Originally published by The 19th. This AAPI Heritage Month, The 19th is telling the untold stories of women, women of color and LGBTQ+ people. At 21 years old, Mira Nadon became the first ...

The Boston-based Asian American Ballet Project bills itself as the first Asian-American ballet company.Founder and artistic director Beth Mochizuki said she was almost always surrounded by fellow ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — At 9 years old, Candy Tong knew she found her calling. Tong says she was one of the 3-4 Asian American students in her class at the San Francisco Ballet, but said she ...

The first ballet adaptation of the classic Japanese novel The Tale of Genji, the new work from Nao Kusuzaki explores the life of Genji, son of the Emperor Kiritsubo, through four crucial relationships ...

In recent years, some Asian-American dancers have noticed certain ballets portrayed Asians in problematic ways, such as performers wearing face-lightening makeup, known as yellow-face. But now, AAPI ...

In collaboration with Asia Society Texas, the acclaimed ISHIDA Dance Company (one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to watch” for 2023) presents the world premiere of having been breathed out. The program ...

Phil Chan has always expressed himself through dance. But he and his father sat motionless after watching a traditional performance of "The Nutcracker" with Asian caricatures. "It reminded me that I ...

We meet George Lee, a former dancer who appeared in the original staging of The Nutcracker. We meet George Lee, a former dancer who appeared in the original staging of The Nutcracker and hear what it ...

It’s a rare opportunity to see behind-the-scenes rehearsal at the Oklahoma City Ballet. Even more special is if you’ve never even been to a performance. For the dancers with the Oklahoma City Ballet, ...

Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin, the founders of Final Bow for Yellowface, an organization dedicated to eliminating offensive Asian stereotypes in dance, had been working on their virtual ...

Get ready for culture, crafts and cuisine, Tallahassee. Experience Asia Festival is back! After 2024’s cancellation due to a hurricane, this year’s attendees will see a moving performance arranged by ...

COMPANY EVER. I WAS LUCKY MY TEACHER IS KOREAN AMERICAN, SO I ALWAYS SORT OF HAD A ROLE MODEL. GROWING UP, BETH MOCHIZUKI WAS ALMOST ALWAYS SURROUNDED BY FELLOW ASIAN AMERICANS GROWING UP AND TAKING ...