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Oct. 12 - Oct. 18, 2001
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Filipino American Cine Fest The Filipino American CineArts (FACINE) has set the deadline of submission for entries to the 8th annual Filipino American Cine Festival and Competition on Nov. 3. The festival showcases new works by and/or about Filipinos and Filipino Americans. It will be held at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, Nov. 17 - 18. The festival is open to media works by artists of Filipino descent regardless of subject, genre or length. All entrants may submit any number of entries. Non-Filipino artists may submit only Filipino-themed works. All works in VHS format should be sent to: Dr. Mauro Tumbocon, Jr., Director, Filipino American CineArts, 537 Jones St., PMB 2643, San Francisco, CA 94102. For more information, call 415-355-0456 or e-mail facine@hotmail.com.
Gearing Up for Success California Lawyers for the Arts (C.L.A.) announces an affordable seminar geared to visual and performing artists, and the organizations that serve them, to be held in Oakland, Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Alice Arts Center Theater. Gearing Up for Success is comprised of nine sessions over the course of the day, focusing on legal and business tools the arts community can use toward professional development. For an application and more information, interested artists may contact C. L. A at 510-444-6351.
Prize for Urban and Social Environmentalism The Potrero Nuevo Fund Prize is an annual program that awards funds to artistic projects that use literary, media, performing, or visual arts in the service of social and/or environmental awareness and change. The goal of this program is to promote awareness of the local urban environment through artwork that is driven by political activism. Up to four prizes, each a maximum of $12,500, will be awarded. For information or to receive an application, call New Langton Arts at 415-626-5416. Download the application from www.newlangtonarts.org, or send a 6” x 9” SASE to 1246 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94103. All entries must be postmarked no later than Nov. 16 or hand delivered by 5 p.m. on Nov. 16.
ARTS
Anytown, Anytime Evri Kwong’s social commentaries of the brutality on our society is the focus of this exhibit. Approximately 20 paintings and drawings shown at the Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara, address his interpretation of how the media represents various incidents. Kwong explores the accuracy of those events portrayed by the media. Gallery hours are Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free. For more information, please call 408-247-3754.
Blind Vision Through Nov. 11, San Jose Museum of Art presents Blind Vision: Video and the Limits of Perception. What are the physical and psychological limits of vision? At a time when new technologies and virtual imaging are enabling us to visualize real and imaginary spaces with greater precision, several artists are using video to explore the ambiguity at the heart of representation. This exhibition of videotapes and installations showcases the work of both Bay Area and international artists whose works explore the dynamic between perception, cognition, surveillance, and control. Artists in the exhibition include Peter Campus, Jonathan Fung, Marie Sester, Smith/Stewart, T. Kim, Trang Tran, and Bill Viola. For more information, please call 408-294-2977 or go to www.sjmuseum.org.
Census 2000 Pro Arts announces Census 2000: Asian Pacific Islander Americans, curated by Betty Kano, to reflect the demographic proportions of APIA artists according to Census figures, at Pro Arts, 461 Ninth St, Oakland. For information, please call 510-763-9425.
Conceptual Color In collaboration with the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, the College of Creative Arts’ Fine Arts Gallery presents a thought-provoking exhibition Conceptual Color: In Alber’s Afterimaging through Thursday, Oct. 18. Innovative works include Jacob Hashimoto’s Giant Yellow, three to four ceiling columns of kites fashioned from bamboo, paper and string. The gallery is located in the Fine Arts building on the SFSU campus, 19th St. and Holloway. For more information, please visit www.sfsu.edu/-artdept.
Francesca Enriquez Filipina artist Enriquez continues her explorations of the home and women’s roles through a new exhibition, which uses collage style and rich oil paint that mirrors the works’ intellectual texturing. On display Oct. 6 - 28, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Fridays 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.; and Saturdays, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. At Washington Square Gallery, 1821 Powell St. For more information, go to www.wsgallerysf.com.
Hall of Pioneers Gallery The Hall of Pioneers Gallery at Oakland’s Lion’s Foundation contains 12 custom-made showcases, each featuring selected individuals with historical photographs and artifacts. The 12 distinguished leaders and personalities were chosen by a Chinatown historical committee, which was formed more than 20 years ago by the late Reverend Frank G. Mar. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, please contact Ann G. Yee at 510-530-4590.
Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age At The Presidio SM, a new pilot program sponsored by The Presidio Trust, presents its next exhibition — Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age, Woodblock Prints from the Meiji Era. Meiji-era woodblock prints are unique representations of the rapid transformation of once-feudal Japan into a modern nation-state, which took place from the late 1800s until the second decade of the 20th century. The exhibition opens Saturday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m., at the Officers’ Club Exhibition Hall, 50 Moraga Ave., San Francisco. Tickets are $9 for adults, $6 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at www.atthepresidio.org or by calling 800-965-4827. For more information, please visit www.atthepresidio.org or call 415-561-5086.
Jose Anselmo Emerging artist Anselmo’s latest works will be on display Oct. 13 - 14, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., at the Lower Haight/Hayes Valley Open House Studio 2001, 383 Oak St., between Laguna and Octavia, San Francisco.
Mathematica Designs by Charles and Ray Eames will be on display at the Exploratorium in conjunction with Mathematica: The World of Numbers and Beyond, their classic exhibition designed in 1961. The artifacts illustrate the range for the Eames work prior to the creation of Mathematica. They include iconic items such as their famous bent plywood chairs, as well as solar toys and molded plywood radion enclosures. The exhibit runs from Oct. 6, 2001 - May 5, 2002 at the Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon St., San Francisco. For more information, call 415-EXP-LORE.
Shibori: Tradition and Innovation The Museum of Craft & Folk Art presents Shibori: Tradition and Innovation — East to West, an exhibition of Japanese traditional kimonos and recent fashion innovations in shibori, through to Nov. 25. The exhibition, divided between the Museum’s two galleries, will show the subtle elegance of shibori from ancient Japan plus the dramatic new uses of shibori by artists working in contemporary art and fashion in the Americas. For more information on the exhibition and related events, please call 415-775-0991.
Spectrum of Colors The San Francisco Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and the Chinese Culture Center present Spectrum of Colors, an exhibition of Chinese paintings at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery, Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., 3/F, San Francisco, through Friday, Oct. 27. The exhibition features the artwork of He Yuan Ming, a brush and finger painter residing in Mountain View, and Ou Gong Liang, an expert of fan painting from Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China. For more information, please call Janice Hom at 415-957-1146.
The Enemy Alien Files Today, American citizens, residents and visitors of Middle Eastern ancestry are targets of suspicion and harassment solely because of their ethnic origin. Sixty years ago, thousands of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants in the U.S. and Latin America, were subjected to relocation internment and deportation for the same reasons. The Enemy Alien Files combines rare photographs, oral history excerpts, documents and artifacts to explore how wartime fears, anti-immigrant attitudes and racism affected men, women and children. The exhibit runs through Dec. 28, Monday - Friday, 12 - 5 p.m. at the National Japanese American Historical Society, 1648 Post Street, San Francisco. For more information, call 415-921-5007.
The Messenger Paul De Marinis, a Stanford art professor, examines the from and nature of speech and the transmission of language for this installation, which runs through Jan. 27, 2002. Pieces in the exhibit include illuminated glass jars with electrodes, plastic skeletons with electrical mechanisms and enameled bowls with electronic controls, all connected to the Internet. This assemblage also explores non-verbal aspects of communication: pauses, silence, noise, ambiguity and misunderstanding. At the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, Lomiya Drive and Museum Way. For more information, call 650-723-4177.
The Whole World's Watching The Whole World’s Watching, a documentary photo exhibition which examines the rich history of the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s, runs through Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street in Live Oak Park, Berkeley. Admission is free. Berkeley Art Center is open from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The exhibition presents 100 images taken during these turbulent times by noted photographers including Jeffrey Blankfort, Nacio Jan Brown, Cathy Cade, Bob Fitch, Robert Hsiang, Ken Light, Richard Misrach, Ronald J. Riesterer, Stephen Shames, Ted Streshinsky, Michelle Vignes and Douglas Wachter among others. For directions to the Berkeley Art Center call 510-644-6893.
Wind of Genesis Gallery Piazza presents recent mixed media works of contemporary Japanese artist Shioh Kato, a resident of San Francisco for 30 years. This show is a part of the celebration of his 60th birthday, which has a special meaning for the Japanese. Kato has exhibited his work in Japan, France and the United States and has also created his artwork in performances with musicians in many diverse venues. The exhibition continues through Oct. 21. Gallery Piazza Arts & Culture is located at 819 Bridgeway, Sausalito. For more information, please call 415-331-6711.
DANCE
Dances on the roof of the world Celebrate the successful harvest with traditional Tibetan folk dance and music. The festivities begin with a special ceremony to make offerings, and conclude with a celebratory Tibetan circle dance. Dancer Tsering Wangmo will be joined by musicians Nyima Gyalpo and Tsering Dolma. The event takes place on Oct. 14, 2 p.m. at Crissy Field Center, Building 603, San Francisco. For more information, call 415-561-7752.
