Three Trees: Alberto Giacometti’s Art as Theatre and History

Playwright Alvin Eng and Art Historian Laurie Wilson will discuss Eng’s play, “Three Trees,” a historical drama that explores the unique relationship between 20th century Parisian artist, Alberto Giacometti, and his muse/model, Japanese Existential Philosopher, Isaku Yanaihara. The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre will present the World Premiere of this play at the West End Theare, … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Three: Extremes (Pan-Asia)

https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-05Twilight.mp4   Three: Extremes (Pan-Asia, 2005) THREE…EXTREMES brings together an Asian scream team of filmmakers, featuring a trio of short works by Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan (DURIAN DURIAN), Korea’s Chanwook Park (OLDBOY), and Japan’s Takashi Miike (AUDITION). The trilogy opens with Chan’s disgustingly entertaining DUMPLINGS, which he has also turned into a full-length film. DUMPLINGS … Read more

Naming out Grief: Three Refugee Tales, Fact & Fiction

One of the latest debates taking place on the streets and in the country’s most respected newsrooms is whether to call victims of recent the hurricane refugees. Some say that the word is insulting. It implies that the evacuees, so many of whom were people of color, are not citizens. Author Andrea Louie contends that … Read more