Tuesday, June 12 at 8:00PM
at Ars Nova Theater (511 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019)
After SOLD-OUT work-in-progress events in NYC (Museum of Chinese in America) & Chicago (The Public Square, Experimental Station), I’m proud and excited to present the very 1st production of my solo show FORMOSA with lights, costume, sound, set, and choreography, etc.
Join our amazing friend Kelly Tsai in bringing FORMOSA to life on Tues., June 12th – Tix only $10!
Created & Performed by Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai
Directed by Jesse Jou
A mid-1600s Spanish sailor, an Asian American hip-pop diva, an 8-year-old Chinese adoptee, and a 1960s Taiwanese Barbie doll factory worker collide across time and space in this solo show investigation of beauty, bodies, and Barbie.
Set Design Chien-Yu Peng
Associate Set Designer Yu-Han Huang
Lighting Design Alan Edwards
Sound Design Charles Coes & Nathan Roberts
Prop Design Chien-Yu Peng
Costume Design Moria Clinton
Choreography Jessica Chen
Dramaturgy Amissa Miller
Produced by Chie Morita
For artist statement & info on FORMOSA’s New York Live Arts Studio Series Residency: http://
The creation of “Formosa” was supported, in part, through a commission from New York Live Arts’ Studio Series program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Jerome Foundation and with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
For tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9669366