Asian Arts Initiative 25th Anniversary Celebration Weekend

Asian Art Initiative's 25th Anniversary season hosts an exciting array of performances and exhibits for our neighborhood of Chinatown North as well as the rest of Philadelphia. Come experience and help us in continuing to create the community we have built for over two decades through the power of art.

Saturday events include:

One-Day Center for Refugee Poetics
A Critical Conversation organized by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Asian Arts Initiative, 12:30 – 6 p.m.

Activist Songbook
Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis
Asian Arts Initiative, 12 p.m.

Disappearance of the Red Chador: A Eulogy
Performance by Anida Yoeu Ali
Asian Arts Initiative, 5:30 p.m.

25th Anniversary Reception
With presentation and a toast celebrating Asian Arts Initiative’s history
Asian Arts Initiative, 6 p.m.

Saturday Showcase
Spoken word and performance curated by Michelle Myers
Featuring artists including Lovella Calica, Rodney Camarce, Franny Choi, jason chu, Kat Evasco, Mytili Jagannathan, David Mura, Taiyo Na & Magnetic North, Sham E-Ali Nayeem, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Paul Tran, Catzie Vilayphonh, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Anu Yadav, and Yalini Dream
Asian Arts Initiative, 7:30 p.m.
Ticketed event: https://bit.ly/2IQzCUj

Ananya Dance Theater's Shyamali: Sprouting Words
Performance by Ananya Dance Theatre
Painted Bride Art Center, 8 p.m.
Ticketed event: https://paintedbride.org/events/ananya-dance-theaters-shyamali-sprouting-words/

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