Telling The The Oral History Of A Community Through Dance In Apartments And Hair Salons

That's right, a dance of oral history: "'Sit, Eat, Chew' also staged performances in a private apartment, a restaurant, a public park, and a museum. The stories — told in Mandarin, Cantonese, English, and through movement — were culled from interviews with senior citizens and local youth. The project, born out of a desire to share oral histories from Manhattan’s Chinatown residents with the public in an engaging way, was funded through a Kickstarter campaign as well as several nonprofit and city and state grants."

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