by Faiza Bukhari | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Traditional Arts
Opera master Sonam Phuntsok and the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) are adapting the Tibetan folk opera Sukyi Nyima – a favorite among the eight traditional Tibetan operas. Such operas combine Buddhist teachings with tales of romantic intrigue and...
by Faiza Bukhari | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Traditional Arts
Chicano theater company Teatro Visión and musician and composer Russell Rodriguez are creating an original bilingual play and a studio recording. The play addresses how members of the Bay Area Latino community today bring meaning to the confrontation of death and...
by Faiza Bukhari | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Literary Arts
Paul Flores and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) are collaborating to create We Have Ire, a performance exploring transnational identity with a particular focus on the lives of Afro-Cuban and Cuban-American artists who are living in the United States.
by Faiza Bukhari | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Traditional Arts
Muisi-Kongo Malonga is collaborating with One East Palo Alto to create “Congo Danced a Nairobi Blues,” exploring the intersecting stories of traditional Congolese dance in the United States and the history of “Little Nairobi” (now East Palo Alto),...
by Faiza Bukhari | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Traditional Arts
(Dennis) Tobaji Stewart will lead an intergenerational group of artists to create Answered Prayers, a staged work that interweaves African and African American ritual and traditions with hip hop dance and spoken word.
