORKS BY RISK TAKING ARTISTS:
Leilani Chan, Lindsey Haley, Peter J. Harris, Anette Jeltsje Jacobs, Monica Moran, Shyamala Moorty, Yen Nguyen, Ova Saopeng, Kristina Wong
Angel's Gate Cultural Center, Building H
3601 S. Gaffey St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
www.teada.org
te...@teada.org &310.998.8765
Pay-what-you-can
Be a part of the creative process and stay for an artists reception following the performance. Refreshments will be served.
DIRECTIONS TO ANGEL'S GATE: Take the Harbor Freeway (110) towards San Pedro and exit at Gaffey (to the left). Drive about 2 miles to 36th Street. Turn right into Leavenworth
Drive, into Angel's Gate Park and make a quick right again, up the hill to the various buildings. The gallery and main office is in Building A (first building on the right).
Los Angeles:
Tuesday, June 20th, 8:30pm:
Shyamala will be performing an excerpt of "RISE" in
The Next Big Bang: the explosion of Asian American Theater Showcase Aratani /Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro St
Los Angeles , California 90012
http:// www.nextbigbang.org/nbbshowcases.htm
General Admission: $10
Call the East West Players Box Office at (213) 625-7000 to purchase tickets.
also included in the line-up:
Monday, June 19 at 8:30 pm
MEMORY & MYTH
Hosts:
D'Lo and Shishir Kurup
China Doll by Elizabeth Wong, PanAsian Repertory (New York
, NY)
Living in the Dark by Leilani Chan & Ova Saopeng,
TeAda
Productions SEA collective (Los Angeles
, CA)
The Songmaker's Chair by Albert Wendt,
Kumu Kahua Theater (
Honolulu, HI)
Sun Mee, You American Girl by Sun Mee Chomet (Minneapolis, MN
)
self (the remix) by Robert Karimi (
Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, June 20 at 8:30 pm
COLLISION & EXPANSION
Hosts: Amy Hill and Kristina Wong
RISE
by Shyamala Moorty (Los
Angeles, CA)
F.O.P. by Sean Lim (San Francisco, CA
)
House
Boy by Nicky Paraiso (New York, NY
)
Lost Boys by SickStep (Los Angeles
, CA)
KWATZ! The Tibetan Project by Ernest Abuba
PanAsian Repertory (
New York, NY)
Sketch comedy by
OPM (Los Angeles, CA)
About the conference:
Through
a series of meetings over the last three years by leaders of Asian
American theatres and Asian American individual performing artists, we
learned there was a need to create a comprehensive forum to solidify
the presence of the Asian American artistic voice and to address the
needs of an expansive Asian Pacific community.
The
idea was to develop, promote and expand Asian American performance into
a major force on the National arts scene in the 21st century through NEXT BIG BANG: The Explosion of Asian American Theatre
, June 18 – 20, 2006.
POST NATYAM POINTERS
Summary:
Events:
1.
UK: London, Wednesday, 14 June 2006:
Micropixie (music) and Anjan Saha (poetry), 7.30pm - 12am
2.
USA:
Los Angeles, June 24, 2006:
ArtWallah, 10:30 am onwards
3. USA: Los Angeles, June 24, 2006: D'Lo at Tia Chucha, 1 pm
4. USA: New York, June 24, 2006: Karmacy at the Knitting Factory, 8 pm
5. USA: Los Angeles, June 25, 2006: ArtWallah Artists Day, 2 pm-7 pm
6. UK: Manchester, June 27-28, 2006: South Asian Popular Culture Conference, 9 am onwards
Calls for Submissions:
1. USA: NYC: The Asian American Writers' Workshop's Youth Writing and Performance Project: Where I'm Calling From, Deadline: June 5, 2006
2. South Africa: Cape Town: TRI Continental Film Festival Call for Entries, Deadline: June 15, 2006
3. USA: Bay Area: Yoni Ki Baat 2006, Deadline: June 30, 2006
4. USA: San Francisco: Call for Entries For Multidisciplinary APA ARTS FESTIVAL & SHOWCASE, Deadline: June 30, 2006
5. USA: Los Angeles: Call for Screenplays and Stage Plays, DISHA THEATRE, Deadline: July 15, 2006
Detailed Listings:
Events:
1. UK: London:
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
7.30pm - 12am
San Francisco-based female artist Micropixie and London poet Anjan Saha come together in this exciting double bill for micropixie's premiere
UK performance of 'Alice In Stevie Wonderland'
Darbucka World Music Bar
182 St John Street, London EC1V 4JZ
T: 020 7490 8772 / W: www.darbucka.com
Nearest stations: Farringdon & Angel / Bus 153
Tickets: £5 / £3 conc.
