This event has been postponed for Spring 2022 due to the high possibility of rain on 10/23. Stay tuned for more information!
Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground
Chinatown
San Francisco, CA 94108
Free, no registration required
More info at www.mcevoyarts.org
Part of Neon Was Never Brighter - an event presented by Chinatown Media and Arts Collaborative
* stay tuned for event changes due to weather
Memories to Light is an outdoor, projected screening of Asian American home movies with live and recorded musical accompaniment by local musicians Danny Clay and Theresa Wong. In conjunction with Next to You, McEvoy Arts commissions Clay and Wong to compose and perform an original score informed by the Center for Asian American Media’s (CAAM) ongoing initiative to preserve and present twentieth century Asian American home movies.
Home movies are the moving image equivalent of a personal letter, a diary, or a family journal. The digitized 8mm and 16mm films in Memories to Light capture extraordinary scenes of ordinary Asian American life from the 1960s through the present while Clay and Wong’s harmonious compositions bridge field recordings, spoken word, and improvisational techniques to conjure an immersive physical space filled by the power of performance and the possibility of togetherness. Clay and Wong—who previously performed together in 2018 at McEvoy Arts—contribute a theatrical soundscape through acoustic and electronic instrumentation that explores the potential for transformation for both the artist and receiver alike.
Experience the sights and sounds of Memories to Light at Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground, curated by Chester Smith with Tony Remington with support from the Manilatown Heritage Foundation. Memories to Light coincides with an urban festival of light and sound that celebrates San Francisco’s historic Chinatown, its legacy and the resiliency of its residents, and Asian cultural heritage. The evening is organized by CAAM, the Chinese Cultural Center, and Chinese Historical Society. The program is free and open to the public.