From Inner Worlds to Outer Space : The Multimedia Solo Performances of Dan Kwong

Kwong, Dan; Vorlicky, Robert

ISBN 10: 0472068660 / ISBN 13: 9780472068661

Published by University of Michigan Press, 2004

Seller Inventory # 2525159-n

Synopsis:

Praise for Dan Kwong: "Somehow, Kwong has held onto his sense of childlike wonder about the cosmos, and that awe informs his free-wheeling and uproarious performance." -Asian Week "He weaves striking, multi-focus stage pictures around simple monologues about his Chinese and Japanese grandfathers, ironic accounts of his own childhood, and litanies of the trials facing Asian American males." -L.A. Times "Saturated with high-spirited enthusiasm . . . a refreshingly forthright approach to his often dark material." -Chicago Tribune "Kwong's humor is warm and loving . . . it stems from a delightfully twisted taste for the absurdity of human behavior. . . . Be prepared to laugh, to be moved, and to fall in love with a performer." -L.A. Reader Dan Kwong's performances delve into the complexities of growing up as a working-class Chinese-Japanese-American male in L.A., land of Hollywood and Disney. Kwong's remarkable performances, a potent array of multimedia effects and athletic physicalization, investigate questions of identity and the intersecting effects of race, culture, class, gender, and sexuality. From Inner Worlds to Outer Space brings together Kwong's scripts with illuminating commentary by critic Robert Vorlicky. The book includes interviews that reveal Kwong's personal and artistic influences, his evolution as an artist, and his philosophical and technical approach to art-making.

About the Author:

Dan Kwong is a veteran performance artist, writer, teacher, and visual artist.

Robert Vorlicky is Professor of Theater at New York University, and author of Act Like a Man: Challenging Identities in American Drama and Tony Kushner in Conversation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: From Inner Worlds to Outer Space : The ...
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New