Yun Theatre’s production of “In Between,” a set of new migration-themed short plays, began with a program, plus a fortune cookie, plus and an admonition from the ticket seller to pay particular attention to the cookie’s fortune.
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“In Between”: A striking, shifting look at migration
Yun Theatre’s new production, “In Between,” features seven short plays from seven different playwrights, all on the subject of migration. But the show’s director and Yun co-founder, Christie Zhao, affirms that the theme struck her close to home.
“Sadako and the Cranes”: A Peace Park dance for hope and memory
Local dancer and choreographer Gabrielle Nomura Gainor claims Japanese, Filipino, and Caucasian blood.
Makana: Slack key guitar activism from Hawaii
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Hawaiian slack key master Makana, back when he was still Matthew Swalinkavich, found himself singing in the Honolulu Boy Choir by age 7, so […]
Chinese American Legacy Art Project: Metal memento to a troubled time
The Seattle Riot of 1886 occurred February 6-9 of that year, and featured anti-Chinese violence from the local Knights of Labor movement—climaxing with the forced march of some 350 Chinese from their homes in Chinatown, to a steamship expected to haul them away. Seattle Sheriff John McGraw, and his men, trying to fulfill a court order to let the uprooted return to their homes, faced riots over the arrest of the anti-Chinese leaders, resulting in several serious injuries.
“Return of the Jedi”: Now with the entire Seattle Symphony!
People come to the “Star Wars” franchise in all manner of ways.
Desdemona Chiang: Boldly into opera with “Bound”
Seattle director Desdemona Chiang’s credits include many stage plays, stage musicals, and she’d helmed one opera before heading into “Bound,” at Seattle Opera.
“Between Black & White” explores Asian racial roles in America
“The narrative around race relations can be quite polarized,” ventured activist Daniel Tam-Claiborne, at Thursday night’s gathering for the launch of “Between Black & White: Asian Americans Speak Out,” a series of short films aiming to include Asian communities in American racial discussions.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: A moving tribute, in three cinematic segments
Producer, arranger, keyboardist, songwriter, composer, electronic music pioneer, actor: Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died in late March this year after a long battle with cancer, was all of these things, together and/or separately.
Dylan J. Locke: From the state capital to L.A. fame
When your father’s the state governor, then a member of Obama’s cabinet, then the ambassador to China—and when your mother’s a Miss Asian America, then a television reporter—you could be forgiven for thinking your family isn’t quite like anybody else’s.
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