BECAUSE
An eight week performance workshop for Women of Color
Facilitated and led by Kristina Wong, with special guest artists
BECAUSE is a performance workshop for women of color to explore, find, and exercise their right to be creative and self-express. BECAUSE is focused on creative process and over product. We’ll play with movement, dance, symbolism, ritual, text, site specific work and visual art to find our own unique creative voices. We will dig deep into the stories located within our flesh, histories and daily lives and find the stories we share as women of color. BECAUSE encourages the building of a supportive creative community among women of color and reckless experimentation across the lines of artistic mediums, genres and styles.
No experience is required, only being open to the workshop process.
The workshops culminate in an informal public showing.
Participants must commit to the entire workshop process and final showing.
This workshop is open to all adult women of color. There are no restrictions of age, sexual orientation, or physical ability.
Master Classes led by Guest Artists:
Paul Zaloom (puppetry) http://www.paulzaloom.com
Shyamala Moorty (dance) http://www.shyamalamoorty.net
Anida Yoeu Esguerra (movement/writing) http://www.atomicshogun.com
When: Saturdays from January 20- March 10, 2007 2pm-6pm
Final Public Showing (required): March 10, 2007
Where: Mid-Valley YMCA, 6901 Lennox Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91405
Cost: $35 for all eight weeks! (Full and partial scholarships are available.)
To Register/ Questions: Participants must register with Kristina in advance by phone, 310-435-4817. Spaces are limited.
About Kristina Wong (Facilitator/Leader):
Kristina Wong is a solo performer, writer, filmmaker, actor, activist and educator. Wong’s third solo show Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest recently premiered to sold out crowds in the Bay Area and received support from the Creative Capital Foundation and the National Performance Network. More information on her is available at http://www.kristinawong.com.
BECAUSE is made possible through an Artist-in-Residence Award from the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Cultural Affairs.
