Lia Chang Photos: Ching Valdes-Aran: New and Selected Work on View at the Philippine Center Gallery in New York, October 22-November 2, 2012

Ching Valdes-Aran at the Phillippine Center Gallery in New York on October 20, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

Obie-award winning stage, TV and film actor, and accomplished director, Ching Valdes-Aran, presents a solo exhibition of her paintings for the first time in the United States. Entitled “CHING VALDES-ARAN: NEW AND SELECTED WORK”, the exhibition will be on view at the Philippine Center Gallery in New York City from October 22 through November 2nd, 2012, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.to 5 pm.

Ching Valdes-Aran at the Phillippine Center Gallery in New York on October 20, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

The Philippine Center Gallery is located at 556 Fifth Avenue, between West 45th and 46th Streets in New York. An artist’s reception will take place on Monday October 22, 2012, from 6 to 9 pm.

Photo by Lia Chang

Ching Valdes-Aran at the Phillippine Gallery Center in New York on October 20, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

A veteran and in-demand actress who has worked with famed directors including Michael Greif (Dogeaters), George C. Wolfe (The Wild Party), Moises Kaufman (Macbeth) and Julie Taymor, as well as appearing in countless movies (Across The Universe, Sex & The City 1 and the upcoming XanCassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned) and TV shows (“Nurse Jackie,” “Rescue Me,” “Law & Order: CI,” “Ugly Betty” and the upcoming season of “Smash”), Valdes-Aran has been painting for many years.

Ching Valdes-Aran at the Phillippine Center Gallery in New York on October 20, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

For this exhibition, Valdes-Aran will show around thirty pieces that use oil, acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

“Ching Valdes-Aran: New and Selected Work”, on view at the Philippine Center Gallery in New York City from October 22 through November 2nd, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

Valdes-Aran’s first solo art exhibition, “Memories, Reflections & Dreams (for Leticia),” was at Sining Kamalig in Quezon City, the Philippines, in 2009.

She has exhibited in numerous group shows, including at La Mama La Galleria (2008-2011), Hartley House (2000-2011), Druids (2009), Painters Painter I: Across The Hudson River (2011), and Painters Painter II: Across The Hudson River (2012) at The Art Center of New Jersey, curated by Edla Cusick.

Ching Valdes-Aran was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She lives and works in New York City.

“Ching Valdes-Aran: New and Selected Work”, on view at the Philippine Center Gallery in New York City from October 22 through November 2nd, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

“Ching Valdes-Aran: New and Selected Work”, on view at the Philippine Center Gallery in New York City from October 22 through November 2nd, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

“Ching Valdes-Aran: New and Selected Work”, on view at the Philippine Center Gallery in New York City from October 22 through November 2nd, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

“Ching Valdes-Aran: New and Selected Work”, on view at the Philippine Center Gallery in New York City from October 22 through November 2nd, 2012.
Photo by Lia Chang

The installation team: Victor, artist Ching Valdes-Aran, Dax Valdes and Angel Velasquez Shaw at the Phillippine Center in New York on October 20, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

Ching Valdes-Aran at the Phillippine Center Gallery in New York on October 20, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang

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Lia Chang Photos: Breathe Love Repeat – In Rehearsal with Suzen Murakoshi and Ching Valdes-Aran at Under St. Mark’s

Suzen Murakoshi’s Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience played at Under St. Marks, during the 2012 Frigid New York Festival in February 2012.

Suzen Murakoshi in rehearsal for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Mark’s in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

Helmed by longtime collaborator Obie award-winning actress Ching Valdes-Aran, Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience, written by and starring Ms. Murakoshi, is an intimate tribute to her beloved mother focusing on the last days before her mother succumbed to cancer.

Ching Valdes-Aran and Suzen Murakoshi in rehearsal for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Mark’s in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

The Hawaii native seamlessly transports us to the mountains of Japan as she snowboards during a trip with her mother in 2009; to her homebase of New York where she receives the news about the cancer; then to the islands of Hawaii, where she returns to take care of her mother.

Ching Valdes-Aran and Suzen Murakoshi in rehearsal for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Mark’s in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

Ms. Murakoshi transforms into a “Samurai Super Daughter” as she struggles with her mother’s love at the crossroads between East and West. While attempting to affirm life between this world and the next, she stands her ground with the nurses at the hospice who insist upon administering morphine for her mother’s pain (she refuses), and takes her mother home, granting her wishes to take her last breath there. The show ends with a slideshow of priceless images of her mother and her family during her lifetime.

