Eth-Noh-Tec

Eth-Noh-Tec presents San Francisco’s most eclectic blend of art, artists, and conversations with the community that loves them! This season, the salon series promises to illuminate the brightest creators found amongst our community. The alchemy will be magical!: a Hawaiian choir, vocal loop artist, a fabric artist, a B...rooklyn born songwriter, a public art creator, circus artists, and dozens of other painters, poets, playwrights, and storytellers. They are here for you! Come and enjoy their work, and engage in the post-presentation conversation about why and how they serve their community, the diverse peoples of the SF Bay Area. Here are the artists of our very first salon this season:

Genny Lim (Playwright & Poet) is a native San Franciscan poet and playwright. She is the author of the award winning play, Paper Angels, performed in the U.S., Canada and China, author of two collections of poetry, a book of plays and ISLAND; Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940. Genny has been featured in poetry festivals in Naples, Italy (2009) Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina (2007) and Caracas, Venezuela (2005) Where is Tibet? is her newest multimedia performance play, which will be presented as a work-in-progress at CounterPULSE, Dec. 5-6, 2009.

Tsering Dorjee (Bawa) (Musician, Dancer), born in Toe Bawa (Nyari region) in the western part of Tibet. In 1986, he is admitted at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, Dharamsala. India. He then graduated in Tibetan music, opera and sacred/monastic dance in 1994. He had completed his Master degree in 2000. He had also taught at the TIPA as an arts instructor. He had his credit on extensive research conducted in arts and culture. He tour worldwide to perform Tibetan arts and acted in numerous films including the year 2000 Oscar nominated film- ‘Himalaya’.

Judith Kajiwara (Butoh Dancer) has created for several decades in the SF Bay Area with such notable performances as “The Ballad of Machiko” paying homage to the Issei pioneer women of Livingston, California, where Kajiwara grew up. Other recent performance titles such as “AD: The Final Fantasy” (2004) were performed for the Sacred Dance Guild Festival 2007, Berkeley, CA. Honor’s Kajiwara’s mother, Martha, who transitioned with Alzheimer’s Disease. The piece draws from Martha lived in a worry-free, timeless space of eternal youth and childhood in her final years and urges everyone to find whatever fantasy brings them closer to joy and spirit.

Doris Feyling (Storyteller) works as the resident storyteller at a public school in San Francisco. She tells stories at assisted living facilities, nursery schools, and after-school programs. She tells folktales, fairy tales, and scary stories from around the world. She is a featured teller at the “Fairy Festival” and the “Blueberry Festival” in Maine each summer. Doris has been described as “bringing magic into the classroom. She has an infinite talent for using the spoken word to weave tales”… (Jean Robertson, principal Grattan School)

Leon Sun (Painter & Poet): In this whimsical collection of paintings and poems, San Francisco artist Leon Sun shares little snippets of insight and wisdom arising from life with his Siberian Husky, Nikki. In Buddhism, dharma means universal transcendent turh, the way of all things. “Taking refuge in the dharma” means to live in truth. One pursues this way of life through study, meditation, guidance by a teacher and in engaging with a community of fellow seekers and practitioners. My dog and I form a micro community of our own. We teach each other things as we journey through the world. His name is Nikki.

Times:
5:30 pm – Special art exhibition and gallery reception;
7:00 pm – Salon performances.

We invite you to bring a dish to share with the new artists and community.256
Ticket Info: $5-15 donation
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Performing this month:

Eth-Noh-Tec
Asian American Kinetic Story Theater - Ancient Metaphor / Modern Messages

Iyabo Kwayana
African American Vocalist - eclectic, moving and emotionally inspired music

Janet Koike and Bean of Maze Daiko
Mixing rhythms, voice and instruments to create cross-cultural stories

Coke Tani Nakamoto
Narr...ative dance - personal, comical, mystical, words move and body speaks.

Karina Howell
Writer and storyteller Karina Howell shares humorous tales of her adventures and misadventures as a spiritual seeker and world traveler.

Admission
$5-$15 sliding scale

Reserve Now!
contact@ethnohtec.org
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Get Ready to Spark Your Creative Process!

Summer Story Institute
June 12-14, 2009

Utilizing their unique blend of kinetic storytelling techniques, Eth-Noh-Tec co-directors Nancy Wang, a licensed clinical social worker and dancer / choreographer, and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, multi-instrumental musician and multi-media artist..., will evoke the next step in your creative process and growth. This 3-day workshop will empower your ability to trust your creativity and your ability to weave body, hands, eyes, and voice into a more expressive and visual persona.

