A-Squared Asian American Performing Arts Festival
co-presented with Links Hall
October 20–23, 2016 at 7 pm
Links Hall
Studio A
3111 North Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60618
TICKETS AND SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE!
The A-Squared Asian American Performing Arts Festival features four evenings of contemporary dance, music, performance art, puppetry, sound art, spoken word, and theatre by American artists of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent.
On Saturday October 22 at 5:15 pm, there will be a sight, sound and taste installation delving into the interaction of memory, rapid development and food inspired by Hoi An's outdoor night culture and the diverse Vietnamese cuisine derived from China, France, America and the indigenous people of Vietnam.
Purchase a FESTIVAL PASS to attend as many performances as you like, including the pop-up Asian dinner installation on Saturday, October 22 at 5:15 pm. Or you may purchase tickets for any single date of the festival.
Buy your tickets ONLINE NOW to the A-Squared Asian American Performing Arts Festival and you will receive passes for 2 free general admissions to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Festival Pass holders are guaranteed museum passes, single-evening ticket buyers will receive these MCA general admission passes while supplies last.
co-presented with Links Hall
October 20–23, 2016 at 7 pm
Links Hall
Studio A
3111 North Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60618
TICKETS AND SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE!
The A-Squared Asian American Performing Arts Festival features four evenings of contemporary dance, music, performance art, puppetry, sound art, spoken word, and theatre by American artists of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese descent.
On Saturday October 22 at 5:15 pm, there will be a sight, sound and taste installation delving into the interaction of memory, rapid development and food inspired by Hoi An's outdoor night culture and the diverse Vietnamese cuisine derived from China, France, America and the indigenous people of Vietnam.
Purchase a FESTIVAL PASS to attend as many performances as you like, including the pop-up Asian dinner installation on Saturday, October 22 at 5:15 pm. Or you may purchase tickets for any single date of the festival.
Buy your tickets ONLINE NOW to the A-Squared Asian American Performing Arts Festival and you will receive passes for 2 free general admissions to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Festival Pass holders are guaranteed museum passes, single-evening ticket buyers will receive these MCA general admission passes while supplies last.
Festival Pass (includes admission to as many performances as you like AND the pre-show Asian pop-up dinner installation at Links Hall on Saturday, October 22 at 5:15 pm)
Day 1: Thursday, October 20, 7 pm
TJ Medel (spoken word)
Dahlia Nayar, Margaret Paek, and Loren Kiyoshi Dempster (performance art/dance/sound art)
Myra Su with Allyson Gonzalez and Cynthia Campos Costanzo (shadow puppetry)
Rohan Zhou-Lee and Kitt Lyles (dance/music)
TJ Medel (spoken word)
Dahlia Nayar, Margaret Paek, and Loren Kiyoshi Dempster (performance art/dance/sound art)
Myra Su with Allyson Gonzalez and Cynthia Campos Costanzo (shadow puppetry)
Rohan Zhou-Lee and Kitt Lyles (dance/music)
Day 2: Friday, October 21, 7 pm
Tatsu Aoki with Julia A. Miller, Eblio Barilari, and Jamie Kempkers (music)
TJ Medel (spoken word)
Dahlia Nayar, Margaret Paek, and Loren Kiyoshi Dempster (performance art/dance/sound art)
Mitsu Salmon (interdisciplinary performance)
Tatsu Aoki with Julia A. Miller, Eblio Barilari, and Jamie Kempkers (music)
TJ Medel (spoken word)
Dahlia Nayar, Margaret Paek, and Loren Kiyoshi Dempster (performance art/dance/sound art)
Mitsu Salmon (interdisciplinary performance)
Day 3: Saturday, October 22
Pop-up Asian dinner: 5:15 pm
On Saturday October 22 at 5:15 pm, there will be a sight, sound and taste installation delving into the interaction of memory, rapid development and food inspired by Hoi An's outdoor night culture and the diverse Vietnamese cuisine derived from China, France, America and the indigenous people of Vietnam.
Saturday, October 22 performances: 7 pm
Tatsu Aoki with Julia A. Miller, Eblio Barilari, and Jamie Kempkers (music)
A-Squared Theatre featuring A Girl's Gotta Do, etc. by Julia Izumi, directed by Brian Balcom, performed by Helen Lee, Karissa J. Murrell Myers, and Jennifer Zhang (theatre)
eedahahm with Lee Chul Woo (mulitimedia/sound art)
Myra Su with Allyson Gonzalez and Cynthia Campos Costanzo (shadow puppetry)
Rohan Zhou-Lee and Kitt Lyles (dance/music)
Pop-up Asian dinner: 5:15 pm
On Saturday October 22 at 5:15 pm, there will be a sight, sound and taste installation delving into the interaction of memory, rapid development and food inspired by Hoi An's outdoor night culture and the diverse Vietnamese cuisine derived from China, France, America and the indigenous people of Vietnam.
Saturday, October 22 performances: 7 pm
Tatsu Aoki with Julia A. Miller, Eblio Barilari, and Jamie Kempkers (music)
A-Squared Theatre featuring A Girl's Gotta Do, etc. by Julia Izumi, directed by Brian Balcom, performed by Helen Lee, Karissa J. Murrell Myers, and Jennifer Zhang (theatre)
eedahahm with Lee Chul Woo (mulitimedia/sound art)
Myra Su with Allyson Gonzalez and Cynthia Campos Costanzo (shadow puppetry)
Rohan Zhou-Lee and Kitt Lyles (dance/music)
Day 4: Sunday, October 23, 7 pm
A-Squared Theatre featuring A Girl's Gotta Do, etc. by Julia Izumi, directed by Brian Balcom, performed by Helen Lee, Karissa J. Murrell Myers, and Jennifer Zhang (theatre)
eedahahm with Lee Chul Woo (mulitimedia/sound art)
memory vs. memory featuring Ly Hoang Ly & Patricia Nguyen (performance art)
Mitsu Salmon (interdisciplinary performance)
A-Squared Theatre featuring A Girl's Gotta Do, etc. by Julia Izumi, directed by Brian Balcom, performed by Helen Lee, Karissa J. Murrell Myers, and Jennifer Zhang (theatre)
eedahahm with Lee Chul Woo (mulitimedia/sound art)
memory vs. memory featuring Ly Hoang Ly & Patricia Nguyen (performance art)
Mitsu Salmon (interdisciplinary performance)