event calendar
Upcoming in 2012
- May 11, 6pm: Featured workshop and reading at Georgia State University, Troy Moore Library, Atlanta GA
- May 9, 7:30pm: Featured reading at Charis Books and More, Atlanta, GA
- April 5: Featured reading/performance at Sonoma State University (Associated Students). Poetry with Aimee Suzara: Thursday, April 5, 7:00 PM, Ives 101. FREE
- April 19: Feature at Ohana Open Mic/Happy Hour at Somar Bar, Oakland, 5:30-8pm
- April 28: appearance at the Malia Movement Company performance, info TBA
- May 13: Mother’s Day Bake & Craft Sale, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA, 3-6pm.
- May 11: Feature in ATLANTA, Georgia at Georgia State University, info, TBA
- June 24: Feature at the Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, Utah,
PAST (2011)
12/12/11: EAT Action Potluck with Deep Waters Dance Theater and me! This is short notice, but if you’re in the Bay Area, come to CounterPULSE tomorrow, Monday, 12/12, 6-8 pm (1310 Mission Street, SF), for – Food Party in members of Deep Waters Dance Theater and neighbors surrounding CounterPULSE theater on Monday night for an EAT action Pot luck food party. EAT is an acronym for Everybody At the Table, Eveyday At the Table. Come sit at the table; let’s eat together, share stories about food and reclaim our right to have time to be nourished and sustained not only by our food sources but by our connection to one another. Bring a dish to share! Spoken word performance by Aimee Suzara! live music jam with members of DWDT and YOU!!!
* Oct 23: save the date for the next HISTORY OF THE BODY event!
A History of the Body: Staged Excerpt & Story Circle
Sunday October 23, 2011, 7:30 pm
General Admission $10/Students and Seniors $8
at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
A History of the Body, a new multidisciplinary theater work by Aimee Suzara (founder of the Pagbabalik/Return Project) explores the impacts of colonization on the body, using the particular history of Filipino Americans to illuminate universal experience. The play, in development, addresses beauty, skin color and whitening, and exposition of the body. A short segment / scene will be shown followed by a facilitated, lively dialogue about the themes with the writer, director, members of the audience and invited experts. Come join in the dialogue!
AUGUST 12, 2011
AMPLIFY: Pandesal and Poetry – “Where I’m From”
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7pm-9pm // Spoken Word for All Ages
AMPLIFY: Pandesal and Poetry Featuring Aimee Suzara (www.aimeesuzara.net) Hosted by the Filipino-American International Book Festival Interested in performing? Email maia.almendral@gmail.com …Donations will be accepted at the door. NO ONE turned away for lack of funds! Followed by:
9pm-close // Down and Dirty for 21+
80s + 90s Hip Hop / Electro / Top 40s / Mashups Brought to you by: Jon Zamora Rollie B Kace LogikFilBookFest is proud to bring you another night of Pandesal and Poetry! And yes, there will be pandesal for you to grub on while hearing our awesome lineup of spoken word. With this month’s theme “Where I’m From,” our poets/performers will share with you some pieces of home and at the very least, they will show you where they come from. So prepare to get pumped up on an overdose of nostalgia!All proceeds will benefit the Filipino-American International Book Festival in San Francisco on October 1st and 2nd.Follow @FilBookFest on Twitter! |
JULY 6, 2011
“Autumn Blaze Presents Soul Food” at Chef Eddie’s
in Orlando:
Weds, July 6, 2011
9pm poetry begins
3214 Orange Center Boulevar, Orlando, FL 32805-4366
(407)233-8974
Aimee Suzara: Spoken Word Performance
Thursday, May 12
California State University Monterey Bay
7pm-8pm
UC Living Room
Contact for more info: Jacinto Salazar at jsalazar@csumb.edu
Join us for another Rhymes & Rhythms event with more amazing performers to be announced!
May 15, 4-7 PM (Doors open at 3:30)
Rhymes & Rhythms
Hosted by Avotcja, Nancy Hom and Edwin Lozada
Featuring
Aimee Suzara
Genny Lim
Leon Sun
(Scroll down to the bottom of this email for BIOS)
I-Hotel Manilatown Center
868 Kearny Street (and Jackson), SF
$5-$10 No one turned away
Rhymes & Rhythms is a quarterly poetry/performance series curated by Nancy Hom and Avotcja to bring a multicultural and multi-general writers and audiences to the I-Hotel Manilatown Center. We’ve featured some of the most dynamic poets, storytellers, singers and performers in the Bay Area. Past readers include devorah major, Suruchi Mohan, Mamacoatl, Meklit Hadero, Kevin Simmonds, Eth-Noh-Tec, Tony Robles, Tureeda Mikell, Myrna Zialcita, Genny Lim, Pireeni Sundaralingam, Arlene Biala, Clara Hsu, Nellie Wong and many many more.
