Partnering venues and organizations for this year's APAture festival include the Actors Center of San Francisco, CounterPULSE, Intersection for the Arts, The LAB, Locus Arts, The Make-out Room, Poetry Flash and the Victoria Theatre. Map

Space is limited at many venues this year! To make sure you get in to see the shows, purchase advance tickets & discount festival passes through manja.org.

To print the schedule, click here. For complete lineup of artists for each individual night, please click on the links to view/print flyers or click here for the complete program (6 MB PDF).

Daily Schedule (click each event for more info)
September 19 Gallery Opening/APAture Kick-Off featuring Kathy Aoki at space180
September 20 Performance, Dance & Film at Intersection for the Arts
September 21 Music, Literary & Dance at The Lab
September 22 Music Showcase at the Make-Out Room
September 23 Dance & Movement at Counterpulse
September 23 Film Night at the Victoria Theatre
September 26 Literary at the Actors Center of San Francisco (co-presented by Poetry Flash)
September 26 Literary and Music at space180 (co-presented by Locus Arts)
September 27 Performance, Literary & Film featuring Justin Chin at Intersection for the Arts
September 28 Music & Performance featuring (a)eromestiza at The Lab
September 29 Comedy Night at the Make-Out Room
September 30 Comix, Zines & Design Expo featuring Thien Pham at space180
September 30 Open Mic at the Actors Center of San Francisco (co-presented by Poetry Flash)
September 30 Closing Night Gala at space180

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, 5:30-9pm
Gallery Opening / APAture Kick-Off

Kearny Street Workshop's space180
180 Capp St. @17th St., 3rd floor
$2-5 sliding scale
Featured Visual Artist: Kathy Aoki

Join us in celebrating the opening night of APAture, and wander through the halls of 180 Capp to explore drawings, paintings, textiles, and installations from over 40 Bay Area visual artists, including featured visual artist Kathy Aoki, whose cheeky, pop-inspired pieces include carvings of little girls turned pirate automatons.

5:30-6PM Slideshow presentation by Kathy Aoki
6PM-9PM Gallery Opening with sounds by DJ Phatrick

EXHIBITING Artists
Kathy Aoki You're Mine (Battle of Kawaii) MIXED MEDIA
Mia Ante tuning in on creation PAINTINGS
Mark Baugh-Sasaki Reduction SCULPTURE
Brian Camarao The timid page turning ruler PHOTOGRAPHY
Michele Carlson It was too bright to be dark... DRAWINGS
Ian Cheng Physical Fiction INSTALLATION
Peikwen Cheng from Less Than Zero series PHOTOGRAPHY
Paul Escolar Sketches of Shitty Socialite Scenes MIXED MEDIA
Amir Esfahani Besme Allah INSTALLATION
Taiko Fujimura Avant Garde Ikebana #3 SCULPTURE
Iranshid Ghadimi The Adventurous Alice and other works PAINTINGS
Michael Goff Mr. Wu’s and other works PHOTOGRAPHY
Taro Hattori Beaut Brute INSTALLATION
Barbara Horiuchi Gaman; Untitled MIXED MEDIA
Phillip Hua De/construction Painting series PAINTINGS
Kaoru Kanai My Business Runs INSTALLATION
Laura Kim Dance with me and other works DRAWINGS
Lucien Kubo Japanese American Internment MIXED MEDIA
Susanna Kwan Tangled City DRAWINGS
Amy Lee Descent of the Wolpertingers and other works PAINTINGS
Anne Ming Leong Countryside; Blue Cavern PAINTINGS
Lucy Kalyani Lin Feeling Series VIDEO INSTALLATION
Andria Lo The Cluster Portraits PHOTOGRAPHY
Taro Masushio Untitled PHOTOGRAPHY
Elizabeth Moy from the Boundary Extension series PHOTOGRAPHY
Michael Namkung Various pieces COLLAGE
Susan Sue-Ah Park Before I Even Knew Your Name INTERACTIVE
Dinesh Perera Montana Landscape DRAWING
Han Pham Domesticated series PHOTOGRAPHY
Vikki del Rosario My Mother’s Maiden Name SCREEN PRINT
Mark Santa Ana AAMcBBM; Skyscraper COLLAGE
Shizue Seigel Buddhism in America PAINTING
Sandhya Sood Enchanted PAINTING
Amita Sreenivas Hao Hanoin Timor series PHOTOGRAPHY
Corinne Okada Takara Sixteen Hours Ago; Fear Kimono MIXED MEDIA
Vasanthi Victor Desi Woman 1 & 2, Woman 7 PAINTINGS
Patricia Wakida Various works POSTERS
Jenifer Wofford Nurse series DRAWINGS
Lauren Wong Matriarchal portrait series PHOTOGRAPHY
Mi Ran Yu Amnesia INSTALLATION
Joy Hae Yung Baby Blankets TEXTILES
Michael Zheng INSTALLATION