Lily Cai Dance Company Lily Cai Dance Company takes the stage at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard St. at 3rd St., San Francisco, to present two premieres and popular works at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17. Guest artists include members of the New Century Chamber Orchestra and erhu master Jiebing Chen. Tickets are $18, $24 and $28. Tickets and information are available by calling 415-978-2787.
Prism 2 Yugen/Noh Space presents a solo dance by native Japanese dancer Takami, Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27, at 8 p.m. Yugen/Noh Space is located at 2840 Mariposa St. at Florida, San Francisco. General tickets are $15, and $13 for students and seniors. For more information and reservations, call 415-621-7978.
EVENTS
El Día de Los Muertos Celebrate this observance of the circle of life with traditional art activities and tales of the Day of the Dead from bilingual storyteller Olga Loya, who interweaves personal experiences with Latin American traditional tales. On Oct. 28, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the San Jose Museum of Art, 110 South Market Street, San Jose. For more information, call 408-271-6840 or go to www.sjmusart.org.
Tsukimi Moon Festival Gen Taiko presents Tsukimi on Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., at the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Theater at the University of San Francisco, 2350 Turk Boulevard, San Francisco. Special guests include: Hideko Nakajima, Francis Wong’s Gathering of Ancestors, actor Suz Takeda and Afro-Cuban percussionist Jimmy Biala. Tickets available at Nikkei Traditions at 22 Peace Plaza, Japantown, by calling 415-775-6207 or by e-mailing gentaiko@yahoo.com.
Writing Workshop with Naomi Iizuka On Oct. 15, Intersection for the Arts kicks off a series of events based on the residency of playwright Naomi Iizuka in the Mission district. This writing workshop with Iizuka and Mission district residents is open to the public by advance registration only. The cost is $25 - 50 sliding scale. For registration and more information, please call 415-626-2787. (Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia Street, San Francisco)
FILM
Director’s Cut NAATA presents a four-part interactive screening and discussion series exploring the behind-the-scenes creative process of how a film is made and examining recent trends in Asian American cinema. All monthly events, September through December, will be held at Locus 1640 Post, San Francisco. Coming up on Oct. 17, 7 - 9 p.m., is Documenting the Personal with Trinh Nguyen and Sean O’Gara. Tickets can be ordered by calling 415-863-0814 x 117 or by fax at 415-863-7428. Fax order forms are available on the NAATA Web site at www.naatanet.org/festival. Ticket prices are $7 for general admission, $6 for members, and $5 for students and seniors.
MUSIC
Avant World SF Jazz, as part of the 19th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival presents an all-star line up on Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Headlining Avant World are Terry Riley, Krishna Bhatt, George Brooks Trio, Fred Frith, Miya Masaoka and Larry Ochs Trio. Tickets are $18 - 30. At the Herbst Theatre, Van Ness & McAllister, San Francisco.
READING AND LECTURES
An Evening with Gus Lee San Jose Public Library presents a series of author programs as part of the LIVE! @ Your Library project, an initiative of the American Library Association. The Calabazas Branch, with additional sponsorship from the Asian American Parent Association, is proud to present An Evening with Gus Lee on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public, and the evening will be a great experience for trans-cultural and trans-generational sharing. For more information on the LIVE! series, please check the Web site at www.sjpl.lib.ca.us.
Investigating the Mission Hosted by playwright Naomi Iizuka and Sean San José, this performative reading extravaganza features historians, sociologists and investigators excavating a Mission that no longer exists. On Oct. 16, 8 p.m. at Intersection for the Arts, 466 Valencia St., San Francisco. Tickets are $5-15. For more information, call 415-626-2787.
Montalvo 2001-2002 Literary Series Montalvo, Silicon Valley’s premier multi-disciplinary arts organization, is proud to announce its 2001/2002 Literary Arts Series. This year, Montalvo brings a phenomenal lineup to its intimate Carriage House Theatre, where celebrated authors, poets and humorists will read from their works and interact with the audience. This year’s expanded group includes the following: David Sedaris, Thursday, Oct. 25; Anchee Min, Tuesday, Dec. 4; and many more. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with tickets available through the Montalvo Box Office at 408-961-5858, and online at villamontalvo.org and ticketmaster.com.
Sounds of Poetry Considered by many to be the heir of Pablo Neruda, Jimmy Santiago Baca will read from his recent collection of poetry, Healing Earthquakes, which explores themes of transformation, metamorphosis and self-actualization. Karina Oliva and Amilca Mouton-Fuentes will join him. On Oct. 23, 8 p.m. at Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia St., San Francisco. For more information, call 415-626-2787.