Made in Bombay, born and raised in the UK, and now San Francisco-based, micropixie (MPX) is a self-proclaimed alien with extraORDINARY
abilities. Not only is MPX a conceptual artist working with visual and verbal design, and a photographer, but she is also the
extra-terrestrial alter ego of writer/ filmmaker/ human single beige female.
Her debut album, Alice in Stevie Wonderland, weaves sensuous instrumentation with elaborate vocal textures as it narrates the
enchanting story of one little alien whose mission on planet Earth is to try on the human experience. MPX's epic journey as a human being
takes her through the stages of pre-birth, birth, confusion, solitude, disappointment, comprehension, then re-birth, affirmation and
evolution. Fusing organic elements - such as tabla, thumb piano, puja bells and bongos - to electronica, the 12 tracks on the album cross
many different styles from down-tempo jazzy lounge to spoken word to tabla bols. For her London debut, micropixie will be accompanied on
tabla by Indian/Latin percussionist Renu Hossain.
www.micropixie.com | www.myspace.com/micropixie
"The quirky sense of humour and otherworldly vibe of the album makes you think of a Desi Björk... a refreshing and intelligent change of pace from the usual. micropixie's strengths are her playfulness and the sweet complexity of her music". ethnotechno.com
Lost Luggage - The Art of Travelling Lightly is the creation of London-based poet Anjan Saha. Part story-telling, part poetry and part
music this performance draws audiences in to experiencing a journey what it means to travel light. It takes a humorous and original view on
packing, departure lounges and describes Indian time cycles, Benares seen from the river, Czech Republic by train, temples in South India
and following in the footsteps of philosopher saints. Anjan Saha is an eclectic and wickedly playful performance poet that has established
himself as a unique and exciting voice in the spoken word scene. Self styled "tablapoet" he is inspired by the percussive language of tabla
which he uses within literature to create work with universal appeal.
For this performance he will be accompanied on clarinet by composer Arun Ghosh and rhythm master Nafees Irfan on tabla and percussion.
www.anjansaha.com
"Anjan Saha - the voice of the Beat Generation for the 21st century".
Brixtongue, Brixton Art Gallery
DJs on the night: Leon Parker, Jamie Renton and Ilka playing eclectic global beats.
For further information:
Chetna Kapacee
T: 07958 251 291
E: m...@antehc.co.uk
W: www.antehc.co.uk/mpxandanjan.htm
2. USA: Los Angeles:
Saturday, June 24, 2006:
3. USA: Los Angeles, June 24, 2006: D'Lo at Tia Chucha, 1 pm
4. USA: New York, June 24, 2006: Karmacy at the Knitting Factory, 8 pm
5. USA: Los Angeles, June 25, 2006: ArtWallah Artists Day, 2 pm-7 pm
6. UK: Manchester, June 27-28, 2006: South Asian Popular Culture Conference, 9 am onwards
Calls for Submissions:
1. USA: NYC: The Asian American Writers' Workshop's Youth Writing and Performance Project: Where I'm Calling From, Deadline: June 5, 2006
2. South Africa: Cape Town: TRI Continental Film Festival Call for Entries, Deadline: June 15, 2006
3. USA: Bay Area: Yoni Ki Baat 2006, Deadline: June 30, 2006
4. USA: San Francisco: Call for Entries For Multidisciplinary APA ARTS FESTIVAL & SHOWCASE, Deadline: June 30, 2006
5. USA: Los Angeles: Call for Screenplays and Stage Plays, DISHA THEATRE, Deadline: July 15, 2006
Detailed Listings:
Events:
1. UK: London:
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
7.30pm - 12am
San Francisco-based female artist Micropixie and London poet Anjan Saha come together in this exciting double bill for micropixie's premiere
UK performance of 'Alice In Stevie Wonderland'
Darbucka World Music Bar
182 St John Street, London EC1V 4JZ
T: 020 7490 8772 / W: www.darbucka.com
Nearest stations: Farringdon & Angel / Bus 153
Tickets: £5 / £3 conc.
