Chil Kong – Weaving Our Stories into the Cultural Fabric of America
Date Published: April 17, 2020
Today, we feature Episode 6: Weaving Our Stories into the Cultural Fabric of America of our podcast, Korean American Perspective. In this episode, we speak with Chil Kong, Artistic Director of Adventure Theater MTC. Chil has a long award-winning career with major theater companies across Boston, San Diego, Seattle, and L.A. and is currently the only Korean American artistic director of a major theater company in the United States.
In this in-depth conversation, Chil shares how some performing arts centers are trying to find new ways to engage with their audience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic’s turbulent effects on the performing arts industry. But even adapting performances to online virtual platforms like Zoom and Facebook Live fall short in the face of a truly memorable in-person experience.
As a leading voice in the performance and entertainment industry, Chil shares his valuable insight into Asian American representation and the importance of the performing arts to our community. Chil reminds us of the power to write our own stories and how they must be woven into the cultural fabric of America.
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EP 6 – Weaving Our Stories into the Cultural Fabric of America
Chil Kong – Artistic Director, Adventure Theater MTC
Chil has a long award-winning career with major theater companies across Boston, San Diego, Seattle, and Los Angeles. As a leading voice in the performance and entertainment industry, he shares his valuable insight into Asian American representation and the importance of the performing arts. Chil reminds us of the power to write our own stories and narratives, and how they must be woven into the cultural fabric of America.
Listen to Chil Kong’s interview here
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