Come See EDGE OF THE WORLD in Philly or NYC!

IN PHILLY:

Friday - Sunday, June 8 - 10

The Asian Arts Initiative presents

3 nights of Asian American artists going to the
first-ever National Asian American Theater Festival

Friday, June 8, 7 p.m.
Cooking Con Karimi (Con Castro)
A live cooking show with food & politics
for your heart, mind, stomach & funny bone

Saturday, June 9, 7 p.m.
Hanalei Ramos in
Guns and Tampons: A History of Violence Against Women I Know
Poetic portraits testifying to a legacy of survival & strength

Sunday, June 10, 6 p.m.
F. Omar Telan and an all-star cast in
Edge of the World
A night of 5-minute-or-shorter plays about Asian American artists & culture

Asian Arts Initiative
1315 Cherry Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA

$10 per show, $25 for a weekend pass to see all 3 Festival shows
20% discount for Asian Arts Initiative members

www.asianartsinitiative.org or 215-557-0455 for more info or tickets


IN NYC:

Join the Asian Arts Initiative in New York for the first-ever
National Asian American Theater Festival!
THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
A night of 5-minute-or-shorter plays about Asian American artists & culture

Featuring Regie Cabico, John Castro, Royd Hatta, Robert Karimi, Traci Kiriyama, Dan Kim, Michelle Myers, Gary San Angel, Anula Shetty , Ryan Suda, F. Omar Telan, and Kristina Wong

Friday, June 15, 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 17, 5:30 PM
Thursday, June 21, 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 23, 10:00 PM

LaMaMa, e.t.c.
74A East 4th St. New York, NY 10003

$20 at the door, or on-line at http://www.naatf.org/index.php?page_id=47

$15 if you purchase in advance through the Asian Arts Initiative: 215-557-0455 (ask for Jo)

*****

Part cabaret, part object d'art, part truth or dare. In a night of all new 5-minute-or-shorter "speed plays" asking and addressing the question of what Asian America wants, a rotating cast from around the country throw their lives onto stage full tilt and take you on a roller coaster ride of comedy, drama, serious reflection, and pure theatrical entertainment.

The Edge of the World is a great big art experiment. We invited a dozen of the decade's most inventive artists and dared them to go beyond the traditional identity piece while creating a show that's grounded in personal experience. From the diverse and intersecting worlds of spoken word, comedy, writing and performance we've found unique ways to ponder: Are you what Asian America is looking for? So, what don't you want people to know about you? What meaning do you find in a piece of bread? And, are you going to bother to vote?

Join the artists in the Edge of the World collaborate for an evening of performance art that will make you laugh, should make you mad, might make you proud, and no matter what will challenge your expectations of Asian American theater.

Featuring Regie Cabico, John Castro, Royd Hatta, Robert Karimi, Traci Kiriyama, Dan Kim, Michelle Myers, Gary San Angel, Anula Shetty , Ryan Suda, F. Omar Telan, Kristina Wong. Conceived and directed by F. Omar Telan. Co-produced by Gayle Isa.

This project is made possible in part by a grant from the National Performance Network's Performance Residency Program. Major contributors of the National Performance Network include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency), Altria and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.



For more info or advance ticket purchases contact Joanne at
joanne@asianartsinitiative.org or 215-557-0455.