Made in Bombay, born and raised in the UK, and now San Francisco-based, micropixie (MPX) is a self-proclaimed alien with extraORDINARY
abilities. Not only is MPX a conceptual artist working with visual and verbal design, and a photographer, but she is also the
extra-terrestrial alter ego of writer/ filmmaker/ human single beige female.
Her debut album, Alice in Stevie Wonderland, weaves sensuous instrumentation with elaborate vocal textures as it narrates the
enchanting story of one little alien whose mission on planet Earth is to try on the human experience. MPX's epic journey as a human being
takes her through the stages of pre-birth, birth, confusion, solitude, disappointment, comprehension, then re-birth, affirmation and
evolution. Fusing organic elements - such as tabla, thumb piano, puja bells and bongos - to electronica, the 12 tracks on the album cross
many different styles from down-tempo jazzy lounge to spoken word to tabla bols. For her London debut, micropixie will be accompanied on
tabla by Indian/Latin percussionist Renu Hossain.
www.micropixie.com | www.myspace.com/micropixie
"The quirky sense of humour and otherworldly vibe of the album makes you think of a Desi Björk... a refreshing and intelligent change of pace from the usual. micropixie's strengths are her playfulness and the sweet complexity of her music". ethnotechno.com
Lost Luggage - The Art of Travelling Lightly is the creation of London-based poet Anjan Saha. Part story-telling, part poetry and part
music this performance draws audiences in to experiencing a journey what it means to travel light. It takes a humorous and original view on
packing, departure lounges and describes Indian time cycles, Benares seen from the river, Czech Republic by train, temples in South India
and following in the footsteps of philosopher saints. Anjan Saha is an eclectic and wickedly playful performance poet that has established
himself as a unique and exciting voice in the spoken word scene. Self styled "tablapoet" he is inspired by the percussive language of tabla
which he uses within literature to create work with universal appeal.
For this performance he will be accompanied on clarinet by composer Arun Ghosh and rhythm master Nafees Irfan on tabla and percussion.
www.anjansaha.com
"Anjan Saha - the voice of the Beat Generation for the 21st century".
Brixtongue, Brixton Art Gallery
DJs on the night: Leon Parker, Jamie Renton and Ilka playing eclectic global beats.
For further information:
Chetna Kapacee
T: 07958 251 291
E: m...@antehc.co.uk
W: www.antehc.co.uk/mpxandanjan.htm
2. USA: Los Angeles:
Saturday, June 24, 2006:
ARTWALLAH!
The ArtWallah Festival returns to Los Angeles on Saturday June 24, 2006 as one of the most unique cultural and creative celebrations this city has to offer. At its new location, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Little Tokyo, the multi-disciplinary ArtWallah Festival will welcome over 40 established and emerging artists to engage in the nations leading forum for arts and ideas of the South Asian diaspora. With indoor and outdoor programming, interactive workshops and panel discussions, north and south Indian cuisine, and performing and visual arts, the seventh annual ArtWallah Festival is the only festival of its kind in North America, ushering in artistic voices of stunning variety.
New for this year, ArtWallah introduces the first ever Artists Day, on Sunday June 25, 2006. Also at the JACCC, the Artists Day is open to ArtWallah Festival artists and any interested members of the Los Angeles community. The Artists Day will provide opportunities to network and collaborate, while offering discussions and workshops geared to professional artists development.
This years festival artists, who have ethnic ties to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, explore their individual expressions through the disciplines of dance, film, literature, music, spoken word, theatre and visual art. Personally influenced by the translation of culture and currency between the East and the West, these artists turn their lenses to a wide range of relevant social issues including post 9/11 politics, geography and displacement, gender issues, globalization, modern incarnations of colonialism, immigrant rights, cultural appropriation and the fight for individuality.