Sunday May 22, 2011
Food Party Sewing Circle Deep Waters Dance Theater
Circle: $5-$10 sliding scale; Performance: $10 gen. $5 kids – Circle: 5-7pm; Performance: 7-9pm
Deep Waters Dance Theater presents a food party/sewing circle followed by a performance of excerpts of Our Daily Bread. The food party/sewing circle is lead by Sandrine Malary. The performance of Our Daily Bread will be followed by a post show discussion. Come out to share food and work on a quilt that is dedicated to our food legacies. No previous sewing or quilting skills necessary! Bring your kids, a dish to share, a recipe or food story to add to the quilt, materials and instruction provided by local visual artist and designer Sandrine Malary, but feel free to bring old table cloths or other material scraps to add to the quilt. This workshop will be followed by a performance of excerpts of Our Daily Bread choreographed by Amara Tabor-Smith in collaboration with the company – directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang – music by Ajayi Lumumba Jackson – featuring Aimee Suzara, Pippa Fleming, Eyla Moore, Alicia Walters, Stephanie Bastos, Adriel Eddo and Amara Tabor-Smith.
Workshop: In This Skin, a writing/performance workshop
Part of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s Asian Heritage Festival – and on Filipino Independence Day!
At the Oakland Asian Cultural Center
June 12, 2-5pm
388 Ninth Street, Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 637-0455
Contact for the workshop: booking@aimeesuzara.net
Enroll at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/174422
www.aimeesuzara.net
“This workshop is sure to offer you a safe space to be vulnerable and explore personal and collective truths.”
“Aimee Suzara is an incredible teacher, mentor, and performer….she shared her knowledge in writing, capturing, describing, and telling stories that moved me to write and perform in ways I had never done before.”
“Aimee is a performer…she brings her authenticity and connection as a performer with her even as she is transferring that knowledge and experience to her students. Always embodying her art…this is what makes her a strong, vibrant instructor.”
When it comes to body image, what is the importance of skin? Join Aimee Suzara for In This Skin, a writing/performance workshop that allows you to explore attitudes around skin color, body image, and beauty. Develop gesture and text through guided writing and movement exercises. This workshop is a part of the development phase of the the multidisciplinary piece, A History of the Body, written by Suzara, which debuted a work-in-progress in residency with Kularts, Inc. in November 2010. A History of the Body fuses poetry, theater, dance, and visual projection to examine the impact of conquest and racial stereotyping on the body, with special focus on Filipino history. No experience necessary; all ages and physical abilities welcome.
Price is $30 (students/seniors)-50; $40 discount for lower-income and $30 discount for students and seniors require codes, so please email us at booking@aimeesuzara.net to request.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- BOOKING: I am booking poetry readings/performances, speaking engagements and workshops, for Summer 2011-Summer 2012! Invite me to your college, high school, or literary or community event. Featured venues I’ve visited include Portland State University, Stanford, Mt. Holyoke College, and UC Santa Cruz. Send an email to booking@aimeesuzara.net or go to www.aimeesuzara.net to download my presskit and booking request form.
- BOOKING and ARTS ADMIN ASSISTANT(S) sought in exchange for consultation hours and possibly a percentage of booked gigs.
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Short description (longer description available at request!)
Are you interested in gaining more experience in arts administration support? Are you interested in sharing your skills and gaining more on the field in arts booking and management, marketing and/or fundraising? Do you need some consultation on your poetry manuscript, writing and performance coaching, advice or editing from an experienced writer/performer and college educator?
Here’s a spring/summer (and possibly longer) opportunity that might be for YOU..or someone you know! (feel free to pass this on! To students, friends, colleagues, budding or experienced writers, etc…)
I’m seeking candidates for an Assistant(s) who will help me in the areas of BOOKING, MANAGEMENT, ARTS ADMIN, FUNDRAISING and PRODUCTION. These are all valuable arenas and depending upon your skill sets, level of experience, and availability, we can develop an internship that meets both of our needs. Possibilities include a short-term stint (e.g. 2 weeks) up to several hours a week for several months. The exchange would be a barter for consultation hours (valued at $50-80/hour) from me; for booking, there’s a possibility of receiving a percentage of gigs booked.
