Hi everyone,<br><br>We'll be showing a work-in-progress performance of a choreopoem I co-authored as part of the 2nd weekend of this festival. <br><br>Ching-In<br><br><table align="center" bgcolor="#333333" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" width="650">
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TEADAWORKS New Performance Festival<br>
Directed by Alison M. De La Cruz & Dom Magwili </p>
<p align="center">Featuring new work by:<br>
Karen Anzoategui, Ching-In Chen, Shameka Cunningham, Serena Lin,
Felicia Montes, Marie-Francoise Theodore, and Carla Vega
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<p>TeAda presents our annual festival of works from
up and coming artists. Come join us in this unique opportunity to
engage in the development of new and promising works. This year,
TEADAWORKS will bring you two different programs of solo and ensemble
work focusing on social justice from different perspectives and
cultures.</p>
<p>At the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center<br>
4708 W Washington Blvd<br>
Los Angeles, CA 90016</p>
<p>Tickets: Sliding scale $10-$15</p>
<p><em>TEADAWORKS
is supported in part by grants from the City of Los Angeles Department
of Cultural Affairs, the California Arts Council, and the James Irvine
Foundation.</em></p></td>
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<h3>Descriptions of Individual Performances <br>
in the TEADAWORKS Festival </h3>
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<td valign="top"><h3><u>Program #1<br>
Saturday March 20, 2010 at 2 & 7pm</u></h3>
<p>In <strong><em>SER</em></strong>,
follow Karen Anzoategui's soccer journey from Los Angeles to Buenos
Aires along with her zany family as she tries to see Diego Maradona,
her soccer God, while at the same time encountering many unexpected
situations.</p>
<p> <em><strong>LANGUAGE</strong></em>, by
Shameka Cunningham, tells a story of a monolingual African American
woman’s friendship with a Deaf eight-year-old boy from Sweden. </p>
<p><em><strong>UNIVERSAL BREATH</strong></em>,
Carla Vega's solo performance, is a multi-disciplinary exploration of
love, addiction, and the healing journey to one's sense of center,
purpose, and inner peace. <br>
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<h3><u>Program #2<br>
Saturday March 27, 2010 at 2 & 7pm</u></h3>
<p>Ching-In Chen and Serena Lin's <em><strong>TWO RUMORS IN A BUCKET </strong></em>
choreopoem examines the history of “coolies” in the tradition of Sharon
Bridgforth's "jazz theater" aesthetic, incorporating movement, poetry
and found text.</p>
<p>Felicia Montes uses Indigenous & Mexican music and dance along with
remixed versions of "MexSheCan" Lotería cards to weave together the
varied identities and experiences of a modern-day Xicana.</p>
<p><em><strong>NOT A PROPER HATIAN GIRL </strong></em>
is Marie-Francoise Theodore’s piece that charts the journey of a young
woman whose true identity is hidden throughout her childhood and the
discovery of her true self.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br>-- <br>~~~~~<br>Ching-In Chen<br>THE HEART'S TRAFFIC (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press 2009)<br><a href="http://www.arktoi.com/books/heart.shtml">http://www.arktoi.com/books/heart.shtml</a><br>
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