The ArtWallah Festival is a critical platform for people to hear from the voices of our community, says Ashwini Srikantiah, Artistic Director of ArtWallah. In a country with such diversity, I think there is often the tendency to package minority groups into a nice, neat box. But seeing the variety of perspectives these artists bring, and seeing that the quality of their work speaks well beyond color lines, highlights that the key to understanding a culture is to listen up, and to allow yourself to be surprised.
Festival programming starts at 11:00am, with Touch the Beat, an interactive tabla drumming workshop led by Project Ahimsa. Throughout the day, musicians will perform on the Outdoor Stage co-presented by MTV Desi, while audiences will be welcomed into performances and film screenings in the blackbox theatre, and readings and discussions in the garden classroom. Two visual arts galleries will be open including hanged works, video and sculptural installations. At 5:30pm, a reception in the gallery will begin, followed by the ArtWallah Festival headlining event The Evening Show, a multi-disciplinary showcase of original performances.
Some of the 2006 ArtWallah Festivals more than 50 artists include:
- Choreographer Parijat Desai, recipient of the Lester Horton Dance Award and the Durfee Foundation Artist Fellowship, leads the Parijat Desai Dance Company in a blend of yoga, martial arts, Bharata Natyam and modern dance to narrate the story of a group of women warriors in training.
- Actor, writer and director Shishir Kurup investigates a country caught up in the hysteria of the US Patriot Act, from behind the glass in a Homeland Security interrogation room in his darkly humorous piece Sharif Dont Like It.
- Vidya The Quartet, a new ensemble from the San Francisco Bay area use the art of improvisation to weave together jazz and classical south Indian Karnatik music. The quartet is composed of tenor saxophone, violin, upright bass, and drum set.
- Filmmakers Richie Mehta and Stuart McIntyre play on the traditional South Asian Jugalbundhi, or battle between beat boxer and tabla percussionist, to create their new shoot em up style western All Roads Lead To Here.
- Micropixie (MPX) works with producer Neo Eon One and tabla player Robin Sukhadia to create a lush, electronic and organic soundscape laced with MPXs own quirky, introspective lyrics. Quite unlike any
other musical artist, MPXs style is self described as planetary.
- Painter Nitin Mukul explores contrasting motifs, survival instincts inherent to all creatures, and the ways in which science, technology, and globalization are changing notions of identity and environment across the world. His large scale oil on canvas works are rich in color and symbolic collage.
- Author Anar Alis title story of her recently published collection Baby Khakis Wings delves into issues of class and caste through the magical realism of a baby born with wings. Her collection of richly imagined stories depict the intersecting lives within a small community of East African Ismailis.
The ArtWallah Festival will be held at the Japanese American Community and Cultural Center (JACCC), 244 S. San Pedro St. Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012 on Saturday June 24, 2006. Doors to the festival open at 10:30am. The Evening Show begins at 7:30pm. Festival Tickets: $12 daytime admission, $25 - $50 Evening Show tickets (includes admission to daytime programming), $30 After Party. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.artwallah.org/festival. The ArtWallah Artists Day will be on Sunday June 25, 2006, at 12pm, also at the JACCC. For more information on the Festival, or the Artists Day, contact 310.391.3330 or in...@artwallah.org.
ABOUT ARTWALLAH
ArtWallah, a non-profit organization, fosters expressions of the South Asian diaspora while creating and promoting dialogue between artists and diverse communities. The organization produces the ArtWallah Festival, an annual arts festival showcasing dance, film, literature, music, spoken word, theater, and visual arts works rooted in the South Asian diaspora. For more information, visit www.artwallah.org or email in...@artwallah.org.
3. USA: Los Angeles:
Saturday: June 24, 2006:
D'Lo is performing
at Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural
Saturday: June 24, 2006:
D'Lo is performing
at Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural
The event is from 12 noon until 7 pm, D'Lo is going on at 1 pm!
4. USA: NYC:
Saturday, June 24, 2006:
4. USA: NYC:
Saturday, June 24, 2006:
Karmacy will be rockin' NYC in its biggest concert yet!
They will be debuting 3 new music videos at the show!
What: Karmacy - "The Movement Live Tour" in NYC
When: Saturday, June 24, 8pm
Where: The Knitting Factory in NYC
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 219-3132
Tix Available at the following URL:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=660978
For more details:
www.karmacy.com
5.
