Collaborative Theater presents MASTERS OF THE CURRENTS

By: Jul. 05, 2017
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Masters of the Currents is a collaborative theater sharing and community celebration created with the participation of the local Micronesian community. The event addresses the current tension in Hawaii surrounding its newest immigrants from Micronesia combining community-based story collection, social justice practices and devised theater techniques that will result in a world premiere professional theatre production in Hawaii.

This community-driven event is a led by Los Angeles-based TeAda Productions, in collaboration with The Alliance for Drama Education, and the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. It will premiere as part of HTY's 2017 Season in October and will also tour the neighbor islands in Spring of 2018.

ADMISSION: FREE. TICKETS: https://mocsummer2017.eventbrite.com. This collaborative theater sharing and community celebration is appropriate for all ages.

TeAda Productions' cross-disciplinary performances address health, education, and social justice issues of communities of color. TeAda's community-based projects embrace a fearless commitment to provide artists the space to explore cultural and political issues most relevant to their communities. TeAda Hawaii partners include The Alliance for Drama Education, and the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. Community engagement partners include Innocenta Sound-Kikku and the Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition, and Kokua Kalihi Valley.

Lead Artists

Leilani Chan and Ova Saopeng were raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and are currently Los Angeles-based theater artists. They have over fifteen years experience working with refugee and immigrant communities. Their engaging artistic methodology in creating new work involves sharing community based story collection methods, social justice practices and devised ensemble techniques in the process. This project is their opportunity to return to their roots, to kokua (give back), and to learn how things have changed or stayed the same. It is their intention that the process and resulting performances will set in motion more understanding, healing, reconciliation toward deep dialogue.

About the Partners

TeAda Productions is a nomadic theater of color rooted in the stories of immigrants and refugees. We are committed to healing and honoring the lives of the displaced, exploited and overlooked. For more info visit www.teada.org.

A.D.E. T-shirt Theatre led by George Kon and Jonah Moananu, is a youth theater company with a 30-year history based at Farrington High School. Their mission is to help Hawaii's youth rehearse for life to master the skills needed to win jobs, justice and joy. For more information, visit http://rehearseforlife.com

Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition/All Mike led by Innocenta Sound-Kikku and Steve Sylvan Palsis to advocates for the health and well-being of Micronesians to improve their quality of life in seeking justice and equality. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/allmikemhac

Honolulu Theatre for Youth, produces professional theatre and drama education programs that make a difference in the lives of young people, families and educators in the state of Hawai'i. For more info visit http://www.htyweb.org

This project was made possible with funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Performance Network Creation Fund, with additional support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawai'i People's Fund and Kim Coco Fund for Justice of the Iwamoto Family Foundation.

For more information, visit teada.org, or call Ova Saopeng at (310) 435-1810. Day of performance (July 15, 2017) please call Kristin Jackson at (808) 428-1625.



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