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A performance of Anh Vo: Possessed by… at The Rail Park. The work takes the form of a devotional dance to the spirits, continuing a performance Vo previously staged on June 14, 2025, in front of the Apple Store in Downtown Brooklyn. There, the artist worshipped the temple of capitalism, drawing out the religiosity embedded in the store's architecture. In this iteration, Vo applies a similar logic: animating the site through repetitive, abstract movement to explore how architecture can embody systems of belief.
Photo: Albert Yee, Courtesy of Asian Arts Initiative
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The Assurance of the Ecstatic: On Anh Vo’s Three Performances

Mang Su

Being possessed is not a state but a devotion.

A warm, slightly grainy, tinted photo of an in-the-round white-walled performance space. At the center of the room a performer in polka-dot pants lies on the ground. Above her, three performers gather, one wearing a shirt that says “Join the Hike.” To their left, Corinne Jones – wearing a white button-up and brown tights – gestures out to the audience with an open arm.
Photo: Cole Knight
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Doe-Eyed Wonder

ankita

Deep thoughts about deer friends.

Kay MacMaster wearing blue coveralls stands in the center of a wood paneled performance space. Their body is folded forward, knees slightly bent, and the head tossed sideways with their long blonde hair dramatically fanning out, capturing a feeling of wild abandon and emotional release.
Photo: Natalie Fiol
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Stripping the Dual West

Nadia Ureña

A haunting confrontation on the frontier.

Photo: Constance Mensh
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In “I Invited Myself,” Eiko Otake asks us to linger

Ellen Miller

In our hurried world, Otake invites you to linger, to watch, and return to watch again.

Photo: Eiko Otake and Wen Hui
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When Bodies Remember – Eiko Otake and Wen Hui’s Film “No Rule is Our Rule “

Ziying Cui

As Wen Hui and Eiko note, “Our body memorizes.”

Photo: Michael Ken Stewart
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Korea, Vietnam, and Afro-America: Our Shared Struggle For Peace and Democracy

Anito Gavino

We find ourselves grounded in spirit through music and dance.

Photo: Plate 3 Photography
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The Superpower of a Biracial Child

Anito Gavino

"Why can't I find a reflection of myself anywhere I look?" -Joseph Ahmed

Art by Nikaio Thomason, courtesy of Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group
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Birds of a Feather…

Darcy Grabenstein

Learning the twists and turns of a folk dance and finding commonalities in Filipino culture.

Photo: Jasmine Lynea
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Rainbow Making

Amelia Rose Estrada

The art making is on the surface and the deeper layer is that we all investigate who we are.

Photo: Louis Kang and Asian Arts Initiative
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Open Invitation At Asian Arts Initiative

Maddie Hopfield

When Cat announces that time is up and the piece is over, we scoot our chairs in further, hungry to keep the conversation goi