USA: Los Angeles:
Sunday, June 25, 2006:
When: 2pm - 7pm
Sunday, June 25, 2006:
When: 2pm - 7pm
Where: Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC)
Suggested Donation: $10
In an effort to build a stronger artists' network among our community, we invite you all to our first ever Artists' Day. This is a chance to mix and mingle with fellow artists, while hearing from arts professionals.
The day will feature two panel discussions:
"Finding the Money - grants, fellowships, and non-traditional opportunities"
speakers include: representatives from major funding institutions, a professional grant writer, and artists who are making it happen.
"Sharpening the Edge - Keeping Contemporary Art Challenging"
speakers include: curators and programmers from pioneering performing and visual arts institutions, to talk on what is informing their decision making, and the direction they see for the future of the arts.
We'll conclude the day with an Artists' Roundtable, for all of us to discuss our own experiences and perspectives as artists and members of the ArtWallah community.
The day will also include a Community Potluck - if you, or somebody you know is interested in sharing a culinary delight, please email in...@artwallah.org with subject line "POTLUCK" by June 10, 2006.
The full list of confirmed speakers will be confirmed shortly - please check www.artwallah.org/festival for updates!
6. UK: Manchester:
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 27-28, 2006:
3rd South Asian Popular Culture Conference
The journal of South Asian Popular Culture (SAPC) enters its fourth year of publication with a growing international readership and well-received critical reception (The Times Higher Education Supplement, 22/4/2005, p.34). Building on the success of previous international gatherings at the University of Portsmouth, UK (2002) and at Fairfield University, USA (2003), the 3rd conference will be hosted at the University of Manchester at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama.
SAPC's 3rd meeting brings together interdisciplinary contributions from across the different subject disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences to engage with notions of popular culture. 'South Asian popular culture' is defined in a broad and inclusive way to incorporate lived and textual cultures, the mass and new media, different ways of life, and discursive modes of representation. Central to the formation of popular cultures are articulations of the economic, social and political spheres and the conference will also aim to highlight these issues.
SAPC's 3rd conference will consist of papers from across all areas of South Asian popular culture, both in the subcontinent and from around the world. Contributions have been accepted from academics, postgraduate students, and from cultural practitioners (film-, radio-, television-, and web media-makers, artists, arts personnel, cultural activists, theatre practitoners, fashion designers, and sexuality campaigners).
The 3rd SAPC conference will be hosted under the auspices of the Centre for Screen Studies in Drama, and the Dept of Religions and Theolgy, both in the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures at the University of Manchester, UK.
For more information, see:
http:// www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/drama/research/centreforscreenstudies/conferences/
Calls for Submission:
1. USA: NYC:
The Asian American Writers' Workshop presents:
Where I'm Calling From: A Youth Writing and Performance Project
Deadline: June 4, 2006
Summer 2006
The Asian American Writers' Workshop is offering a new writing project for youth that focuses on capturing personal experiences in the form of creative
non-fiction, stories based on real life, essays and journals. We will write of our own personal histories and stories as well as our thoughts on the
world as it is. We want to hear what you struggle with, what you have accomplished, and what you deal with as youth. "Where I'm Calling From" is a
way for you to pinpoint your location in life and the geography of your situation.
WICF is open to youth, grades 9 - 12, from all racial backgrounds in New York City and surrounding areas. All youth who participate in WICF will
receive an artist stipend of $200, based on commitment, attendance and participation.
For detailed information and to download an application, please check:
http://www.aaww.org/events_workshops.html#WICF
Applications accepted and admitted on a rolling basis but no later than Monday June 5, 2006. Applications must be received by this date. We will
notify all applicants by mid-June.
The Asian American Writers' Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
New York, NY 10001-3814
212-494-0061 tel
212-494-0062 fax
de...@aaww.org email
http://www.aaww.org/ web
2.
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town:
TRI CONTINENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
Deadline: June 15, 2006
Deadline: June 15, 2006
About the festival
In many ways, South Africa must be viewed as an emerging democracy with an aspirant human rights culture that needs to be nurtured and promoted through a variety of mediums. One of the most powerful ways to foster a human rights culture in this country and transmit positive messages about democratic values is through popular cultural and in particular through the visual medium of film and video.
