The following letter was quoted in the New York Times article “For the Price of a Police Helicopter, New York Could Save the Arts” on June 21, 2024. ———————————————— Dear friends and colleagues, On behalf of Kyoung’s Pacific Beat, I am writing to share with you important news regarding our organization. Our Board of Directors, […]
Greetings! On behalf of Kyoung’s Pacific Beat, I am thrilled to share KPB’s Year in Review and the lessons learned in 2023. Kyoung H. Park and Suki Terada-Ports Research for Kyoung’s Pacific Beat’s OTHER NO MORE (June 6, 2023, APICHA Community Health Center) A SLOW RETURN TO LIVE THEATER 2023 marked the year we returned […]
Kyoung’s Pacific Beat’s 2023-2024 season kicks off September 21st with a virtual gathering via Zoom called “Whiteness on Fire: Where are we Now?” But before I go on, let me tell you a story of where I am now. Watch this on Instagram. I am in Flatbush, Brooklyn, in a neighborhood called Midwood. Midwood is a predominantly […]
Greetings! I hope this email finds you safe and in good health. As 2021 comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on what I’ve learned while living through a global catastrophe that affects us all. In the beginning of the pandemic, Kyoung’s Pacific Beat held space with Cara Page, an architect of the healing […]
Greetings! There are no words to describe 2020. I find myself aghast, sitting in front of my computer, barely managing to cope with the chronic tightness in my stomach that has been ailing me since the summer of 2019. America was not in a good place before this year’s global pandemic. By last year, Trump’s […]
“Whiteness on Fire: A Cultural Reconstruction”Monday, October 57-9PM EST BIPOC members of our community and our white allies are invited to join us online for an evening of art and social convening. This program will feature NERO’s “Suck My Violin,” an original music video produced virtually during this pandemic, followed by an in depth conversation […]
Greetings! It has been 18 months since the last Kyoung Update. Where have I been? Since 2018, I’ve participated in the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) and Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) Leadership Fellowship programs, learning more about the work of arts and culture bearers of color working with indigenous communities across the country, while […]
Greetings! On behalf of Kyoung’s Pacific Beat, I’m thrilled to share with you news about our company’s work. We are in a moment of tremendous growth, experiencing a whirlwind of opportunities, growing pains, and feeling both the excitement and challenges of pursuing a peacemaking mission in these troubling times. “I have been offered help to […]
Today is the UN International Day of Peace. In celebration of this day, I’d like to share with you some of my reflections based on some recent travels to Chile, South Korea, and my work in New York. I think the greatest challenge as an artist has been to address the new Presidency and what […]
Dear friends, Greetings from Santiago! I’m currently in Chile with the Theater Communications Group (TCG), Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), and Global Theater Initiative (GTI) US delegation to the Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil. This week, I’ll be seeing the best in contemporary Chilean theater, in addition to exciting productions from abroad. I’ll return […]