- I was accepted as an Associate Artist into the Atlantic Center Playwriting Residency in Florida this summer! My goal is to complete a new draft of the script for A History of the Body and move it towards its 2012 World Premiere. But I need your help, as travel expenses and the residency itself are costly. Click here to DONATE TODAY to help send me on my way! By supporting me, you are supporting the creation of this new work! Visit “current projects” on my website, www.aimeesuzara.net for information and check out Vimeo (enter “A History of the Body” ) to view clips from the work-in-progress in November 2010!
RECENT
The SHORTLIST:
- April 8 – Just Added! HeART to Help Japan Benefit, featuring a list of artists, including me as the featured Spoken Word artist.
- April 14-24 Our Daily Bread! Dance Theater piece at CounterPULSE.
- May 29: “In this Skin” Workshop at OACC
HeART to Help Japan Benefit
When: Friday, April 8th, 9pm-12:30 am
Where: El Rio (3158 Mission St., SF, CA)
RSVP & invite your friends: Official invite
Tickets: $5-500, Sliding Scale at the door.
All proceeds from the HeART to Help JAPAN benefit will be donated to the JCCCNC’s Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund. http://www.jcccnc.org/
Situations in Japan have grown more dire every hour. It’s heartbreaking. On top of the rising number of victims from the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami, Japan is also facing the potential of one of the worst nuclear plant disasters in world history. It may feel like there’s little any one of us can do on our own to help. But, we can unite as a community and leverage our talents and resources as best we can. Please join us for a silent auction featuring artwork from dozens of Bay Area artists plus live performances by:
Kelly Anneken (Co-host & Comedian): http://femikaze.tumblr.com /
Kristee Ono (Co-host & Comedian): http://rabidpixie.tumblr.c om/
Ishtar Monique (R&B / Soul / Neo-soul / Pop Vocalist): http://www.reverbnation.com/ishtarmonique
Kazumi Kusano (Japanese Actress and Comedian): http://www.kazumikusano.com/
Jay Trainer Band (Blues-Rock): http://www.jaytrainer.com/
Aimee Suzara: (Filipino-American Spoken Word / Performance Artist): http://aimeesuzara.net/
Jhameel (Classically-influenced Pop): http://www.jhameel.com/
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OUR DAILY BREAD:
APRIL 14-24: OUR DAILY BREAD
Amara Tabor-Smith’s Deep Waters Dance Theater
With stories told through dance, text and video, Our Daily Bread celebrates what we eat and illuminates the culture that underlies our eating practices. It is a performance experience that honors individual food legacies and engages all of the senses. This collaboration between Amara Tabor-Smith’s Deep Waters Dance Theater, director Ellen Sebastian Chang and visual artist Lauren Elder will delve into the folklore and stories surrounding our food traditions to examine how these traditions are impacted by industrialized agriculture, fast food culture and our global food crisis. Our Daily Bread is both disquieting and celebratory – provoking and challenging the audience to examine their own food practices and the subsequent effects, both, physical and environmental; positive and negative. Are our food traditions supporting our well being or making us sick? Why are lower income communities of color and the farm workers themselves often missing from “the table” of the sustainable food movement? At once nostalgic, affirming, alarming and delicious, Our Daily Bread promises to stimulate the mouth and the mind.
Cast of Our Daily Bread: Stephanie Bastos, Eyla Moore, Aimee Suzara, Amara Tabor-Smith, Alicia Walters, Adriel Eddo with music by Ajayi Lumumba Jackson
JUNE 12, 2-5pm (date has changed) In This Skin, writing/performance workshop with Aimee Suzara. When it comes to body image, what is the importance of skin? Join Aimee Suzara, writer/performer and director of the Pagbabalik (Return) Project, for a writing workshop that allows you to explore attitudes around skin color, body image, and beauty. Develop gesture and text through guided writing and movement exercises. This workshop is a part of the development phase of the the multidisciplinary piece, A History of the Body, written by Suzara, which debuted a work-in-progress in residency with Kularts, Inc. in November 2010. A History of the Body fuses poetry, theater, dance, and visual projection to examine the impact of conquest and racial stereotyping on the body, with special focus on Filipino history. No experience necessary; all ages and physical abilities welcome. Sign up soon with OACC – keep posted on their website, www.oacc.cc for info!