Film and video that is socially relevant can also serve as a popular mechanism for transferring positive messages around democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. Crucially, film and video can also serve a vital role in insuring and restoring historical memory around struggle, oppression and denial of basic freedoms and inalienable rights. In this way, film can inform younger generations about past hardship experienced in prior eras, and in turn, conceptualise both the democratic gains and enduring hardships experienced in these times.
The TRI Continental Film Festival will be governed by a philosophy and approach that:
Forge links between those engaged in cinematic production from the Americas, Africa and Asia;
Promotes the use of audio-visual medium as a communication tool that encourages and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom;
Presents socially relevant and appropriate films that explore the interconnectedness between oppression; denial of fundamental rights and social and economic decay and alienation;
Presents socially relevant and appropriate films that explore the linkages between social struggles, respect for fundamental rights and the recognition of personal dignity and community empowerment;
Recognition that artistic merit and historical accuracy are essential components to popularising human rights values through the audiovisual medium;
And lastly, recognition and understanding that cultural expression can both entertain while inform mass audiences and in turn become a tool of education and liberation.
http://www.3continentsfestival.co.za/
In many ways, South Africa must be viewed as an emerging democracy with an aspirant human rights culture that needs to be nurtured and promoted through a variety of mediums. One of the most powerful ways to foster a human rights culture in this country and transmit positive messages about democratic values is through popular cultural and in particular through the visual medium of film and video.
Film and video that is socially relevant can also serve as a popular mechanism for transferring positive messages around democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. Crucially, film and video can also serve a vital role in insuring and restoring historical memory around struggle, oppression and denial of basic freedoms and inalienable rights. In this way, film can inform younger generations about past hardship experienced in prior eras, and in turn, conceptualise both the democratic gains and enduring hardships experienced in these times.
The TRI Continental Film Festival will be governed by a philosophy and approach that:
Forge links between those engaged in cinematic production from the Americas, Africa and Asia;
Promotes the use of audio-visual medium as a communication tool that encourages and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom;
Presents socially relevant and appropriate films that explore the interconnectedness between oppression; denial of fundamental rights and social and economic decay and alienation;
Presents socially relevant and appropriate films that explore the linkages between social struggles, respect for fundamental rights and the recognition of personal dignity and community empowerment;
Recognition that artistic merit and historical accuracy are essential components to popularising human rights values through the audiovisual medium;
And lastly, recognition and understanding that cultural expression can both entertain while inform mass audiences and in turn become a tool of education and liberation.
http://www.3continentsfestival.co.za/
"PLEASE PRINT OUT THIS FORM AND MAIL TO US WITH YOUR PAL VHS/DVD"
In the event of your film being selected, the information given below will be used for publicity purposes in all media related products associated with the TRI Continental Film Festival 2006.
TRI Continental Film Festival reserves the right to screen your submission in non-commercial screenings as part of the festival's outreach programme in Southern Africa.
Section 1: Participant Information
1.1 Name of the submitting filmmaker and role (Producer/Director)
1.2 Contact details
Telephone
Fax
1.3. Address for correspondence, including postal code
Postal code
Section 2. Technical Specifications
2.1. Original Title
English Title
Nationality of Film
Date of Production
Language of Film
NB: All foreign films MUST have English subtitles
Running time
Preview Tape Exhibition Format:
Sound:
Mono Stereo Dolby Other
Date and place of first screening and/or TV broadcast
Has the documentary been shown at previous Festivals? YES / NO
If the answer is YES, please provide details.
Prizes or Distinctions
Brief Synopsis (150 words maximum)
Director:
Nationality
Gender:
1.2 Contact details
Telephone
Fax
Address for correspondence, including postal code
Postal code
Director's Filmography (please attach)
Producer
Contact details:
Telephone
Fax
Address for correspondence, including postal code
Postal code
Does the applicant consent to the use of the above information for the purpose of marketing the
Festival and on its internet site? If not please specify what information may not be used.
