Gen 根
Thursday June 12, 8PM
Friday June 13, 8:00PM
Saturday June 14, 2:00PM & 8:00PM
Sunday June 15, 2014, 2:00PM
440 STUDIOS: 440 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
"Where are your roots? Here are ours."
Inspired by Stories of Asian Americans.
Conceived & Directed by Wan Zhao
CAPA Presents Gen
The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) is a New York-based advocacy organization dedicated to addressing the community needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Our goal is to build partnerships with community organizers as we help social profit organizations reach new audiences.
For 35 years, CAPA has been at the forefront of creating and sustaining personalized opportunities for nonprofits, businesses, artists, and individuals to explore our shared culture.
Gen is but another opportunity to
explore this shared experience through the arts. This year we hope to have a
curated theatrical event in coordination with several artist groups in the NYC
area. Gen has thus far been a great project to work with!
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What Is Gen
Gen, the Root is a devised, contemporary art
performance piece. It is an interdisciplinary performance that brings poetry, dance, music, visual arts, and multimedia alive through stories of Asians’ journey
and life living in America.
The show will be a journey
through the history of Asian ancestors starting from early Chinese laborers in the 1850's to today in 2014. The narrative is told from the perspective of four Asian women’s day-to-day life perspectives and her emotional experiences.
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What We Need & What You Get
In order for us to produce a quality beautiful show, we need to raise $12,000 to fund our project. We hope to raise at least $8,000 of that from our Indiegogo supporters. That is where our backers come in. They can contribute to what we are doing and receive awesome perks as well!
GEN coming June 12th-15th
Location: Robert Moss Theater @ 440 Studios
We are aiming to have our NYC World Premiere in June 2014. We have been rehearsing for several weeks and our scripts and music are written. CAPA & Gen's Creative Team, Designers, the Cast & the Crew have been working hard in production the last two months, and we are ready to work harder to share our stories with our audiences in NYC in May! We really believe that this is a unique beautiful project not only for Asian American community but also for the entire world, and we are relying on you to move us forward.
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Other Ways to Help Out & Involved
No amount is too small and all is appreciated! Here are some more ways to help us:
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Simply spreading the word of our campaign to your friends and family.
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Share our campaign, videos and posters on Facebook, Twitter, Blog and Email.
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You can also follow Dolce Vita Ai on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo and Instagram.
- Volunteer, Usher, Assisting Our Tech Rehearsals and Performances. Theatre Dance Performances are always need hands to help out!
- Look out more info for Corky Lee's "145TH ANNIVERSARY MAKING TRACKS TIES THAT BIND" project on May 10th, 2014 on the 145th Anniversary of the completion of the 1st transcontinental railroad in Golden Spike National Park in Utah where Gen will also be presented!
- Look out & volunteer for CAPA's next year festival!
- Get creative! We are in this together!
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