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Photos by Rick Guidotti, Positive Exposure

VSA arts has commissioned Ping Chong & Company to create Inside/Out…voices from the disability community, a world premiere theatrical production by Ping Chong and Sara Michelle Zatz. This oral history production explores first-hand experiences of the disability community through personal narratives. Their histories are interwoven into a script that is performed by the participants themselves, giving voice to individuals whose stories frequently go unheard. Click here to go to audio clips from the cast.

This production will premiere at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
June 27, 2008 at 7:30 pm
June 28, 2008 at 7:30 pm
June 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm

To purchase tickets, visit www.kennedy-center.org/tickets.

Audio Clips of the Cast

Click on the small arrow at the bottom left of each photo to hear the clip.

Josh

Christopher

Zazel

Matthew

Picture of Josh Hecht Picture of Chris Imbrosciano Picture of Zazel-Chavah O’Garra Picture of Matthew S. Joffe

These oral history interviews were recorded as part of the StoryCorps VSA arts Initiative. Such interviews are property of and provided courtesy of StoryCorps (www.storycorps.net), a nationwide initiative of Sound Portraits Productions to record and collect oral history interviews. StoryCorps is a registered trademark of Sound Portraits Productions. Excerpts were selected and produced by VSA arts.

About Ping Chong & Company

Ping Chong is a world-renowned theater director, choreographer, and visual installation artist. He founded Ping Chong & Company in 1975, which has since created over 50 productions that have been presented at major venues around the world. This production is part of his ongoing series of oral-history theater works known as the Undesirable Elements project, exploring issues of race, culture, identity, and “otherness” in America. Since 1992, Ping Chong & Company has made over 30 works in this series, in communities around the United States and abroad. The series is designed to help communities confront and overcome cultural insularity by encouraging dialogue and giving voice to individuals whose stories frequently go unheard. For more background, please visit www.pingchong.org