Greetings! After four years of development, it is my pleasure to invite you to the World Premiere of PILLOWTALK, a co-production between Kyoung’s Pacific Beat and The Tank, presented by The Exponential Festival. Our performances begin this Thursday, Jan. 11th at The Tank, located at 312 W. 36th Street, between 8th and 9th Avs. Set […]
Read MoreGreetings! Celebrating #loveisradical, Kyoung’s Pacific Beat has partnered with Community Partners API Rainbow Parents of PFLAG NYC, BAAD! (Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance), CUNY’s Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), GAPIMNY (Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York), and Indie Theater Fund, along with Cultural Partner the Korean Cultural Center New York, and Official Media Partner Culturebot with support from Peoplemovr, Asian/ Pacific/ American Institute at […]
Read MoreToday is the UN International Day of Peace. In celebration of this day, I’d like to share with you some of my reflections based on some recent travels to Chile, South Korea, and my work in New York. I think the greatest challenge as an artist has been to address the new Presidency and what […]
Read MoreGreetings! It is my pleasure to invite you to Kyoung’s Pacific Beat’s workshop production of PILLOWTALK at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s Rough Draft Festival. Currently, we’re developing the show in residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and our next, public performances of PILLOWTALK will take place this April 4-6 at 7PM at LPAC’s Little Theater […]
Read MoreDear friends, Greetings from Santiago! I’m currently in Chile with the Theater Communications Group (TCG), Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), and Global Theater Initiative (GTI) US delegation to the Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil. This week, I’ll be seeing the best in contemporary Chilean theater, in addition to exciting productions from abroad. I’ll return […]
Read MoreGreetings! Kyoung’s Pacific Beat invites you to a studio presentation of THE INDIA PLAYS, our new work-in-progress. THE INDIA PLAYS is a diptych of two new plays, HEARTBREAK/INDIA and THE DIAMOND TRADE, which will be presented as a single, live performance that engages with diverse artists and audiences in a performative investigation that addresses toxic […]
Read MoreDear friends, Greetings from New York! I’m thrilled to share with you exciting news about Kyoung’s Pacific Beat’s upcoming season. We are kicking it off with a jam-packed calendar of activities in October and I hope you’ll be able to join us through our journey. PILLOWTALK Kyoung’s Pacific Beat’s new work-in-progress, PILLOWTALK, is currently in […]
Read MoreGreetings from New York! I write this Kyoung Update with a heavy heart. The recent mass shooting in Orlando has gravely upset me, as a queer man, as a Latino artist, as an Asian-American artist, and new American. I think about the senseless violence that is killing the young of this country and how Kyoung’s […]
Read MoreI came of age as a playwright witnessing 9/11 and its aftermath—the War on Terror and a grass-roots revolt manifest in the streets, and in the theater, speaking up against war. A few days after the terrorist attacks, I remember sitting at an auditorium at NYU and one of my classmates asking: “what is the […]
Read MoreGreetings from Chile! As 2015 comes to an end, I’d like to take a moment to take stock of the many ups and downs I’ve had with my playwriting and theater company, Kyoung’s Pacific Beat. We started the year with a bang—the World Premiere of TALA at the Performance Project @ University Settlement. TALA blended […]
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