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***** Call for closing night show for Asian American Film Festival: Mars, Marriage and Mass DistrAction It seems everybody�s talking politics these days. Tired of being told what you believe from political pundits and public opinion polls? Who�s being polled anyway? Nobody I know. Whether it be witty or angry, utopian or bemused, critical or celebratory this performance takes all that palpable anxiety and turns it into the carnavelsque hallucination (I prefer to use the word "nightmare" instead of hallucination but perhaps that�s too negative) of the past three years. Come experience our take on the current state of affairs through a colorful interweaving of the spoken word, music, video, and dance talents of the Asian American community of Chicago. Note from director: Not interested in doing a variety show with witty sarcastic comedic bits strung together. If we�re going to use humor as a tool/weapon to fight for change let it be scathing and smart. How to use our diverse performative talents to create a cohesive message? Whether it be witty or angry, utopian or bemused, critical or celebratory this message does not necessarily have to be prescriptive. In my opinion an articulate and eloquent description of the state of affairs as we see it IS part of the much needed prescription! This election year (actually it started way before-- like during the last election year!)has been been a rather surreal and hallucinatory experience. Unfortunately it is all too real. Our collective anxiety is palpable. The rise in nationalism and xenophobia, the shaky economy, individual freedoms slipping, the attack on reproductive freedom and affirmative action and of course the utter horror of going through another useless and unjust war. But like a dream there is the constant awareness that things are shifting: exciting new possibilities are afoot. So I see the structure of this show based loosely on a dreamscape. Am interested in capturing the carnivalesque multiplicity of this election year. Hopefully this way we can embrace all the talents and ideas our group has to offer without it being a variety show, but something in which the structure of the show has a meaning as well. ------------------------------------------------ visit http://www.geocities.com/sapacchicago email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe sapac" in msg body to unsubscribe
