$4,610 raised
·54 donations
WHAT? NO PING-PONG BALLS?
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My goal is to raise $6000 to help produce my solo performance at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, June 1-3, 2018. Funds will be applied primarily towards the cost of renting the venue.
WHAT? NO PING-PONG BALLS? is a story about the spirit of "family", regardless of what form it takes.
More specifically, it's the story of my late mother Momo Nagano and her life journey: from all-American girlhood in Los Angeles to WWII internment camp; from defiant marriage with a Chinese immigrant to single divorcee with four young kids; from urban housewife to Venice Beach artist.
As Nagano’s path traverses the terrain of the Civil Rights Movement, modern feminism and hippie counter-culture, we witness a mother's courage, creativity, determination and devotion.
It’s the tale of an eccentrically spirited Japanese American woman from “the greatest generation”, living life unapologetically as a single parent and artist, joyously defying society’s limits.
The show is rich with multimedia: home movies, animation, documentary footage, archival family photos and television clips transport the audience into the world of Momo and her unique interpretation of family.
Immensely entertaining, WNPPB also informs and educates about Japanese-American internment; single Asian American mothers of multiple generations; the evolution of contemporary women’s rights, and the American family.
Throughout the show, master taiko drummer Kenny Endo contributes sensitive and powerful live musical elements on taiko, percussion and Japanese flutes.
WHAT? NO PING-PONG BALLS? is a story about the spirit of "family", regardless of what form it takes.
More specifically, it's the story of my late mother Momo Nagano and her life journey: from all-American girlhood in Los Angeles to WWII internment camp; from defiant marriage with a Chinese immigrant to single divorcee with four young kids; from urban housewife to Venice Beach artist.
As Nagano’s path traverses the terrain of the Civil Rights Movement, modern feminism and hippie counter-culture, we witness a mother's courage, creativity, determination and devotion.
It’s the tale of an eccentrically spirited Japanese American woman from “the greatest generation”, living life unapologetically as a single parent and artist, joyously defying society’s limits.
The show is rich with multimedia: home movies, animation, documentary footage, archival family photos and television clips transport the audience into the world of Momo and her unique interpretation of family.
Immensely entertaining, WNPPB also informs and educates about Japanese-American internment; single Asian American mothers of multiple generations; the evolution of contemporary women’s rights, and the American family.
Throughout the show, master taiko drummer Kenny Endo contributes sensitive and powerful live musical elements on taiko, percussion and Japanese flutes.
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Dan Kwong
Organizer
Santa Monica, CA