CounterPULSE presents
Performing Diaspora Weekend One
Byb Chanel Bibene, Joti Singh, and Jia Wu
AUG 15-18, THU-SUN at 8PM
Hosted at CounterPULSE (1310 Mission Street, SF)
Performing Diaspora artists represent many of the state’s most exciting new voices at the intersection of traditional arts, contemporary performance and California’s changing cultural landscape. In the first festival weekend, Byb Chanel Bibene, Joti Singh and Jia Wu excavate their own heritage and push the boundaries of their current practice, exploring themes of survival, identity and healing.
 Taboo and Heroes by Byb Chanel Bibene is a multi-media exploration of Bibene’s personal experience as a survivor of the wars that struck the Republic of Congo in the late 1990’s. |
| Joti Singh’s Red, Saffron and Green weaves Bhangra, Punjabi folk music and West African rhythms to tell the story of her great grandfather, Gyanee, who fought for Indian Independence from San Francisco in the early 20th century. |
| Mama/ Medea explores Jia Wu’s hybrid identities through the classical Greek figure of Medea: Eastern, Woman, Mother Sorceress, Exotic Other. |
Co-presenters
Museum of the African Diaspora, African Advocacy Network, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Chinese Culture Center, American India Foundation, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Jewish Music Festival
Media Sponsors
Other Performing Diaspora Festival Events:
Festival Kick-Off at Bissap Baobab – AUG 8
Symposium — AUG 10
Weekend Two – AUG 22-25
Jewlia Eisenberg, Muisi-kongo Malonga, Nadhi Thekkek