Suzen Murakoshi in rehearsal for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Mark’s in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

Suzen Murakoshi is a veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatres. Her favorite roles include “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet at the Cleveland Playhouse and “Connie” in A Chorus Line on Broadway. Together with Obie award winner, Ching Valdes-Aran, Ms. Murakoshi has performed her own past work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was short-listed for Best Actor for her role as “Helen” in Slippery When Wet (SWW). She has appeared in the films Bill Murray’s Quick Change, Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City.

Suzen Murakoshi and Ching Valdes-Aran in rehearsal for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Mark’s in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

Ms. Murakoshi received an MFA from the NYC New School of Drama in Playwriting and Acting. She also attended Oxford University, Balliol College, with the British American Drama Academy. Her work has been produced at the Penumbra Theatre in Minneapolis, MN to critical acclaim.

Suzen Murakoshi and Ching Valdes-Aran in rehearsal for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Mark’s in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

Other produced plays include Slippery When Wet at La MaMa Experimental Theatre, Sisters at Circle in the Square Downtown, NYC. Her short play, Dunno, Gotta Go was accepted and given a reading at the Edward Albee Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska, 2004.

Suzen Murakoshi and Ching Valdes-Aran in rehearsal for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Mark’s in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

Ms. Murakoshi has worked with the 52nd Street Project in New York City for many years as a writer, actor and director. While there, she co-wrote short plays with ‘Genius Award” fellow, Willie Reale as well as having been directed as an actor by Oscar winner Frances McDormand.

Ching Valdes-Aran. Photo by Lia Chang

Ching Valdes-Aran is an actor, director, playwright and painter. Broadway: The Wild Party (Virginia Theatre), Shakespeare On Broadway (Lady Macbeth, Lady Capulet, Duke Senior; Belasco Theatre). Major roles: The House Of Bernarda Alba (NAATCO); Mother Courage (Ma-Yi Theatre); Medea (Pan Asian Rep.); Empress Of China (Cincinnati Playhouse); Philoktetes (Shatterhand Co., Berliner Fiestpiele); Clytemnestra (Iphigenia At Aulis, Yale Rep.); Olan (The Good Earth, Bristol Riverside); Imelda Marcos (Dogeaters, Public Theatre/La Jolla Playhouse). Other theaters: Macbeth/Julius Caesar (Delacorte Theater); Homebody/Kabul (NYTW); Jocasta (Oedipus, Wilma Theatre) La Mama E.T.C., HERE Arts Center, The Foundry, DiverseCity, Immigrant Theater, Womens’Project, Arena Stage, A.C.T., Edinburgh Festival, London International Festival, Amore Theater (Greece). Film/TV credits: Across The Universe; Sex &The City ; “Filthy Gorgeous,” “Law & Order CI,” “Rescue Me,” etc. Directing credits: La Mama E.T.C., Penumbra Theatre, Immigrant Theatre, Ma-Yi Theater, Terre de Scene (France); member of Lincoln Center Director’s Lab. She was a resident director at La Mama E.T.C. from 1989-1996. Ms. Valdes-Aran was honored with a 2004 Fox Fellowship from the William & Eva Fox Foundation and the 2004 Charles Bowden Award from New Dramatist. Other Awards include: The Spenser Cherashore Award, Asian Cultural Council Artist Fellow, MA-YI’s Artistic Achievement Award, MAP Rockefeller Grant, U.S. Congressional Award and a Lucille Lortel nomination for best actress (Dogeaters, directed by Michael Grief, The Public Theatre). Her other passion is painting. Some of her work was shown in a group show at the ORENSANTZ FOUNDATION in June 2004.

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Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist.

All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2011 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at lia@backstagepasswithliachang.com.

Lia Chang: Suzen Murakoshi is a “Samurai Super Daughter” in her solo show BREATHE LOVE REPEAT

Lia Chang, Karen Tsen Lee, Suzen Murakoshi and Libby Bush at Yaffa on St. Marks Place in New York after a performance of Breathe Love Repeat. Photo by Jessica Minczeski

Last Friday, I headed to the East Village to see Suzen Murakoshi in her solo show Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience at Under St. Marks, which is part of the eclectic lineup of the 2012 Frigid New York Festival. For Ms. Murakoshi, the audience was a familiar and friendly one, including Baayork Lee (from her A Chorus Line days) and Larry Lee, executive director of the New York Asian Women’s Center; Libby Bush of Landslide Management; actresses Karen Lee and Geneva Carr (Hand to God); and “Playmaking” author Daniel Sklar.

