ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
Rick Shiomi Moderator
Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts
Claro de los Reyes Co-Applied Theatre Director, Leviathan Lab
Lydia Gaston Co-Applied Theatre Director, Leviathan Lab
Nina Zoie Lam Board Director, National Asian Artists Project
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
Mu Performing Arts
Community Taiko Drum and Theatre Programs
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
MU PERFORMING ARTS MISSION STATEMENT
Mu produces great performances born of arts, equality, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience. PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts
Our mission is born of two needs: the need to gain due recognition and acceptance as Asian Americans in 21st century America, and the need to facilitate a clearer understanding of our identity and responsibilities within our own diverse community.
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTER: Randy Reyes Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
Leviathan Lab
Applied Theatre Program: The After School Playmaking Program at P.S. 124 in Chinatown, Manhattan
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
LEVIATHAN LAB MISSION STATEMENT
PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
Leviathan Lab is a creative studio that invests in the advancement of Asian American performing artists. Leviathan was founded with the goals of expanding the reach of Asian American artistic voices, and telling our stories to communities who haven't yet had the joy of experiencing them. Our projects – online, on film, and on stage – strive to show Asian Americans in innovative and dynamic ways: sexy, powerful, vital, and fun.
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
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ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
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PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
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ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
CONFLICT WORKSHEET
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro De Los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
ARTICULATING STORY STRUCTURE (MANTLE OF THE EXPERT)
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
GUEST ARTIST VISIT: KRISTINE M. REYES (Leviathan Lab Writer-At-Large; Featured Artist, Mission to Ditmars; 2015 Dramatists Guild Fellow)
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro De Los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
FIELD TRIP TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM: Writing Monologues Inspired by Visual Art
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro De Los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
CURTAIN CALL! Journey to the World of Playwriting University Settlement Speyer Hall
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Claro de los Reyes Lydia Gaston Co-Directors Applied Theatre Initiative Leviathan Lab
SCRIPT TO PERFORMANCE: Short Excerpts from Journey to the World of Playwriting (for CAATA Festival viewing purposes only)
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
National Asian Artists Project
The After School Musical Theatre Program at P.S. 124 in Chinatown, Manhattan
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
NATIONAL ASIAN ARTISTS PROJECT FOUNDERS Baayork, Steven, and Zoie PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
Baayork Lee Executive Artistic Director National Asian Artists Project
Steven Eng Executive Artistic Director National Asian Artists Project
Nina Zoie Lam Board Director National Asian Artists Project
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
NAAP MISSION STATEMENT PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
To showcase the work of Asian-American theatre artists through performance, outreach and educational programming.
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: Performance in Times Square
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
PS 124 THEATRE CLUB: Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Georgia
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: Junior Theatre Festival, Atlanta Georgia
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124 Partnership between NAAP and iTheatrics
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: It’s Possible
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: OLIVER! June 2014
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
PRESENTERS: Nina Zoie Lam Board Director NAAP
AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE CLUB AT PS 124: Carnegie Hall
ARTISTIC PRACTICE: RAINBOW CONNECTIONS Sharing & Building Theatre Programs for Asian American Youth
DISCUSSION / Q & A