Hmoob-land (Hmong-land)

Fri, Mar 6 - Sun, Mar 15, 2009

  • Fri 3/6, 9:30pm
    Special Preview Performance
  • Sat 3/7, 8:00pm
    $15
    $12 students/$15 general
  • Sun 3/8, 4:00pm
    $15
    $12 students/$15 general
  • Thu 3/12, 8:00pm
    $15
    $12 students/$15 general
  • Fri 3/13, 8:00pm
    $15
    $12 students/$15 general
  • Sat 3/14, 8:00pm
    $15
    $12 students/$15 general
  • Sun 3/15, 4:00pm
    $15
    $12 students/$15 general

The Center for Hmong Arts and Talent
and Kaotic Good Productions
Present
Hmoob-land (Hmong-land)
Written by: Robert Karimi and Ensemble
Directed by: Robert Karimi
Starring: the Dabneeg<>Dawning Theatre Ensemble
March 6 – 8 and 12 – 15, 2009
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Unconventional, side-splitting and fantastical, Hmoob-land is a performance that combines spoken word, documentary theater, storytelling and mythology to explore the absurdities of the perception of the Hmong from within and outside the community. Director/Writer Robert Karimi weaves the words and movement of the Dabneeg<>Dawning Theater Ensemble , a dynamic group of Hmong and non-Hmong artists, to investigate how does a population without a recognized country identify itself? How do residents of a displaced community respond to definition inside and outside of the community?

Through a 12 week process, ensemble members dealt with these questions, and created work that designers and lead writer riffed upon. Creating a backdrop where everyday intersects with a mythological land through breathtaking backdrops and masks designed by award winning artist Kaolee Thao and Ashle Kubesh of Folklore Studios; and costumes by Oskar Ly of OsCouture, Hmoob-land fleshes out cultural beliefs, traditional practices, and revelations to sacred doors that challenge audience of all kinds to consider how we all create home and find the heart of our communities.

Dabneeg<>Dawning Theater Ensemble consists of performers Angie Hardy, Damian Johnson, Ernest Briggs, Evelyn Mouacheupao, Katie Ka Vang, Lindsey Cacich, May Lee Yang, Melissa Ka Vang, Phasoua Vang, Tengo Lor, Schoua Na Yang.

This program is a collaboration between:
Dabneeg<>Dawning Theatre is a program of C.H.A.T. (CENTER FOR HMONG ARTS AND TALENT) a multi-disciplinary arts organization with a mission to nurture, explore and illuminate the Hmong American experience through artistic expressions.

kaotic good productions creates, and develops ensemble based interdisciplinary, culturally mixed, community-oriented, organic performances to explore the funny and not so funny revelations that occur when pop culture, personal history and politics collide. Through this work, kaotic good has received awards from the Mayor of Anchorage, Illinois Humanities Council, Minnesota State Arts Board and the National Performance Network. For more, go to kaoticgood.com

COST: $15/ $12 students and seniors (group discounts available contact box office: 612-338-9817)