Helmed by longtime collaborator Obie award-winning actress Ching Valdes-Aran, Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience, written by and starring Ms. Murakoshi, is an intimate tribute to her beloved mother focusing on the last days before her mother succumbed to cancer. The Hawaii native seamlessly transports us to the mountains of Japan as she snowboards during a trip with her mother in 2009; to her homebase of New York where she receives the news about the cancer; then to the islands of Hawaii, where she returns to take care of her mother. Ms. Murakoshi transforms into a “Samurai Super Daughter” as she struggles with her mother’s love at the crossroads between East and West. While attempting to affirm life between this world and the next,she stands her ground with the nurses at the hospice who insist upon administering morphine for her mother’s pain (she refuses), and takes her mother home, granting her wishes to take her last breath there. The show ends with a slideshow of priceless images of her mother and her family during her lifetime.

The remaining performance schedule for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place) is Monday, February 27 at 7:30pm, Friday, March 2 at 10:30pm and Sunday, March 4 at 7pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 for students/seniors) and are available online at www.smarttix.com

Suzen Murakoshi

Suzen Murakoshi is a veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatres. Her favorite roles include “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet at the Cleveland Playhouse and “Connie” in A Chorus Line on Broadway. Together with Obie award winner, Ching Valdes-Aran, Ms. Murakoshi has performed her own past work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was short-listed for Best Actor for her role as “Helen” in Slippery When Wet (SWW). She has appeared in the films Bill Murray’s Quick Change, Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City.

Suzen Murakoshi and longtime collaborator Ching Valdes-Aran on the set of Slippery When Wet at La MaMa E.T.C. in New York, in 1994. Photo by Lia Chang

Ms. Murakoshi received an MFA from the NYC New School of Drama in Playwriting and Acting. She also attended Oxford University, Balliol College, with the British American Drama Academy. Her work has been produced at the Penumbra Theatre in Minneapolis, MN to critical acclaim.

Other produced plays include Slippery When Wet at La MaMa Experimental Theatre, Sisters at Circle in the Square Downtown, NYC. Her short play, Dunno, Gotta Go was accepted and given a reading at the Edward Albee Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska, 2004.

Ms. Murakoshi has worked with the 52nd Street Project in New York City for many years as a writer, actor and director. While there, she co-wrote short plays with ‘Genius Award” fellow, Willie Reale as well as having been directed as an actor by Oscar winner Frances McDormand.

Suzen Murakoshi with her stage manager Jessica Minczeski. Photo by Lia Chang

In 2007, Ms. Murakoshi was awarded a Mayoral Proclamation from Michael Bloomberg and the City of New York for her work with the Kids Project where she is the Artistic Director. The Kids Project performs free shows for the NYC area with a target audience of 90,000 children and adults annually.

Breathe Love Repeat, a near-life experience, has performances at Under St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place) on Monday, February 27 at 7:30pm, Friday, March 2 at 10:30pm and Sunday, March 4 at 7pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 for students/seniors) and are available online at www.smarttix.com.

For more information, visit www.breatheloverepeat.com.

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Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

Lia Chang. Photo by Brianne Michelle Photography

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist.

All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2011 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at lia@backstagepasswithliachang.com.

Feb. 22-Mar 4.: Suzen Murakoshi’s Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience, directed by Ching Valdes-Aran, at 2012 Frigid New York Festival at Under St. Marks

Performances for Suzen Murakoshi’s (A Chorus Line and The King & I) Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience, under the direction of longtime collaborator Obie Award-winning Ching Valdes-Aran, kick off on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Under St. Marks as a part of the 2012 Frigid New York Festival. The performance schedule for Breathe Love Repeat at Under St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place) is Wednesday, February 22 at 10:30pm, Friday, February 24 at 7:30pm, Monday, February 27 at 7:30pm, Friday, March 2 at 10:30pm and Sunday, March 4 at 7pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 for students/seniors) and are available online at www.smarttix.com

In Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience, a “Samurai Super Daughter” struggles with her mother’s love at the crossroads between East and West, struggling to affirm life between this world and the next. Produced by Mustique Projects, Breathe Love Repeat, a near-life experience, written by and starring award-winning playwright and actress Suzen Murakoshi, tells the story of the last days in the life of a mother and daughter. This uplifting and life-affirming show takes audiences from the mountains of Japan to the islands of Hawaii as Murakoshi brings the clarity of life into focus by bringing us closer to the end.

Suzen Murakoshi

Suzen Murakoshi is a veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatres. Her favorite roles include “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet at the Cleveland Playhouse and “Connie” in A Chorus Line on Broadway. Together with Obie award winner, Ching Valdes-Aran, Ms. Murakoshi has performed her own past work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was short-listed for Best Actor for her role as “Helen” in Slippery When Wet (SWW). She has appeared in the films Bill Murray’s Quick Change, Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City.

