Dan Kwong is a veteran performance artist, writer, teacher and visual artist. He has been presenting his solo performances since 1989, often drawing upon his own life experiences to explore personal, historical and social issues. He is of mixed Asian American heritage (Chinese American/Japanese American). His works intertwine storytelling, multimedia, dynamic physical movement, poetry, martial arts and music. Kwong is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is an Artist with the performing arts organization, Great Leap^[1], and a Resident Artist at the 18th Street Arts Center^[2] in Santa Monica, California. November 26 is the 330th day (331st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Performance art is art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... This article is about Performance art. ... In performing arts and entertainment, a One Man Show or Solo Show is frequently performed by, but not limited to, stand-up comedians. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. ... Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. ... The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a fine arts college located in Chicago, Illinois and is overseen by President Tony Jones. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ...

Performance Works

Solo Performance

• Secrets of the Samurai Centerfielder
• Tales From the Fractured Tao
• Monkhood in 3 Easy Lessons
• Correspondence of a Dangerous Enemy Alien
• The Dodo Vaccine
• The Night the Moon Landed on 39th Street

These works explore subjects such as cultural confusion and discovery in a mixed heritage family; allergic reactions to “Model Minority Syndrome”; dysfunctional family “Asian American-style”; Asian male identity; Japanese American internment during WWII; the impact of HIV/AIDS on Asian Americans. Kwong has performed in venues across the United States and in England, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico and Canada. April 1984 cover of Newsweek featuring an article on the success of Asian American students Model minority refers to a minority ethnic, racial, or religious group whose members achieve a higher degree of success than the population average. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Jerome War Relocation Center in Jerome, Arkansas Japanese peoples heading off to an internment camp. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ...

Plays

Kwong's first play, Show Me Some Stuff, is being developed by Cedar Grove Productions On Stage, for a mainstage production at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in 2008. Cedar Grove Productions was founded in 1996 by playwright Tim Toyama, actor/director Chris Tashima, producer Chris Donahue and actor/director Tom Donaldson. ...

Published Works

Kwong's essays and performances have been published in The Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Getting Your Solo Act Together, High Performance Magazine, and various anthologies including On A Bed of Rice - A Feast of Asian American Erotica; Yellow Light - The Flowering of Asian American Art and Living in America - A Pop Culture Reader. His visual artwork is included in Let’s Get It On - The Politics of Black Performance published by the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. His first book, "FROM INNER WORLDS TO OUTER SPACE - The Multimedia Performances of Dan Kwong," was published by University of Michigan Press in 2004. External view of the entrance to the ICA from the Mall. ... The University of Michigan Press is a publisher and part of the University of Michigan. ...

Teaching and Curating

As a teacher Kwong has led numerous workshops in autobiographical writing and performing throughout the U.S. and in Hong Kong, London, Indonesia, Thailand and Canada. He is founder and curator of “Treasure In The House,” L.A.’s first Asian Pacific American performance and visual art festival, presented at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, California since 1991. An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ...

Fellowships

Kwong is recipient of numerous fellowships, from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, Art Matters Inc., Brody Arts Fund, Franklin Furnace, N.Y., Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, California Community Foundation and has been nominated twice for the Alpert Award in the Arts. The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ... The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) is a prominent philanthropic organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.greatleap.org/dan/
2. ^ http://www.18thstreet.org/05resident_01main1_Kwong.htm

External Links

• Official website
• From Inner Worlds to Outer Space at University of Michigan Press
• Dan Kwong bio on rebollardance.com