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Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia St. @16th St.
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Featured Filmmaker: Madeleine Lim

This evocative evening of performances by dancers, actors, and playwrights includes meditations on childhood trauma, war, and the intersection of public and private spaces. The night also includes a preview of featured APAture filmmaker Madeleine Lim's documentary, "Who is an Afghan?"

PROGRAM Emceed by Neela Banerjee and Rebeka Rodriguez

Shuang Pan DANCE/MOVEMENT
Butterflies
(with Jorge Mendoza)
Vidya Sundaram PERFORMANCE
Girl Woman
Black Cactus Choir DANCE/MOVEMENT
Suite One and other pieces
Alice Shikina PERFORMANCE
Okinawa 1945
(with Satoko Kakihara, Becky Wang, and Wilton Yeung)
Stevie Lee Saxon PERFORMANCE/THEATRE
Korean Bad Ass
Madeleine Lim FILM/VIDEO
Who is an Afghan?

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Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, 8pm
Music, Literary & Dance
The LAB
2948 16th St. @Capp St.
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Featured Performance Artist: Ledoh

Tonight's performance weaves literary readings, spoken word, video, music, and movement in a tantalizing blend of works that explore the boundaries of culture, memory, beauty, and pain--including a special performance and Q&A session with APAture movement artist, Ledoh, founder of Butoh collective Salt Farm.

PROGRAM Emceed by Theresa Navarro
Lian Ladia Dito VIDEO INSTALLATION
Bong Agung MUSIC
Sottolin Weng LITERARY ARTS/SPOKEN WORD
Nirmala Nataraj LITERARY ARTS/SPOKEN WORD
Proletariat Bronze LITERARY ARTS/SPOKEN WORD
Han Pham LITERARY ARTS/SPOKEN WORD
Ledoh DANCE/MOVEMENT
+ Q&A with Ledoh and performers

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Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Music Showcase
The Make-Out Room
3225 22nd St. @Mission St, San Francisco
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Note: The Make-Out Room is 21+

Join us for an eclectic night of hip-hop, indie rock, and pop music from up and coming Bay Area stars including Olga Salamanca Band, Praxis Roks, and Aireene Espiritu.

PROGRAM Emceed by Jason Mateo
Aireene Espiritu
Praxis Roks
Olga Salamanca Band

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Note: The scheduled panel Asian Americans in Music has been cancelled. Sorry for the late notice.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, 3:30-5:30pm
Dance and Movement
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission St. @ 9th St.
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)

Join us for an afternoon of movement and performance that captures the spirit, color and versatility of the body in motion, from intricately woven fables about sex workers and "comfort" women to Korean mask dance and Hindu fairy tales.

PROGRAM Emceed by Kara Frame
Twincest Uni-Sex
Nitya Venkateswaran Atman
Dohee Lee Unblossomed
(with artwork by Tommy Wong, performance and korean percussion by Dohee Lee, spoken word by Liz Suk, and cello by Hun Kim)
Ledoh Untitled choreographed video
Iu-Hui Chua Raw Egg
(with Drew Boles, Youki Kato, and Colleen Nakamoto; video by Tobias Tovera)
Nguyen Dance Company Red Light

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Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, 8pm
Film and Video Night
Victoria Theatre
2961 16th St. @Capp St.
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Featured Filmmaker: Madeleine Lim

From ruminations on the netherworld of addiction to meditations on Eurocentric beauty standards to insightful dissections of community and identity by youth of color, tonight's evening presents the rich spectrum of works by Bay Area APA film- and videomakers. The evening also includes APAture's featured filmmaker, Madeleine Lim, in a presentation of her documentary "Who is an Afghan?," with a Q&A session after the show.