Tuition: $450
$350 for SSI alumni

Two meals per day, snacks, and art supplies included. Lodging available at an extra charge.

Questions? (415) 282-8705

Eth-Noh-Tec is funded in part by National Storytelling Network, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Target, and Zellerbach Family Foundation. Read More

Eth-Noh-Tec "Salon! You're On" presents

Judith Black in

“Tales Of An Unrepentant Hippy”

- Sexy, Silly and Serious -

Black is back! … with more Jewish wit and wisdom. Come to her one-woman storytelling show.

Join Judith Black for an evening of stories about adolescent rebellion, life in the Pittsburgh Anarchist, Lesbian Co...mmune, and parenting where imprinting your ideas in your child’s life is a little like surfing with an elephant.

“Black is a warm and dynamic storyteller, a wry sense of humor… Smart and undeniably funny… a great example of the power of storytelling.”

- Orlando Sentinel

Admission
$10-$20 sliding scale

Reserve Now!
contact@ethnohtec.org
(415) 282-8705

Eth-Noh-Tec is funded in part by National Storytelling Network, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Target, and Zellerbach Family Foundation. Read More

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center presents Eth-Noh-Tec in Slam Bam! Story Jam!

Date: Friday, May 29th, Saturday, May 30th and Sunday, May 31st
Time: 8:00pm, Sunday matinee performance, 2:00pm

Admission: $10.00 advance, $14.00 door
To purchase advance tickets, please visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66338

J...oin us for a fantastic array of performances including kinetic story theater, poetry, performance art, music, and stand-up comedy.

Friday and Saturday evenings:
Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec, Brenda Aoki Wong and Mark Izu of First Voice, Coke Nakamoto, Noemi Sohn, and Samantha Chanse.

Sunday matinee:
Eth-Noh-Tec and the Noh Buddies world beat band.
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Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center presents Eth-Noh-Tec in Slam Bam! Story Jam!
Date: Friday, May 29th, Saturday, May 30th and Sunday, May 31st
Time: 8:00pm, Sunday matinee performance, 2:00pm
Venue: SOMArts Theater
Admission: $10.00 advance, $14.00 door
To purchase advance tickets, please visit http://www.brownpaperti...ckets.com/event/66338

Join us for a fantastic array of performances including kinetic story theater, poetry, performance art, music, and stand-up comedy.

Friday and Saturday evenings:
Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec, Brenda Aoki Wong and Mark Izu of First Voice, Coke Nakamoto, Noemi Sohn, and Samantha Chanse.

Sunday matinee:
Eth-Noh-Tec and the Noh Buddies world beat band.
Read More

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center presents Eth-Noh-Tec in Slam Bam! Story Jam!
Date: Friday, May 29th, Saturday, May 30th and Sunday, May 31st
Time: 8:00pm, Sunday matinee performance, 2:00pm
Venue: SOMArts Theater
Admission: $10.00 advance, $14.00 door
To purchase advance tickets, please visit http://www.brownpaperti...ckets.com/event/66338

Join us for a fantastic array of performances including kinetic story theater, poetry, performance art, music, and stand-up comedy.

Friday and Saturday evenings:
Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec, Brenda Aoki Wong and Mark Izu of First Voice, Coke Nakamoto, Noemi Sohn, and Samantha Chanse.

Sunday matinee:
Eth-Noh-Tec and the Noh Buddies world beat band.
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Nu Wa International with: Linda Fang, Doug Banner and…
Eth-Noh-Tec present

China 2009

September 10-26, 2009

“Nu Wa Rising”: A Journey To A Chinese Storytelling Village. Walk the cobbled spine of the Great Wall. Explore the imperial courtyards of the Forbidden City. Peruse the gardens of the Summer Palace or Temple of Heave...n. But the most exciting experience will visiting the storytelling village of Gengcun. There, a plethora of tales and myths will await you amidst a tradition so grand, that the researchers have deemed this rural farm community “An Ocean of Stories”. Join us as we share, swap, and exchange our stories with over 100 mid-level to master tellers, some of whom know upwards of 500 stories! Share with the People of China, the best of who we are, not just as Americans, but as Global Citizens who love storytelling! Visit www.ethnohtec.org to find out more about this exciting, life changing, storytelling adventure!

Eth-Noh-Tec
Nancy Wang & Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo
977 South Van Ness Ave
SF CA 94110
(415) 282-8705
contact@ethnohtec.org

Cost: $3800 (double occupancy), $4200 (single room)

Note: All dates & prices may fluctuate. You MUST CALL for final price determined closer to the date. Charges cover US-to-China air, ground, food, lodging.Read More