YES / NO
The entry of the film in the TRI Continental Film Festival implies full acceptance of the attached
Rules & Regulations
Zivia Desai Keiper
TRI Continental Film Festival
27 Palmer Road.Muizenberg 7945
Cape Town, South Africa
zi...@uhuruproductions.co.za
3. USA: Bay Area:
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Yoni Ki Baat 2006
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Deadline: June 30, 2006
A brand-new selection of monologues, presented by South Asian Sisters
"Yoni ki Baat" is back for its fourth fabulous year!
We have confirmed that South Asian women are ready speak out about their bodies, their sexualities, and, yes, their yonis (yoni= vagina in Sanskrit)! This is an open call for our sisters to get creative and share any stories about their yonis, including topics such as, but not limited to:
* hair
* body image
* motherhood
* birth
* culture
* abuse
* menstruation
* smell
* genital mutilation
* orgasm
* pleasure
* masturbation
* sexual orientation
* rewriting stories
* reclaiming language (cunt, bitch, etc.)
Or, if you're stuck on what to write about, we've got some questions for you:
* What does your yoni enjoy most about being a south asian woman?
* Could you give up your razor (thread? wax?) for a month?
* Do you remember your first hair removal experience?
* Is your family or community desperate to marry you off?
* Has a well-meaning aunty ever gotten into your business?
* Have you ever "shocked" the aunties and uncles?
* What is the most frustrating issue in south asian culture facing women today?
* Which Bollywood heroine/ hero does your yoni pine for or aspire to be?
* What language does your yoni speak?
* What Bollywood film would your yoni star in?
* What Bollywood song would your yoni sing?
* What is your yoni's bio-data/ matrimonial?
* What name does your yoni prefer to be called by?
* What is the immigration status of your yoni?
* What is your yoni's weapon?
* What does your yoni smell like?
* If your yoni could run for president, what would be the first item on her agenda?
* If your yoni could say two words, what would they be?
Submissions will remain anonymous upon request and may be incorporated into our upcoming "Yoni Ki Baat" show in the Bay Area.
If you've always thought about submitting a piece, this is the year to actually do it.
Please send any ideas, answers, poems, essays, stories, or musings --we can't do the show unless we have your contributions! Your contributions create the mood and experience of the show, please share your voices with us!
Be on the lookout for more information about "Yoni Ki Baat" in the coming weeks.
Please send your submissions by June 30, 2006 to:
Email: y...@sasisters.org
Post:
South Asian Sisters
1642 Fell Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
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Yoni Ki Baat 2006
****************************
Deadline: June 30, 2006
A brand-new selection of monologues, presented by South Asian Sisters
"Yoni ki Baat" is back for its fourth fabulous year!
We have confirmed that South Asian women are ready speak out about their bodies, their sexualities, and, yes, their yonis (yoni= vagina in Sanskrit)! This is an open call for our sisters to get creative and share any stories about their yonis, including topics such as, but not limited to:
* hair
* body image
* motherhood
* birth
* culture
* abuse
* menstruation
* smell
* genital mutilation
* orgasm
* pleasure
* masturbation
* sexual orientation
* rewriting stories
* reclaiming language (cunt, bitch, etc.)
Or, if you're stuck on what to write about, we've got some questions for you:
* What does your yoni enjoy most about being a south asian woman?
* Could you give up your razor (thread? wax?) for a month?
* Do you remember your first hair removal experience?
* Is your family or community desperate to marry you off?
* Has a well-meaning aunty ever gotten into your business?
* Have you ever "shocked" the aunties and uncles?
* What is the most frustrating issue in south asian culture facing women today?
* Which Bollywood heroine/ hero does your yoni pine for or aspire to be?
* What language does your yoni speak?
* What Bollywood film would your yoni star in?
* What Bollywood song would your yoni sing?
* What is your yoni's bio-data/ matrimonial?
* What name does your yoni prefer to be called by?
* What is the immigration status of your yoni?
* What is your yoni's weapon?
* What does your yoni smell like?
* If your yoni could run for president, what would be the first item on her agenda?
* If your yoni could say two words, what would they be?
Submissions will remain anonymous upon request and may be incorporated into our upcoming "Yoni Ki Baat" show in the Bay Area.
If you've always thought about submitting a piece, this is the year to actually do it.
