Kate Rigg with Slanty Eyed Mama
Slanty Eyed Mama is two good asian girls gone bad-assed. Award-winning Lyricist and singer Kate Rigg (Lady-K) and electric violinist Lyris Hung met while studying at the Juilliard School and began collaborating on creating a fresh American Asian sound combining rock spoken word and comedy. They have been invited twice to the Smithsonian Institute, headlined the PBS Special “Race is the Place”. They have also headlined at LA Grand Performances, The Perth International Festival, The Vancouver Comedy Festival, and many more. They have also been feeatured on Comedy Central, LOGO TV, CBC TV, CTV and Asian Cinevision.
La mama galleria Schedule • FREE EVENTS
Sunday, November 1
1:30-4:30 pm
at La Mama Galleria on Great Jones St.
Speak Up! Speak Out! Speak Up! (Ages 14-22)
This FREE workshop unlocks the power of your imagination through guided exercises and improvised musical accompaniment. We will show you how to think about poetry, create theatricalized moments from bare-bones ideas, and strengthen your ability to turn your own stories and feelings into powerful spoken word. Led by powerhouse Spoken word creators Kate Rigg and Lyris Hung of “Slanty Eyed Mama”
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Wednesday, November 4
7-9:30pm
at La Mama Galleria on Great Jones St.
SPOKEN WORD POETRY AND PERFORMANCE BOOT CAMP FOR ARTISTS
The powerhouse rock comedy spoken word duo Slanty Eyed Mama invites you to a FREE poetry bootcamp designed for artists who want to be part of an immersive creativity lab. Through guided exercises, we will create original group and solo spoken word pieces with some musical accompaniment and theatrical choral work. Open to 25 observer who wish to peep inside the creative discovery process and witness the spontaneous bursts of art that emerge.
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Saturday, November 7
1pm-2pm open rehearsal hour
4pm-6pm Work in Progress performance / interactive idea lab
at La Mama Galleria on Great Jones St.
SLANTY EYED MAMA: How to Save Yourself From Stupid Ideas the World Made Up About You And Become an Absolute Legend
A strictly limited opportunity to see La Mama ETC NYSCA artists-in-residence Slanty Eyed Mama work on their new spoken word/ rock/ comedy show. Expect irreverent lyrical spoken word, searing electric violin riffs, in-the-moment freestyle flights of poetry based on audience suggestions, and surprising personal narrative. Open rehearsal hours from 3- 5 pm invite people to come in and witness the creative process in an intimate setting, as Slanty Eyed Mama continues to write new music and rhyme, work through improvisation, and fine-tune existing materials. Presentation 730pm-9 pm. See the work-in-progress performance and reading with audience discussion afterward.
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This residency is supported by NYSCA
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