Looking for a great lecture demonstration about orientalism and yellowface?
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We’d love to present a lecture demonstration in your community! Topics we cover include Yellowface, Orientalism, Asian and Asian American history, dance history, and social justice. Supplemental community programming can include masterclasses in ballet, Broadway jazz, dance history, and arts administration. Relevant presenting university departments include Anthropology, Art History, Asian Studies, Ethnic Studies, American and World History, and Theater and Dance. Relevant curriculum for elementary school through high school are also available.
Our presentations can also include live dance, and we have presented programs featuring leading dancers from the New York City Ballet. Possible repertory includes excerpts from “La Bayadere,” “Le Corsaire,” “The Fairy Doll",” The Nutcracker,” “Scheherazade,” and “Parade.” We also do supplemental programming, including technique masterclasses in ballet and choreography.
We have presented talks on yellowface and orientalism in dance at 92Y, the Guggenheim's Works & Process, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, the Museum at FIT, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), The Washington Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet School, as well as at higher educational institutions such as Chapman University, Drexel University, Goucher College, NYU, Purchase College, SUNY Buffalo.
Head over to our video page to watch some of our lectures!
You can read a review of our conversation at the New York Library for the Performing Arts here, and our 92Y conversation here.
Please contact us directly to enquire about our programming, rates, and availability.
“Phil was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to speak with my graduate students for nearly two hours. All of them are budding creative entrepreneurs, and Phil gave us a look under the hood at how he manages everything from marketing to finances to the core message and purpose of Final Bow for Yellowface. He was engaging and patient, and answered every single one of the many questions my students threw his way. While Phil has the artistic expertise to be a leader in the field of dance, he also has deep experience as an arts manager; all of this made for a valuable session that aligned with the curriculum and my students’ needs. ”
Final Bow for Yellowface co-founders Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin speaking at the 92Y.
Photo by Clara Miller.
“We are grateful for the time Phil took to share his thoughts and experiences on orientalist representations in Western performing arts. Our programs are intended to provide new perspectives on the culture of fashion and Phil’s input certainly fulfilled that goal.”