Wednesday, October 24, 7:30PM, Bowker Auditorium
Dan Kwong adds his contemporary, and political, view point in IT’s Great 2B American. Equal parts documentary travelogue, satirical dance review, irreverent history lesson, and poignant storytelling, IT’s Great 2B American is a funny, fierce, highly political piece inspired by Kwong’s recent travels in Asia. From the Japanese American internment camps of WWII to the secret American bombing of Cambodia to tourist shopping in Bali to the events of September 11th, IG2BA is a timely, hard-hitting work that boldly and humorously speaks to America’s place in the world — its checkered past, troubled present and hopeful future.
General Admission: $20; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $10
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I thought that Dan Kwong’s show “Great 2 B American” was engrossing and thought provoking. He did a great job interweaving visuals, music, body movement and the juxtaposition of the sad and serious with some humor about the pride and shame of being an American on the world scene. Memorable.