Shao Yen Chen
To meet local contemporary artists, theater directors, and choreographers in New York, examining how the natural and urban environments impact their artistic work.
Learn MoreTo meet local contemporary artists, theater directors, and choreographers in New York, examining how the natural and urban environments impact their artistic work.
Learn MoreTo conduct research into the performance art scene, particularly observing the practices around Asian diaspora communities, and studying the history of how Asian bodies are portrayed in art.
Learn MoreTo research and study the diverse and free-form expressions of Broadway theater (both on and off-Broadway) through extensive observations and exchange with the theater community, absorbing different forms of artistic expression and culture.
Learn MoreTo research the various cultural communities in New York involving music, visual art, theater, dance, and other disciplines.
Learn MoreTo travel to Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh to meet Rohingya refugee musicians, learn about Rohingya music, and exchange ideas about music education.
Learn MoreTo learn about artistic practices in a multinational country, and research the history and cultural transmission of Japanese immigrants in the United States from the Meiji Restoration through World War II and the present.
Learn MoreTo support American artist and curator contributions, conducting on-site research and interacting with displaced residents, for the Don't Follow the Wind exhibition through planning and development.
A 1-month grant supplement to adapt a disrupted project to enable U.S. and Japanese artists and curators to carry out research in Japan and through online meetings in connection with the English publication Don’t Follow the Wind, examining community and artistic responses to the ongoing crisis in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone
To enable three Americans to undertake research in Japan, in order to lay the groundwork for the first English publication on the the "Don't Follow the Wind" project
Learn MoreTo collaborate and produce music with musician Katherine Whatley and sake brewer Kazuyo Fukao based on traditional sake production practices and field recordings.
Learn MoreTo study Japan's Fluxus Movement by conducting research on key figures in Japan and the influence on contemporary artists.
Learn MoreTo contribute to the advancement of the Indonesian dance scene after an immersive experience in New York’s vibrant dance world and professional dance management scene.
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