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Convergent Waves: Boston (Film) by Lenora Lee
Documentary | 52 minutes | English | World Premiere
“Convergent Waves: Boston” by Lenora Lee Dance, in collaboration with Pao Arts Center, celebrates the contributions of activists and non-profit leaders, reclaiming space by eliciting stories of community agency, resilience, and transformation. Inspired by rich narrative, this work represents a powerful call for community oriented development in the face of rapid change, making a collective statement for the preservation of community as neighborhoods across the country inhabited for generations face cultural erosion, loss of businesses, and displacement through gentrification. “Convergent Waves: Boston” highlights successes in preserving the cultural fabric and accomplishments of these communities.
The Convergent Waves: Boston film screening is a part of the 2022 Boston Asian American Film Festival “Boston Chinatown Artivism” day, co-presented by Pao Arts Center. Learn more about the film festival and the see the full schedule here.
Ticket Prices: $5 - $15
Emerson Paramount Theater
Film Screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with all four directors of the day’s films: Xinyan Fu, Curtis Chan, Kenneth Eng, and Lenora Lee.
About the Artists:
Headshot of Lenora Lee, Photo Credit: Hien Huynh
Lenora Lee
Lenora Lee Dance (LLD) integrates contemporary dance, film, music, and research and has gained increasing attention for its sustained pursuit of issues related to immigration, incarceration, global conflict, and its impacts, particularly on women and families. LLD creates works that are both set in public and private spaces, intimate and at the same time large-scale, inspired by individual stories as well as community strength, at times crafted for the proscenium, or underwater, or in the air, at at times are site-responsive, immersive, and interactive. For the last 14 years, the company has been pushing the envelope of large scale multimedia and immersive dance performance that connects various styles of movement and music to culture, history, and human rights issues. Its work has grown to encompass the creation, presentation, and screening of films, museum and gallery installations, civic engagement, and educational programming.
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