by Frances Phillips | Dec 7, 2019
Tibetan elder Bhalu Bhaloo and Chaksampa Tibetan Dance and Opera Company will collaborate to preserve the previously undocumented and at-risk performing heritage of the Kongpo region of Tibet, produce an authentic Kongpo Losar Festival, and honor Kongpo elders. The...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 17, 2019
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Van-Anh Vo is developing Songs of Strength with Iranian singer/songwriter Mahsa Vadat and Vietnamese American Non-Governmental Organization Network (VANGO). Ms. Vo and Ms. Vadat share experiences as immigrants from war-torn countries...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 30, 2019
Ethio-jazz artist Meklit Hadero (Meklit) is collaborating with Women’s Audio Mission to record, produce, and present a new collection of traditional Ethiopian folk songs titled When the Compass Points Towards Home. Meklit will work closely with the Ethiopian...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 19, 2017
Russell Rodriguez (Santa Cruz) collaborating with Teatro Visión de San José (San José) Award: $40,000 Traditional Arts Grant awarded in 2017 To Premiere: October 2018 San José’s Chicano theater company Teatro Visión and master musician and composer Russell Rodriguez...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 8, 2017
Zhaoxin Chen (Fremont) collaborating with Chinese Performing Arts Foundation (San Francisco) Award: $40,000 Traditional Arts grant awarded in 2017 Premiere: May 20, 2018, Flint Center, De Anza College Zhaoxin Chen (David Z. Chen) and the Chinese Performing Arts...