Program Emceed by Elani Chan and Dominique De Guzman
Amy Ho Untitled (Rain)
Frank Chan Russian Hill Roulette
Karla Gallardo and Antonette Santiago Neglected
Wilson Wong Like Mother, Like Son
Hasna Maznavi Fair or Not?The Snow White Complex
Bernard Fok In Focus
Yasmine Gomez Look Both Ways
Kirthi Nath and Amanda Davidson Come On, Big Empty
Nara Denning Marionette
Selina Lee What’s in a Name?
Charles Suh What is a Neighborhood?
Calvin Lee and Michael Kubota AzN Pride?
Song-Ho Tran Bayan-USA Demonstration, 11-4-05
Yasmin Mawaz-Khan Corpo Organico
Madeleine Lim Who is an Afghan?
Q&A with Madeleine and filmmakers

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Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, 6-8pm
Poetry and Fiction
The Actors Center of San Francisco (co-presented with Poetry Flash)
180 Capp St. @17th St., 2nd floor
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)

Join us for a night of poetry, fiction, and spoken word from some of the Bay's most promising authors and performers, who offer everything from ruminations on family relationships to experimental works that push the boundaries of the imagination.

PROGRAM Emceed by Han Pham
Ruby Veridiano POETRY
Elz Cuya POETRY
Maile Arvin POETRY
Jenny Zhang FICTION
Tony Luong POETRY
Mako Matsuda POETRY
Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen POETRY
Parnaz Foroutan POETRY
Josephine Penano POETRY
Rocky Choi FICTION
Tony Luong FICTION

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Tuesday, Sept. 26, 8:30pm
Literary Arts/Spoken Word and Music
Kearny Street Workshop's space180 (co-presented with Locus Arts)
180 Capp St. @ 17th St., 3rd floor
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)

The night continues at space180, with a versatile selection of poetry and fiction, and the comforting tunes of Anamude, Linh Nguyen and David Han.

PROGRAM Emceed by Glenda Bautista and James Espinas
Carrie Y. Takahata POETRY
Gina Hotta FICTION
Meeta Kaur FICTION
Jennifer Kong FICTION
Anamude MUSIC
Anita Daswani FICTION
Christine Zilka FICTION
Rene Yung CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Linh Nguyen MUSIC
David Han MUSIC

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Wednesday, September 27, 8pm
Performance, Literary and Film/Video
Intersection for the Arts
466 Valencia St. @16th St.
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Featured Literary Artist: Justin Chin

Join us for another evening of revolutionary performance, from evolving myths of transformation and femininity to astute hip-hop driven meditations on race and culture. The night culminates in a reading and Q&A session with APAture's featured literary artist, Justin Chin, acclaimed author of three collections of poetry, including Gutted (Manic D. Press), and an anthology of past performance work, Attack of the Man-Eating Lotus Blossoms (Suspect Thoughts Press).

PROGRAM Emceed by Nguyen Qui Duc and Rebeka Rodriguez
Nara Denning Marionette FILM/VIDEO
Kara Frame The Animal Bride DANCE/MOVEMENT
Victoria Mejia Monologue from an original script, Bird People PERFORMANCE
Roopa Singh Love Marriage PERFORMANCE
Kirthi Nath and Amanda Davidson Come On, Big Empty FILM/VIDEO
Kenneth Lo Reenactments About a Streetball Legend VIDEO/PERFORMANCE
Aimee Suzara Pagbabalik PERFORMANCE
(with Aimee Espiritu, Geene Gonzales and Ron Quesada; soundtrack by Juan Calaf and Jen Soriano)
Justin Chin LITERARY/SPOKEN WORD
& Q&A with Justin and performers

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Thursday, Sept. 28, 8pm
Music and Performance
The LAB
2948 16th St. @Capp St.
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Featured Performance Artists: (a)eromestiza

Experience a medley of diverse musicians and performance artists who present us with pieces ranging from hip-hop to experimental percussion to Indian classical/jazz fusions. The night also includes a performance and a Q&A session with APAture's featured theatre artists, (a)eromestiza, who blend spoken word, space age couture, and commentary on race, gender and colonization.

