Inspired by the true story of Americas first female Chinese immigrant, THE CHINESE LADY is a dark, poetic, yet whimsical portrait of America through the eyes of a young Chinese woman. Afong Moy (Shu) is 14 years old when shes brought to the United States from Canton in 1834. Allegedly the first Chinese woman to set foot on U.S. soil, she has been bought and put on display for the American public as The Chinese Lady. For the next half a century, she performs for curious museum-goers, showing them how she eats, what she wears, and the highlight of the event: how she walks with bound feet. As the decades wear on, her celebrated sideshow comes to define and challenge her very sense of identity. THE CHINESE LADY blurs the line between the observed and the observer, and gives us new eyes on the history of American entitlement and immigration.
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North Coast Repertory Theatre (1/14 - 2/8) | |
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Ann Hampton Callaway - Here's to Life
Feinstein's at the Nikko (1/31 - 1/31)
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An Iliad
Lyric Hyperion (1/23 - 1/24)
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Guards at the Taj
El Portal Theatre (2/6 - 2/22) | |
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Stand-up Jesus! Blessed be the Punchlines! Sold Out in October – now it’s the Second Coming!
Santa Monica Playhouse (1/17 - 3/21) | |
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A Faery Hunt Magical Adventure
Orcutt Ranch (3/14 - 3/14) | |
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OTR: Provenance
Chance Theater (7/29 - 7/29) | |
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Doja Cat at The Kia Forum
The Kia Forum (10/22 - 10/22) | |
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (3/25 - 3/29) | |
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Kid Gloves
The Skylight Theatre (1/15 - 2/15) | |
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