Storytelling at the Center Stanford University, Cantor Arts Center presents a day of storytelling in its galleries for visitors of all ages. Listen to legends from around the world — Africa, Asia and North American — and gain a new perspective on the art on view. Hear ballads that tell the tales of the Gold Rush. Consider the role that narrative plays in electronic games. Admission is free. On Nov. 4, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, Lomita Drive and Museum Way. For more information, call 650-723-3469.
Sweatshop Warriors On Saturday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m., Miriam Ching Louie presents her book Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take On the Global Factory. In this up-close and personal look at Chinese, Mexican, Korean and Thai immigrant workers, Louie records the voices of working-class heroines sounding the charge for the anti-WTO legions. The reading will take place at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave., Berkeley. For more information, please call 510-548-2350.
THEATER
Asian American Comedy Night The Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene presents Asian American Comedy Night featuring Rex Navarrete and Kip Fulbeck at the Montgomery Theater, Market/San Carlos Sts., San Jose on Friday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m. Tickets on slae at www.tickets.com or by calling 408-298-2287.
Half Lives Half Lives by Peter Tamaribuchi is the world premiere of a dark new drama/comedy set in the 1980s. Justine, an Asian American teenager, dreams of becoming a successful actress, but her father, driven by memories of the Japanese American internment, forbids it. She secretly gets cast as Ophelia in the school's production of Hamlet, but winds up in the center of the director's dangerous, oriental fantasy. Now, Justine must face the violence hidden beneath her and her family's American Dream. Half Lives opens Oct. 12 and runs through Oct. 21 at the Oakland Black Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Performances are at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Admission is $10-20, sliding scale. For reservations and more information, call 510-207-1942 or e-mail ptamarib@aol.com.
fifty-two percent The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, in association with FootLoose at Venue 9, present this world premiere. Fifty-Two Percent delves into these issues: The first Asians to cross the Bering Straits land bridge experienced discrimination from nativist grizzly bears; the FBI treated Wen Ho Lee like Hannibal Lecter; Most APIAs have to fight their own complacency. One solution: A cabal of extreme activists plot to assassinate George W. It’s not going to help but hilarity ensues. Tickets are $13. The show runs through Oct. 28, Thursdays - Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 7 p.m., at Venue 9, 252 Ninth St. at Folsom, San Francisco. For more information or to make reservations, call 415-646-0868.
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ARTS
The Armenian Gospels of Gladzor This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see more than 60 unbound pages of the Gladzor Gospels, famous for its brilliantly colored miniatures illustrating the life of Christ. The manuscript, a treasure of medieval Armenian illumination, is on loan from the Department of Special Collections of the Charles E. Young Research Library at UCLA. The exhibit runs through Dec. 2 at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles.
THEATER
Achievers This new play by Michael Golamco looks at Asian Pacific Islander Americans in transition between post-college adolescence and adulthood, faced with two futures, one imposed by society and the other self-determined. Directed by Naoya Imanishi and produced by Cindy Yoshiyama, the play stars Teddy Chen Culver, Anh Nguyen, Randall Park, Mariza Rivera and Michael Shen of ProperGander Productions. It runs through Nov. 11, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 - 15. Tickets are available by phone at 323-655-TKTS. At the Century City Playhouse, 10509 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, go to www.propergander.net.
Collected Shadows Triumvirate Pi Theater presents Collected Shadows, one-act dramas by Leslie K. Gray, Diane Lefer, and Sachi Oyama. Program opens Nov. 2, 8 p.m., and runs through Nov. 25 at the Secret Rose Theatre, 11246 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood Arts District, Los Angeles. General tickets are $15. For reservations and more information, call 323-655-0120 or visit www.tri-pi.org.
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ARTS
Tangible Grace The stately yet subtle lines of Chinese furniture from the Seattle Art Museum’s permanent collection are highlighted in the new installation, Tangible Grace: Chinese Furniture from the Museum Collection, continuing through July 2002 at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle. For more information, visit the museum’s Web site at www.seattleartmuseum.org.
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ARTS
Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Sculpture Beginning about 1700, fashionable Japanese men used netsuke — intricately carved sculptures used as toggles to secure objects such as tobacco cases or purses, suspended from kimono sashes. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston presents an exhibition of these small masterpieces through March 10, 2002. Located on 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. For more information, call 617-267-9300 or go to www.mfa.org.
