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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Media Fund The National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) is pleased to announce new deadlines for the Media Fund. Open Call for Production Funds has two deadlines - Feb. 23 and Aug. 24. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in production and/or post-production phases. Projects in research and development or script development phases need not apply. Awards will average $20,000 to $50,000. Exceptions may be made. Open Door Completion Fund has no deadline. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in the final post-production phase. A full-length rough cut must be submitted. Awards average $20,000 and NAATA funds must be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master. For more information, check out www.naatanet.org or contact the Media Fund department at 415-863-0814 x 106 or mediafund@naatanet.org.
ARTS
Atlas(t) Reviving the decades-long history of collaboration between Galería de la Raza and Kearny Street Workshop, the two organizations’ younger members are collaborating on an exhibition entitled atlas(t): a mapping expedition/exhibition by Latino and Asian Pacific American Artists. The exhibition is a conceptual atlas comprised of over two dozen maps that demonstrate the imaginative range of the Bay Area’s young Latino and Asian American artists. The show opens on Feb. 3, with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and runs through March 31. Don’t miss the panel discussion on Feb. 15 and the performance on March 31 at 8 p.m. For more information, please call Gigi Otalvaro of Galería at 415-826-8009 or Claire Light of KSW at 415-503-0520 (Galería de la Raza, 2857 24th Street, San Francisco).
Bruce Lee The Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, and the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, honor Bruce Lee with an exhibition of over 240 treasures, including diaries, personal letters, drawings and Lee’s own writings. The exhibit is on display through Feb. 18. (Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco at the Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., 3rd floor, San Francisco. 415-986-2825.)
Chinese Opera Costumes and Photographs The drama and color of Cantonese-style Chinese opera comes alive through the costumes and photographs from the collection of Chi Ming Wong. Wong is an accomplished Cantonese opera actor. He directs an annual opera performance at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. The exhibition runs through Feb. 15. (OACC, 388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland. 510-208-6080. www.oaklandasianculturalcenter.com)
Hiroshi Sugimoto Known for long-exposure photographic series of empty movie theaters and drive-ins, seascapes and museum dioramas, Sugimoto has now turned his attention to 20th-century architecture for works that will be displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through March 4. (151 3rd St., San Francisco. 415-357-4000.)
Imagiro In Bronze Japanese American sculptor Yoshitomo Saito has recently completed a new body of work. He continues his focus on the solitary object, but has taken the three-dimensional form and flattened it into a wall mounted object that takes on a new sensibility of spatial and conceptual meaning. Saito’s unique ability to control and choreograph the actual casting process is a result of his decade-long familiarity with the material, allowing him a spontaneity in the work that exudes confidence, optimism and a memorable resonance. The exhibition runs through Feb. 24 at the Haines Gallery, 49 Geary Street, 5/F, San Francisco. For further information, please contact Gina Fairley at 415-397-8114 or email info@hainesgallery.com.
Mise-en-scène Mise-en-scène: New LA Sculpture, an exhibition of 31 works by six up-and-coming Los Angeles artists, is on view in the Logan Galleries on the San Francisco campus of the California College of Arts & Crafts and will continue through March 10. Presented by the CCAC Institute, the exhibition features works in sculpture, drawing, video and film by Liz Craft, Evan Holloway, Jason Meadows, Jeff Ono, Paul Sietsema and Torbjörn Vejvi. (1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco. 415-703-9500.)
Supply: An Installation by Indigo Som Indigo Som, an emerging artist residing in Berkeley, will “draw” on the walls of the Foyer Gallery at the Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, using office supplies such as scotch tape, liquid paper, highlighters, ballpoint pens, copy paper and post-it notes, as she explores the “office-y” feel of the space and draws on her history as an office worker. Exhibition runs through Feb. 28. (S•MOVA, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 707-527-0297)
Taoism and the Arts of China This exhibition explores one of China’s primary indigenous philosophies and religions, an understanding of which is critical to comprehending Chinese culture, both historically and today. Approximately 150 works of art will be used to explore conceptual and artistic achievements in the history of Taoism, including paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, textiles, ritual objects and rare books borrowed from nearly seventy lenders in over ten countries. Significantly, 33 works will be borrowed from institutions in the People’s Republic of China, only two of which have been previously exhibited in the West. The show runs from Feb. 21 to May 31. For museum hours and general information, call 415-379-8800 or go to www.asianart.org. (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
The Further Eye: Painting of India Through Feb. 18, this exhibition features delicate, intensely colored paintings from the Berkeley Art Museum’s exceptional collection of Asian art, including works from the Jean and Francis Marshall collection. In particular, the exhibition illustrates the convention of Indian painting. Featured from the 17th century are the flat-patterned, traditional paintings of the state of Mewar, contrasted by the representational, historical paintings of the Mughal court. (Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. For hours and directions, call 510-642-0808 for a 24-hour recorded message. For more information, call 510-642-8734 or go to www.bampfa.berkeley.edu.)
