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TeAda Productions proudly announces...

Now Booking E Nana I Ke Kumu, Look to the Source for 2000- 2002
Written and Performed by Leilani Chan

In E Nana I Ke Kumu, Leilani Chan explores issues facing today's Hawai'i through the haku (weaving) of monologue, story, dance, poetry, and music.  In this distinctive solo performance, present-day characters voice their uncertainty about Hawai'i's future.  Exploding the image of the islands as simply a wonderland for tourists, these voices cry out their concern.  This groundbreaking work brings to life the stories of contemporary souls searching to reclaim their heritage, their honor and the lost memories of a shattered homeland.  E Nana is a journey that travels from Hawai'i to the mainland and back.

This show has had successful bi-coastal runs, premiering at New WORLD Theater in Amherst, Massachusttes and at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, California as part of their 1997-1998 season.  It has also played at college campuses throughout California.  It was created in July 1997 with a partial commisison by the New England Foundation for the Arts and the National Performance Network's Creation Fund.

For a booking packet please contact TeAda Productions at teada@usa.net.
Or call 310/998-8765
For more information, check TeAda's webpage at www.janet.nikkei.org/~teada
=============================================================================About Leilani Chan:
This internationally known performance artist was born and raised in Honolulu Hawaii.  This simple fact accounts for the heart and soul of her artistic inspiration.  Her sense of poetry and rhythm stems from her natural language, "Pidgin English"; the dialect of English spoken throughout Hawai'i.  She is the recipient of the 1999 Brody Fellowship.  She is currently a California Arts Council Artist in Residence at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Downtown Los Angeles.

Leilani  is a multicultural theater worker dedicated to perfomance for, by and about people of color.  As a peformer, writer, director and producer, she has worked with HIghways Performance Space, Inner City Cultural Center, East West Players, Los Angeles Theater Center, Japan American Theater at the JACCC, New World Theater (Amherst, MA), Kumu Kahua (Honolulu, HI) and many others.  Her work with these organizations and other artists of color has led Leilani to develop TeAda Productions.  Since Leilani's arrival in Los Angeles, her work has served the Los Angeles Native/Pacific Islander, Asian, and Malaysian communites.