PROGRAM Emceed by Carolyn Tran
Sheela Bringi MUSIC
Echo of Bullets MUSIC
Power Struggle MUSIC
Shayna Dunkelman Requiem for the American Empire MUSIC/PERFORMANCE
(a)eromestiza Dimension of Is PERFORMANCE
+ Q&A with (a)eromestiza and performers

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Friday, September 29, 7:30-9:30pm
Comedy Night
The Make-Out Room, 7:30-9:30 pm
3225 22nd St. @Mission St, San Francisco
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Note: The Make-Out Room is 21+

Raise the roof and laugh out loud at APAture's exclusive night of comedy with artists including Samson Koletkar, Kevin Camia, Tapan Trivedi, Edwin Li, Cherry Nguyen-Hubris, and Ali Wong. Hosted by Samantha Chanse.

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Saturday, Sept. 30, 4-9pm
Comix/Zines and Design Expo
Kearny Street Workshop's space180
180 Capp St. @17th St., 3rd floor
FREE
Featured Expo (Comix & Zines) Artist: Thien Pham

Browse through a medley of comic books, zines, jewelry, clothing, and design from dozens of APAture artists. The expo also includes the work of APAture's featured comic book/zine artist, Thien Pham, the founder of Global Hobo, a grassroots enterprise that promotes handmade and hard-to-find comics. 

Mia Ante JEWELRY/HENNA
Jing Lee Bentley and Mark Miyake ZINES AND TOYS
Matthew Harrison COMIX
Hellen Jo COMIX
Derek Kirk Kim COMIX
KSW Press BOOKS
Amy Lee ZINES
Lark Pien COMIX
Jason Shiga COMIX
Charlise Tiee CRAFTS
Thuy Tran CLOTHING
Regina Marie Vista JEWELRY
Patricia Wakida PRINTS
Anthony Wu COMIX
Gene Yang COMIX
Danielle Yamamoto ZINES
Annie Yu ZINES
+ KSW and APAture t-shirts, chapbooks, CDs and other merchandise for sale

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Saturday, September 30, 6-8pm
Open Mic
The Actors Center of San Francisco (co-presented with Poetry Flash)
Featuring Stevie Lee Saxon and anyone else who's down to perform
180 Capp St. @17th St., 2nd floor
$5-10 sliding scale

For everyone who missed APAture's submission deadline, or who has fantasized about presenting work to a larger audience but never had the opportunity to follow through, APAture's open mic evening is right up your alley! Musicians, poets, fiction writers, playwrights, and performers of all stripes are encouraged to sign up ahead of time to be part of this special evening. Contact apature@kearnystreet.org for more details.

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Saturday, September 30, 9pm-late
Closing Night Gala
Kearny Street Workshop's space180
180 Capp St. @ 17th St., 3rd floor
$10-20 sliding scale ($8-$20 for KSW members)
Featured Music Group: Asian Crisis

Our closing night gala features a multi-faceted group of thespians, writers, spoken word artists, and musicians who represent the range of APAture's talent--including Odessa Chen, Rene Yung, U.C. Berkeley's Theater Rice, and APAture's featured music group Asian Crisis, whose sound is inspired by the diverse musical traditions of Asia, including China, India, Korea, the Philippines, as well as American musical forms such as jazz and R&B, resulting in a fresh take on Asian American music. Party with APAture artists and festival-goers until the break of dawn with a late night selection of guerrilla films and more music.

PROGRAM Emceed by Glenda Bautista and Min Jung Kim
Theater Rice PERFORMANCE/COMEDY
The Invisible Cities MUSIC
Goh Nakamura MUSIC
Odessa Chen MUSIC
Mahru Elahi LITERARY
Mojdeh Marashi LITERARY
Asian Crisis MUSIC
LATE NIGHT
Nguyen Qui Duc SPOKEN WORD
Screening of APAture 2006 34-hour film screening by filmmakers Amy Ho, Chienchi Liu, and Song-Ho Tran
Tensegrity Nine MUSIC
+ DJ Phatrick

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