DANCE
Russian Hamlet: The Son of Catherine the Great Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, critically acclaimed as Russia’s most innovative contemporary dance company, returns to the Bay Area with Boris Eifman’s lavish new masterpiece, Russian Hamlet: The Son of Catherine the Great. In Russian Hamlet, Eifman takes a piercing look into the tragic life of Prince Paul (Pavel Pekovich) and casts new light on one of the most complex and fascinating figures in Russian history. Paul I was born in 1754 to Peter III and Catherine the Great. At the age of eight, he witnessed his father’s murder by the order of his mother, who then became the Empress of All Russia. Five performances are scheduled March 29 - April 1 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets now on sale, call 415-392-4400.
EVENTS
Alliance of Emerging Creative Artists 2001 On Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m., AECA 2001 will be a benchmark of AECA’s goal to present an inclusive range of artistic disciplines, including music, film and literature. AECA 2001 will be an evening of multi-disciplinary presentations featuring a new film work by Chicago bassist/filmmaker Tatsu Aoki, with live music accompaniment by Japanese computer/electronics musician Yasuhiro Otani. Also featured is a program of readings by emerging Asian American writers, curated by Bay Area writer/organizer Summi Kaipa. AECA 2001 will be held at Asia Pacific Cultural Center - Oakland (formerly known as the Oakland Asian Cultural Center), 388 9th St., Suite 290. For more information, please call 510-208-6088.
Euphorium For those with an adventurous spirit, check out Antenna’s virtual opium trip “ The Euphorium,” based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s opium-induced poem “Kubla Khan.” The show plays Wednesdays through Sundays, Feb. 14 through March 10th at Building 920 in the Presidio. Antenna Direction Chris Hardman has turned this Crissy Field warehouse into a surreal, walk-through dreamscape using Antenna’s signature headsets, digital audio effects, three dimensional paintings, and a few Coney Island funhouse tricks thrown in for good measure. Doors are open 7 p.m. 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m. midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 3 - 7 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $15 general, $12 for students and seniors. One person enters every two minutes, so reservations are recommended. Call 415-332-9454. For more information, check out www.antenna-theater.org.
Get Out of Camp Produced by the National Japanese American Historical Society, this interactive exhibit gives the audience an experiential overview of what World War II was like for Japanese Americans, with replicas, photographs and music. To be on display through July 31. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (NJAHS Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco. 415-921-5007.)
Godzilla West Presents: Friday Night Live Godzilla West presents Friday Night Live, a fresh new open-mike venue, which will feature Asian Pacific Islander monologue artists and comedians as well as spoken word artists, musicians and dancers. The vision is to create a nurturing space where artists of any medium can come to express and create. The open mike will take place on the first Friday of every month at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. For more information, call 510-208-6080. (388 9th Street, Suite 290, Oakland.)
FILM
Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker Join Radical Women for a video showing on the life of civil rights activist and leader Ella Baker. Baker worked tirelessly for racial equality for more than 50 years, and was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which recruited students of all colors to travel to the South and become involved in the fight against segregation. Suggested donation at the door is $2. The presentation is on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at New Valencia Hall, 1908 Mission Street, San Francisco. A Southern buffet dinner, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6:15 p.m. For more information, please call 415-864-1278.
MUSIC
Gamelan Sekar Jaya The Bay Area’s world-renowned Balinese ensemble performs a dramatic new work Friday-Saturday, Feb. 16-17 at 8:00 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall. The 45-member orchestra of musicians and dancers teams up with members of STSI Denpasar-Bali’s National Academy of the Arts-in Kawit Legong: Prince Karna’s Dream, an original production based on a Balinese legend. Directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang, the cast features over 20 dancers and a full 30-member bronze gamelan orchestra. Tickets are priced at $18.00, $24.00 and $30.00, and are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at 510-642-9988 to charge by phone; at Ticketweb.com; through e-mail at tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu; and at the door. For more information, call Cal Performances at 510-642-9988 or visit the Cal Performances Web site at www.calperfs.berkeley.edu.
Students from China and Japan Perform on Legendary Violin Jia Yao of Beijing, China and Rira Watanabe of Tokyo, Japan will perform in a unique recital featuring the late Jascha Heifetz’s 259-year-old “David” Guarneri del Gesu violin. They are two of seven San Francisco Conservatory of Music violin students chosen to play in this recital, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. For more information, call the Legion of Honor at 415.750.3600.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Five Bamboo Ridge Writers Bamboo Ridge publishes literature that nutures the voices of Hawai’i and celebrates its literary tradition. It currently publishes two volumes a year: a literary journal of poetry and fiction featuring work by both emerging and established writers; and a book or anthology focused on a special theme. Five authors — Jacquelyn Kim, Kimiko Guthrie-Kupers, Lia Smith, Eileen Tablos and Sabrena Taylor — will read their poetry, prose and essays on Sunday, March 4 at 4 p.m., at the Eastwind Books of Berkeley. (2066 University Avenue, Berkeley. 510-548-2350).