Ms. Murakoshi received an MFA from the NYC New School of Drama in Playwriting and Acting. She also attended Oxford University, Balliol College, with the British American Drama Academy. Her work has been produced at the Penumbra Theatre in Minneapolis, MN to critical acclaim.

Suzen Murakoshi and longtime collaborator Ching Valdes-Aran on the set of Slippery When Wet at La MaMa E.T.C. in New York, in 1994. Photo by Lia Chang

Other produced plays include Slippery When Wet at La MaMa Experimental Theatre, Sisters at Circle in the Square Downtown, NYC. Her short play, Dunno, Gotta Go was accepted and given a reading at the Edward Albee Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska, 2004.

Ms. Murakoshi has worked with the 52nd Street Project in New York City for many years as a writer, actor and director. While there, she co-wrote short plays with ‘Genius Award” fellow, Willie Reale as well as having been directed as an actor by Oscar winner Frances McDormand.

In 2007, Ms. Murakoshi was awarded a Mayoral Proclamation from Michael Bloomburg and the City of New York for her work with the Kids Project where she is the Artistic Director. The Kids Project performs free shows for the NYC area with a target audience of 90,000 children and adults annually.

Breathe Love Repeat, a near-life experience will have five performances at Under St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place) on Wednesday, February 22 at 10:30pm, Friday, February 24 at 7:30pm, Monday, February 27 at 7:30pm, Friday, March 2 at 10:30pm and Sunday, March 4 at 7pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 for students/seniors) and are available online at www.smarttix.com.

For more information, visit www.breatheloverepeat.com.

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Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist.

All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2011 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at lia@backstagepasswithliachang.com.

Feb. 22-Mar 4.: Suzen Murakoshi’s Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience, at 2012 Frigid New York Festival at Under St. Marks

Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience will be presented in February and March at Under St. Marks as a part of the 2012 Frigid New York Festival. In Breathe Love Repeat: a near-life experience, a “Samurai Super Daughter” struggles with her mother’s love at the crossroads between East and West, struggling to affirm life between this world and the next.

Produced by Mustique Projects, the production is written by and will star Broadway’s Suzen Murakoshi (A Chorus Line and The King & I) and will feature direction from Obie-Award Winner Ching Valdes-Aran (who performed in The Wild Party on Broadway).

With warmth and humor, “Breathe Love Repeat, a near-life experience” tells the story of the last days in the life of a mother and daughter. This uplifting and life-affirming show takes audiences from the mountains of Japan to the islands of Hawaii as Murakoshi brings the clarity of life into focus by bringing us closer to the end.

Suzen Murakoshi

Suzen Murakoshi is a veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatres. Her favorite roles include “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet at the Cleveland Playhouse and “Connie” in A Chorus Line on Broadway. Together with Obie award winner, Ching Valdes-Aran, Ms. Murakoshi has performed her own past work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was short-listed for Best Actor for her role as “Helen” in Slippery When Wet (SWW). She has appeared in the films Bill Murray’s Quick Change, Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City.

Ms. Murakoshi received an MFA from the NYC New School of Drama in Playwriting and Acting. She also attended Oxford University, Balliol College, with the British American Drama Academy. Her work has been produced at the Penumbra Theatre in Minneapolis, MN to critical acclaim.

Other produced plays include Slippery When Wet at La MaMa Experimental Theatre, Sisters at Circle in the Square Downtown, NYC. Her short play, Dunno, Gotta Go was accepted and given a reading at the Edward Albee Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska, 2004.

Ms. Murakoshi has worked with the 52nd Street Project in New York City for many years as a writer, actor and director. While there, she co-wrote short plays with ‘Genius Award” fellow, Willie Reale as well as having been directed as an actor by Oscar winner Frances McDormand.

In 2007, Ms. Murakoshi was awarded a Mayoral Proclamation from Michael Bloomburg and the City of New York for her work with the Kids Project where she is the Artistic Director. The Kids Project performs free shows for the NYC area with a target audience of 90,000 children and adults annually.

Breathe Love Repeat, a near-life experience will have five performances at Under St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place) on Wednesday, February 22 at 10:30pm, Friday, February 24 at 7:30pm, Monday, February 27 at 7:30pm, Friday, March 2 at 10:30pm and Sunday, March 4 at 7pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 for students/seniors) and are available online at www.smarttix.com.

For more information, you can visit www.breatheloverepeat.com.

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