Topaz Arts presents The Revival of The Beauty of Ghosts
THE BEAUTY OF GHOSTS
Theater of Poetry
By Luis H. Francia
Directed by Claro de los Reyes
Friday, October 31, 2014, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 1, 2014, 7:30pm
Post-performance discussion and reception to follow each evening
Tickets: $15 in advance / $20 at the door
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TOPAZ ARTS
55-03 39th Avenue in Woodside, Queens
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Readers/Performers:
Agnes “Bing” Magtoto
Claro Que Sí
John Roque
Jana Lynne Umipig
with solo dance by Paz Tanjuaquio
sets & image by Francis Estrada
TOPAZ ARTS is pleased to host the revival of The Beauty of Ghosts, where the reading had its world premiere in 2007. This is an idiosyncratic suite of poems envisioned as a theater of poetry. The works revolve around the Filipino immigrant experience in the United States, as seen through the eyes of various individuals, imagined but also real, and deal with the intersections of memory and history, racism, neo-colonialism, hope, survival, and contemporary realities. The revival is presented in honor of Philippine American History Month.