New Narratives Series Present and Future
Saturday, August 13 | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Performances featuring: Tamiko Beyer, Micah Rose, Juk Sing, and more
In collaboration with Greenway Conservancy, Pao Arts Center and Curator Leslie Anne Condon curates this summer 2022 outdoor performance series which celebrates the cultural power that flows through AAPI communities across the Asian diaspora, in ways that vocalize both struggles and joys. Featuring live performances by Boston-area spoken artists and performers who draw upon a wide range of artistic styles, cultural traditions, and languages from AAPI communities and beyond, the event series activates artist Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong’s YEAR OF THE TIGER installation in Mary Soo Hoo Park. Through their words, dance, creative gestures, and songs, each artist brings greater visibility to our interconnected histories and current realities while offering more playful and empowering visions of our collective future.
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Performance Series:
New Narratives Series: Our Past and Present
Saturday, July 16 | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Performances featuring: Cynthia Lin, Lani Asuncion, Subdrift Boston, and Adobo-Fish-Sauce
Past Events:
Pao Arts Center 5th Anniversary Community Celebration and YEAR OF THE TIGER Opening
May 14 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Five years ago, BCNC and Bunker Hill Community College came together in a visionary collaboration to open Pao Arts Center, Chinatown’s first arts, cultural, and education center.
On May 14th, gather to experience live performances celebrating 5 years of creativity and culture at Pao Arts Center. Featuring the opening of YEAR OF THE TIGER installation by Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong and performances by: Wah Lum Academy, Jennifer Lin and dancers, BHCC student and alumni musicians, Minhua Chen, Elgin Lee, Ba Pham, Patricia Seun, Yu Wang, Chen Chen, Chavi Bansal, IJ Chan, Flora Hyoin Kim Han, and Anju.
The Ghost of Keelung, a Radio Play Presentation
Written by Jamie Lin, Directed by Audrey Seraphin
June 25 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In the present, a woman visits her family home in Taiwan to appease an ancestral wrong. Back in 1956, a young woman begins working at a bar for American sailors and falls for one of them with dire consequences.
Language: English with Mandarin and Hokkien
July 16, 2022 | 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Performances featuring: Cynthia Lin, Lani Asuncion, Subdrift Boston, and Adobo-Fish-Sauce
About The Artists:
Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong is a New York-based artist working at the boundary of art and architecture. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cheryl received her B.A. in Art and Italian at UC Berkeley and her Master of Architecture from Columbia University GSAPP. Her work has been commissioned by the NY State Thruway Authority, NYC Parks Department, City of Inglewood, City of Calgary and by the Washington DC Government.
About our Partner:
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
The Greenway is a contemporary public park in the heart of Boston. The Greenway welcomes millions of visitors annually to gather, play, unwind, and explore. The Greenway Conservancy is the non-profit responsible for the management and care of The Greenway. The majority of the public park’s annual budget is generously provided by private sources.
The Greenway Conservancy Public Art Program brings innovative and contemporary art to Boston through free, seasonal exhibitions that engage people in meaningful experiences, interactions, and dialogue with art, each other, and the most pressing issues of our time. Past Greenway exhibitions can be viewed on the Conservancy’s website.
Contact: arts@bcnc.net, 617.863.9080