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After being relocated twice already, the Asian Arts Initiative has
finally moved out of the path of the Pennsylvania Convention Center
expansion. Please note our new mailing address:

      Asian Arts Initiative
      1219-1223 Vine Street
      Philadelphia, PA 19107
      Phone: (215) 557-0455


The Asian Arts Initiative presents
Flashpoints: Unbreakable Objects

Saturday, May 31, 2008
7:30pm

Asian Arts Initiative Salon Space
1223 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 557-0455

Tickets:  sliding scale $8-$12
Buy online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/35166. Tickets may also be purchased in advance in person at 1223 Vine Street, or by phone at (215) 557-0455.

A bowl, a broom, a cup, and a piece of paper unleash a theatrical experience where family obligation, regret, and loss are examined. Created and performed by participants in Regie Cabico's "Flashpoints" writing and performance workshop, the ensemble comes together on stage in a culmination of their 10-week collective journey using poetry, puppetry, and everyday objects to present a collaged play honoring the resiliency of the human heart.  Featuring performers: Lovella Calica, Misia Denea, Jo Louie, J. Mason, Charles Ramirez, Manny Son, Omar Telan, Hannah Utain-Evans, and Tyrell White.

The night also includes a screening of the "Re:location" Video Collage Project led by filmmaker Anula Shetty of Termite TV Collective. How do we capture the details and nuances of a transfer, a repositioning, a rearrangement, a replacement, a removal, a move? Aspiring filmmakers share intimate and humorous video portraits of their lives and surroundings to explore what makes a place special and what it means to relocate.  Featuring video work by: Dina Dashiell, Robert Hill, Hakeem Jefferson, Elizabeth Powers, Danny Seng, Amarjeet Singh, Larry Staton, and Arif Zahir.

Flashpoints Image
Photo of Flashpoints cast by Jen Cleary

The "Re:location" workshop with Anula Shetty was made possible in part with a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership. Regie Cabico's residency in Philadelphia and the "Flashpoints" workshop were made possible in part with grants from the Artists & Communities program of the MidAtlantic Arts Foundation; and the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts.