South Asia Watch and Minority in Public Policy Studies present-- > > A PanAsia Event you should NOT miss. > > ================================================ > Vidur Kapur--the notorious Indian Bad Boy on > Chicago Economics Homosexuality and Asian America > ================================================ > > WHO: VIDUR KAPUR (U of C Economics alumni!) > WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 8PM > WHERE: International House > check him out on the web, http://www.vidurkapur.com/ > Vidur has won international acclaim with his edgy, urban, groundbreaking comedy which focuses on his experiences as a gay Indian immigrant! His hilarious tirade incorporates schizophrenic life experiences as a conservative upper middle class Indian with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, a misfit in a family focused on arranged marriages and caste status, a preppy graduate from The London School of Economics, a chic urban trend-crazy, fashion victim fag in West Hollywood and Manhattan, a drag queen with a multi-ethnic and multi- colored flair, a corporate executive in an internationally known firm, an 80's Boy George/Madonna wannabee freak, and a person horrified at being mistaken for a terrorist in a post 9/11 America.
Vidur's act incorporates multiple colorful characters that range from traditional South Asian to outrageous and funky. Vidur shares his comical experiences with issues including homophobia, racism, classism, sexism, cultural sensitivities and gender identity in a performance that is personal,vulnerable, irreverent and brutally honest. > > SELECTED CREDITS > > FESTIVALS: > - The 24th Ann. Asian Pacific Amer. Heritage Pride Festival 2003, New York > - PRIDEFEST 2003, LGBT Heritage of Pride Festival, New York > - SALAAM - South Asian League of Asian American Artists, New York > > TELEVISION APPEARANCES: > - PBS show "Asian America"- Featured Comic > - South Asian community TV "Asian Variety Show" - Featured Comic > > SHARED STAGE WITH: > - Judy Gold (Emmy-Award winner for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show", > - HBO's "Sex and City", Comedy Central Presents) > - Jim David (Comedy Central Presents Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn) > > SHOWS: > - "CHOPSHTICK" Gotham Comedy Club > - "HOMO COMICUS" Gotham Comedy > - Caroline's Comedy Club > - STAND UP New York > - "The Gurus of Comedy" NYC > - "Poole Party Goes Indian" NYC > - Don't Tell Mama > - The Cutting Room > - Brokerage Comedy Club > - Starlight Revue, NYC > - Electroshock Therapy, NYC > - Rutgers University > - University of Pennsylvania > - Pace University > > Brought to you by: South Asia Watch, Minorities in Public Policy Studies, > The Center for Gender Studies, and The Student Government Finance Committee > > > _______________________________________________ > Pps-mpp-02 mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listhost.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/pps-mpp-02 > > ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------ visit http://www.geocities.com/sapacchicago email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe sapac" in msg body to unsubscribe