The Ohana Anthology Reading This compilation gathers work created and performed by over 25 individual poets, short storywriters, performance artists, and others at the Ohana Open Mics over the past three years, and is now available for purchase. Come celebrate with the many Asian and Pacific American artists included in the anthology! They will be reading from their work and signing autographs, too. The many diverse Bay Area talents documented in this book include: Kenneth Teruya Akinaka; Niki Cora Angeline; Kiku Fumabiki; Sato Hashizume; Anna Huie; Shirley Wong Imura; Cynthia Joe; Albert Lee; Carole Jan Lee; Jeffrey Thomas Leong; Blesilda Ocampo; Erica Peng; Valentine Pierce; Sally Soliai; Edith Tanaka; Darryl Tom; Dennis Somera; Evan Stubblefield; John Tunui; Jennie Low Wong; Nellie Wong; Amy Yuen; Hazel Yuen; and Emily Han Zimmerman. Friday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Pro Arts Gallery, 461 9th Street, Oakland. For more information, call 510-763-4361.
THEATER
Aliens in America A one-woman show performed by public radio commentator, humorist and fiction writer, Sandra Tsing Loh. Loh takes us on a hilarious journey of growing up in America as the daughter of a Chinese father and German mother, with side trips into an Ethiopian vacation and mail-order brides. What is this thing called family? Who are these parents and children we’re related to? Location: San Jose Repertory Theater. Dates: Saturday, Feb. 3 - Sunday, March 4. Times: Tuesday - Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 & 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 & 7 p.m. Admission: $17 - $35 admission. More information, http://www.sfstation.com/theatre/sanjoserep#aliens.
Café Depresso Cafe Depresso, a new dark comedy by Tom Vegh, follows four San Franciscans, in group therapy for depression, as they encounter an onslaught of change and surprises when two group members disappear. Performances are scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. from Jan. 26 to March 3 at Exit Theater in San Francisco. For reservations, please call 415-776-7427. Check out the Web site at www.cafedepresso.com. (Exit Theater, 156 Eddy St., San Francisco)
Contagion: An American Book of the Dead Campo Santo + Intersection with Alma Delfina Group present the World Premiere of John Steppling’s Contagion: an american book of the dead Feb. 15 through March 11 at the Intersection. Contagion is directed by Sean San José and features Michael Cheng, Nina Gold, Comika Griffin, Steve Marvel, Luis Saguar, Machiko Saito and Paul Santiago, designed by Temple Crocker, Annie Kunjappy, Alex Nichols, Tom Ontiveros and Drew Yerys. Music by Scheheradze Stone and choreography by Emiko Lewis. In Contagion, seven people who have lived lives of deception, prostitution, pornography and drug abuse struggle from the shadows to put their pasts in order. These are ghostlike people who dwell in the marginal, but very real, places in this world; American expatriates who travel farther and farther from home — to China, Pakistan, Africa and beyond — in order to get closer to their own histories. With a visceral and lyric intensity, Steppling exposes a diseased American soul journeying recklessly toward imperfect enlightenment. In the end, only one person’s story will survive. For tickets and information please call 415-626-3311. (Intersection, 446 Valencia St., San Francisco)
KIN’s Sixth Annual Home Season This year, KIN will premiere Robert Moses’ works: Dirt Roads and Back Doors, Image Bank and a third, yet-untitled piece. The Sixth Annual Home Season of Robert Moses’ KIN will be performed Feb. 28 through March 4 at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, and March 9-11 at the Gershwin Theater, located at 2350 Turk Boulevard on the University of San Francisco campus. Performances are 8 p.m. nightly with a 2 p.m. matinee on March 4 and 11. Ticket prices range from $14.50 to $18.50. For more information and to charge tickets by phone, call 415-441-3687.
Stop Kiss A work that manages to be both funny and provocative, Stop Kiss tells the story of Sara and Callie, two “straight girls” in their late twenties who are the last to realize they are falling in love. When their first tentative kiss provokes an act of violence, their worlds are turned upside down. Location: Brava! For Women in the Arts. Dates: Wednesday, February 7 - Sunday, March 11 Times: Wednesday - Sunday at 8 p.m. Admission: $12 for previews; $18 - $24 on Wednesday; $18 - $26 on Thursday & Sunday; $20 - $30 on Friday & Saturday. For more information, go to http://www.sfstation.com/theatre/brava.htm#kiss
Theater Artaud The forecast for Theater Artaud’s winter 2001 season calls for gusts of powerful artistry, chilling emotionalism and hot world premieres. The forefront of the performing arts will storm through San Francisco’s best performance space from Feb. 2 to March 24 with artists Karen Finley, Company Chaddick, Paul Dresher with Rinde Eckert and Kim Epifano. From the icy reality of Below Zero to the sweet stickiness of Shut Up and Love Me, unexpected shifts in tempo and temperature make the stage a wildly unpredictable gathering point for this heat wave of creativity. For ticket information, call 415-621-7797 or visit www.theaterartaud.org.
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ARTS
Colors of Korea The Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, opens Colors of Korea: Wrapping Cloths and Folk Paintings, an exhibit of Korean folk paintings and traditional wrapping cloths, beginning Feb. 9. The exhibit presents traditional wrapping cloths that are said to embody the aesthetics of women who lived during the Choson period (1392-1910). The clot