Four Visions from Nantong In an exhibit especially created with a group of artists from abroad, the Chamot Gallery, 111 First Street, Jersey City, will show Four Visions from Nantong through Oct. 28. This groundbreaking international exhibit is part of the cultural exchange program between Jersey City and Nantong, China, which have been “Sister Cities” since 1996. Last year, Pro Arts, an arts organization in Jersey City, exhibited work by six local artists in the Nantong Museum. Pro Arts then approached Chamot Gallery about exhibiting artists from Nantong. For information, call 201-610-1468 or visit the gallery’s Web site at www.chamotgallery.com.
Not on the Menu Not on the Menu: From Asian/Pacific Islander Roots to American Reality is an exhibit by Corky Lee of private and public moments of Asian American daily life. An artist’s talk with Lee will be held Thursday, Nov. 1, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Museum. The show runs through Nov. 30 at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., 2/F, New York City. For more information, call 212-619-4785.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show For the first time in its 25-year history, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show will include an international dimension this year as Toyojiro Hida, Curator, Crafts Gallery of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, introduces an American audience to 18 highly regarded Japanese craft artists. The 25th annual Craft Show runs Nov. 8 to 11, at the Museum, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St., Philadelphia. For more information, call 215-763-8100 or go to www.philamuseum.org.
Poetry of the Loom Persian textiles have long been central to the cultural life of Iran. Persian poets use metaphors such as “weaving words together” to describe their art, and many of the images on Persian textile have been inspired by poetic literature. Sixty Persian textiles, spanning 15 centuries, will be on display through Jan. 21, 2002 at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 265 Huntington Ave., Boston. Museum hours are Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. For more information, call 617-267-9300 or go to www.mfa.org.
DANCE
The Kathak Ensemble & Friends The Kathak Ensemble & Friends perform New York Delhi Mix on Friday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m., at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street, New York City. Choreographed by the Ensemble’s Artistic Director, Janaki Patrik, with modern/tap choreographer Robin Tribble, this production follows a quartet of Indian dancers as they join four Americans in exploring the New York dance scene. From dawn to midnight to new dawn, the ensemble joins eight musicians in dancing and playing American gospel, bop, jazz and swing, and Indian folk, classical, sacred and Bollywood rhythms. Tickets are $20 general admission, and $15 for seniors and students. For tickets, please call the Box Office at 212-346-8510.
FILM AND VIDEO
White Man’s Burden White Man’s Burden, a compilation of five video shorts by Julia Cowing, will be shown at Asian American Arts Center’s 11th Annual Exhibit. The videos mix found footage, songs, and articles with contemporary scenes and staged performances. They are humorous pieces that play with people’s prejudices and stereotypes. The opening reception is Oct 12, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Exhibition runs through Nov. 2. For more information, call 212-233-2154. (Asian American Arts Center, 26 Bowery Street, New York City. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 12:30 - 6:30 p.m.)
THEATER
The Square Join the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, and Asia Society for Imagining Chinatown: Dramatizing Cultural Spaces a post performance artist’s panel following the east coast premiere of The Square, presented by Ma-Yi Theatre Company. The Square, conceived by director Lisa Peterson and playwright Chay Yew, is a tapestry of 16 short plays that revolve around a New York City Chinatown square over a period of 150 years. For ticket prices and reservations, please call 646-831-3615 or 212-517-ASIA.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Casting Call Where’s the Party, Yaar? is a hilarious, light-hearted, romantic comedy in English about an American-born Indian, Mohan Bakshi, and his frustrations in dealing with his family’s new “houseguest” from India, Harishkumar Patel. The movie centers on a college radio program promoting an upcoming party and Mohan’s constant efforts to win the girl of his dreams, while preventing Harishkumar from finding out the details of the party. Throughout the turns and twists of the movie, Harishkumar relentlessly seeks to find out Where’s the Party, Yaar? Music Masala Films, L.P. is conducting national casting calls in September and October for its main characters. Casting calls will be held at desi parties in Houston, New York, New Jersey, Sacramento, San Francisco, Chicago, and other cities. The production team is seeking energetic, talented individuals to audition for Where’s the Party, Yaar? The cast consists of six lead male and female roles ages 18-26, one male age 45+, one male age 9-12, as well as many supporting characters and extras. Music Masala Films is producing and filming Where’s the Party, Yaar? in Houston, Texas from November through December 2001. The movie is scheduled for release in early 2002. For more information regarding casting call locations and timings, check out the Music Masala Web site at www.musicmasala.com. Otherwise, please e-mail pictures/resumes to info@musicmasala.com, fax at 281-313-6874, or call 281-277-6874.
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