Saviana Stanescu
writer
SAVIANA STANESCU
Immigrant Artists and Scholars in New York (IASNY), founded by Saviana Stanescu, is an alliance of outstanding people working in the arts and academia who are committed to support, nurture and advocate for immigrant voices as a vital and vibrant part of the New York City community.
Advisory Board: John Clinton Eisner, Teresa Eyring, David Henry Hwang, Carol Martin, Joyce Mayo, Jose Rivera, Richard Schechner, Zishan Ugurlu, Lisa Vogel
Leadership Committee: May Adrales, Amanda Feldman, Ana Martinez, Jelena Stupljanin, Tamilla Woodard, Graciela Berger Wegsman, Aaron Shroeder (PR)
Goals:
To promote and support immigrant/international artists and scholars
To advocate for immigrants' rights
To network and develop new opportunities
To produce and advertise community-based events
To provide a cross-cultural perspective to social, political and cultural debates
Cheers!
Founder/President: Saviana Stanescu
IASNY LAUNCH EVENT at Nuyorican Poets Café
NEW YORK WITH AN ACCENT
Sunday, April 17, 3-6 pm
(Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Week)
Tickets: $8 online
https://secure.gigmaven.com/events/5271/orders/new
$10, $5 (for students) – at the door
As part of our efforts to expand our involvement in the New York community and advocate for the brilliant and diverse voices of immigrant artists as an integral part of that fabric, IASNY will be having its official launch at the storied Nuyorican Poets Café (executive director: Dan Gallant) in the East Village. Featuring performances by many prominent members, this launch event promises to embody the vision of IASNY as a forum for the exchange of ideas, the fostering of an immigrant voice, and a showcase of the breadth of talents in New York City's immigrant community.
The speakers/performers include:
Saviana Stanescu
Romania*, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, writer
President/Founder of IASNY
Teresa Eyring (advisory board)
Executive Director - Theatre Communications Group
Zishan Ugurlu (advisory board)
Turkey, director, actress, artistic director of Actors Without Borders - ITONY
Scholar, Assistant Professor at Eugene Lang College The New School UniversityGraciela Berger Wegsman
Argentina/Israel, playwright
Freelance Journalist Daily News/Hora Hispana and Daily News (VIVA)
Ana Martinez
Mexico City, Graduate Center (CUNY), scholar and designer
Tamilla Woodard
Director, founding member of The Internationalists
Jelena Stupljanin
Serbia, Actress
Susana Cook
Argentina, playwright, performer, director
Jennifer Lim
Hong Kong, MFA from Yale School of Drama, actorFrances Uku
Nigeria/UK, Harvard University, actor
Rosa Emilia Toledo
Mexico, New York University/University of Tennessee, writer
Inma Heredia
Spain, flamenco singer/dancer/comedienne
Sujin Lee
South Korea, interdisciplinary artist
MA in Performance Studies from NYU
Ondina Frate
Romania, Glass Beads Theatre Ensemble, actress
Christina Quintana & Alessandra Hirsch
MFA playwrights at Columbia University
Blagovesta Momchedjikova
PhD, Bulgaria, New York University, writer
Stavri KaramfilovBulgaria, independent artist and scholar, theater director and sculptor
Paola Lázaro-Muñoz
Puerto Rico, Columbia University, playwright
Monica Santana
Venezuela, Columbia University MFA, actor
Jessica Litwak
Playwright, Performer, The New Generation Theatre Ensemble
Daniela Dakich
Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Serbia), HB Studio, actress
Natasa Trifan
Romania, dancer/choreographer
* We asked the featured artists/speakers to specify their country of origin if they are first generation immigrants – however, IASNY encourages the participation of all artists and scholars interested in the immigrant experience
Immigrant Heritage Week - established by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in 2004, celebrates the experiences and contributions of immigrants to New York City.
Immigrant Heritage Week 2011 is from April 11 to April 17 and celebrates the vibrant life stories New Yorkers have to tell.
For more details e-mail us at: immigrantartists@yahoo.com
SAVIANA STANESCU
