JapJAP
May 9, 2011 at 8:00pm
JapJAP
written and performed by Una Aya Osato
directed by Moises Belizario
JapJAP is trying to find out who she is, tearing down borders and tearing off clothes. Her body is her only road map as she embarks on a journey through identity, culture, and history. Join award-winning team, performer/playwright Una Aya Osato and director Moises Belizario, for Una’s newest, freshest, full-bodied one-woman show: JapJAP.
Una Aya Osato (writer/performer) is excited to return to Poetry Electric with her newest show JapJAP. A performer, writer and educator, born and raised in NYC, Una recently returned from a successful tour in Canada of sold-out shows and critical acclaim for her award winning show Recess. Una has performed her own work and the work of others in an array of venues nationally and internationally: from theaters, to classrooms, to community centers, to prisons.
Moises Belizario (director) has worked professionally for the last two and half decades as a writer, director and actor in film, television and theater. He is currently the Artistic Director of the nationally acclaimed CityKids Repertory Company, in New York City. Belizario has had extensive experience working with youth in leadership development and the performing arts. Belizario and Una have worked together for many years, among their exciting work together was directing her in Recess. In addition to his directorial work with Una, and at The CityKids Foundation, he is also currently in development for a new Broadway musical.