by Faiza Bukhari | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Traditional Arts
Zhaoxin Chen and the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation are creating the Jing-Kun Project to introduce new audiences to the venerable traditions of classical Chinese drama in the Beijing (“Jing”) and Kunqu (“Kun”) styles.
by Frances Phillips | Jul 19, 2017 | 2015, News, Traditional Arts
On August 4 at 6 p.m., Manilatown Heritage Foundation is unveiling master Kalinga weaver Jenny Bawer Young’s Chewang chi Biyeg Tapestry, developed in collaboration with the Kalingafornia Laga weaving circle and creative efforts of the Mabilong Weavers of...
by Frances Phillips | Jul 4, 2017 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
Collaborating with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Patricia Montgomery retold stories of heroines of the Civil Rights movement through story quilts fashioned into swing coats — each coat representing a different African American heroine....
by Frances Phillips | Jun 23, 2017 | 2015, News, Traditional Arts
On July 15 and 16, “The Persepolis Project,” featuring composer Neema Hekmat along with Ballet Asfaneh and collaborating artists Aisan Hoss (pictured), Moses Sedler, Diana Rowan, and Sonja Drakulich, will open the second weekend of the San Francisco...
by Frances Phillips | May 5, 2017 | 2015, News, Traditional Arts
On May 20 and 21, the Center for Lao Studies is bringing Molam Tan Smay: Molam in the Modern Era, a modern Lao Opera, developed through a collaboration among members of the Lao Bantheung Sinh molam troupe of Oakland, its troupe leader Mr. Khankham Phaxayavong, and...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 5, 2017 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
Ten works from Patricia A. Montgomery’s collection of quilted coats honoring heroines of the civil rights movement are on exhibit through March 18 in the San Marco Gallery, Archbishop Alemany Library, at Dominican University in San Rafael. On Saturday, February...
