Inside/Out ...voices from the disability community

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VSA arts has commissioned Ping Chong & Company to create Inside/Out…

voices from the disability community, a world premiere theatrical

production by Ping Chong and Sara Zatz. This oral history

production explores first-hand experiences of the disability

community through personal narratives. Their histories are interwoven

into a script that is performed by the participants themselves,

giving voice to individuals whose stories frequently go unheard.

The production will premiere in Washington, D.C. at the F.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts June 27-29, 2008. All seats

$20. To purchase tickets, visit www.kennedy-center.org/tickets.

About Ping Chong & Company

Ping Chong is a world-renowned theater director, choreographer, and

visual installation artist. He founded Ping Chong & Company in 1975,

which has since created over 50 productions that have been presented

at major venues around the world. This production is part of his

ongoing series of oral-history theater works known as the Undesirable

Elements project, exploring issues of race, culture, identity,

and " otherness " in America. Since 1992, Ping Chong & Company has made

over 30 works in this series, in communities around the United States

and abroad. The series is designed to help communities confront and

overcome cultural insularity by encouraging dialogue and giving voice

to individuals whose stories frequently go unheard. For more

background, please visit www.pingchong.org