Please send any ideas, answers, poems, essays, stories, or musings --we can't do the show unless we have your contributions! Your contributions create the mood and experience of the show, please share your voices with us!
Be on the lookout for more information about "Yoni Ki Baat" in the coming weeks.
Please send your submissions by June 30, 2006 to:
Email: y...@sasisters.org
Post:
South Asian Sisters
1642 Fell Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
4. USA: San Francisco:
CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY APA ARTS FESTIVAL & SHOWCASE
CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY APA ARTS FESTIVAL & SHOWCASE
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2006
APAture: A Window on the Art of Asian Pacific Americans
September 19 – 30, 2006 in various venues of San Francisco's Mission District
KSW's APAture: A Window on the Art of Asian Pacific Americans is a
multidisciplinary arts expo presenting and examining the work of
emerging Asian Pacific American artists, living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The mission of Kearny Street Workshop's APAture is to provide artists with an early experience in presenting their work at a large event; to
build audiences for emerging artists; to strengthen the sense of community among our artists; and to raise awareness of the existence
of and diversity within the APA arts community.
Kearny Street Workshop (KSW) is the nation's oldest multidisciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization. Based in San Francisco,
KSW's mission is to present and produce art that enriches and empowers APA communities. KSW presents its eighth annual festival showcasing
the work of emerging APA artists September 19-30, 2006
You can submit to APAture in the following categories:
Visual arts: painting, photography, sculpture, installation, multimedia, etc.
Performing arts: Theater, dance, movement, puppetry, comedy, etc.
Music/Sound: All music, electronic, turntable, sound, noise
Literary arts: Includes written and drawn work, all writing, spoken word
Film/Video: Film, video, slide shows, all projections
Tables/Printed materials: Zines, comics, etc.
Artists submitting to APAture should submit either finished works or specific, thoroughly written proposals to create new works. APAture
values community-building, ethnic and artistic diversity, and collaboration across ethnic and disciplinary lines.
For submission guidelines and forms, and more information about KSW and APAture, please visit www.kearnystreet.org or contact us at
apa...@kearnystreet.org or 415.503.0520.
emerging Asian Pacific American artists, living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The mission of Kearny Street Workshop's APAture is to provide artists with an early experience in presenting their work at a large event; to
build audiences for emerging artists; to strengthen the sense of community among our artists; and to raise awareness of the existence
of and diversity within the APA arts community.
Kearny Street Workshop (KSW) is the nation's oldest multidisciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization. Based in San Francisco,
KSW's mission is to present and produce art that enriches and empowers APA communities. KSW presents its eighth annual festival showcasing
the work of emerging APA artists September 19-30, 2006
You can submit to APAture in the following categories:
Visual arts: painting, photography, sculpture, installation, multimedia, etc.
Performing arts: Theater, dance, movement, puppetry, comedy, etc.
Music/Sound: All music, electronic, turntable, sound, noise
Literary arts: Includes written and drawn work, all writing, spoken word
Film/Video: Film, video, slide shows, all projections
Tables/Printed materials: Zines, comics, etc.
Artists submitting to APAture should submit either finished works or specific, thoroughly written proposals to create new works. APAture
values community-building, ethnic and artistic diversity, and collaboration across ethnic and disciplinary lines.
For submission guidelines and forms, and more information about KSW and APAture, please visit www.kearnystreet.org or contact us at
apa...@kearnystreet.org or 415.503.0520.
5. USA: Los Angeles:
Call for Screenplays and Stage Plays
Deadline: July 15, 2006
Deadline: July 15, 2006
DISHA THEATRE, A theatre company whose mission is to foster and produce works that relate to the South Asian North American experience, is seeking theatre and film scripts. Subject matter does not need to deal with South Asian specific topics, about half the characters should be non-ethnic specific, or castable by actors of South Asian descent. Universal stories are welcome. Three chosen screenplays/stageplays to be produced as Staged Readings September-November 2006 in Los Angeles. Please mail script, brief bio, and one-page outline/treatment to Reena Dutt, Director of Development, Disha Theatre c/o KP, 1554 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 106, Los Angeles, CA 90025 or email to submi...@dishatheatre.org . DEADLINE: 7/15/06 www.dishatheatre.org
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