Park Avenue Armory’s Making Space public programming series partners with the Serica Initiative and WNET’s ALL ARTS for Voices Rising: Korean Diaspora Voices in Performance. The latest in a series of conversations by Serica and ALL ARTS, this evening convenes company members from Simon Stone’s Korean language adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and others to reflect on how Korean and Korean American diasporas have shaped the evolution of Asian American theater, dance, music, and performance. The program considers how Korean artists are influencing US culture, from the global reach of K-pop and K-drama, to the vitality of the contemporary stage, while carrying forward deep artistic traditions through two panel conversations and two live performances by Korean and Korean American artists. Participants include The Cherry Orchard producer Min K. Shin and actor Nam Yun-ho, Netflix’s XO, Kitty actor Joshua Hyunho Lee, violinist Kristin Lee, ABT ballerina Hee Seo, operatic performer Jasmine Rice LaBeija, and moderators Panney Wei and Kyung Yoon.

Presented in partnership with the Serica Initiative

Schedule

Panel I: The Cherry Orchard and the Korean Diaspora in Theater & Performing Arts

The evening begins with an opening operatic performance by Jasmine Rice LaBeija, followed by welcome remarks from The Serica Initiative and ALL ARTS.

Featuring producer Min K. Shin and actor Nam Yun-ho, moderated by Kyung Yoon, this conversation uses The Cherry Orchard as a starting point for a wider discussion of Korean artists and performing arts across cultures and borders.

The panel explores the production itself, international artistic collaboration, Korean theater and performing arts, and the experiences of artists and creative leaders whose work moves between Korea and international stages.

Panel II: The Wider Global Impact of Korean Diasporic Arts & Culture

The second half of this event opens with a violin performance by Kristin Lee.

Moderated by Panney Wei and featuring Hee Seo, Kristin Lee, and Joshua Hyunho Lee, the second panel expands the conversation across movies, television, music and dance.

The discussion will consider the wider global impact of Korean diasporic arts and culture and how Korean artists are influencing US culture—from the global reach of K-pop and K-drama to contemporary performance—while carrying forward deep artistic traditions.