i invite you to read (or listen to) the artist’s note for context before experiencing the performance
video: LETTERS TO THE MOON
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Behind the Scenes
Gratitudes from Mel Hsu
An enormous thank you to Cat, Bz, Carly, Nia, Tahnee, Marla, Rick, Elissa, Xuan, AAI Staff, PAPA and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation for so tirelessly believing in me and making my wildest dreams come true. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I want to give special thanks to my parents, my sister, my grandmothers, my grandfathers, my aunties, my cousins who have been supporting me on this decades-long journey and who have so generously given me permission to share these intimacies of our family. Letters to the Moon features the stories, voices, words, photographs and calligraphy of multiple generations of the Lin and Hsu lineages.
我非常感謝
Credits
SOUND AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT
Sound Engineer: Rick Rein
Lighting Operator: Elissa Fredeen
Food Coordinator: Xian Liu
Videography and Video Editing: Nia Benjamin
Photography: Kenzi Crash, Steve Weinik,
Bz Zhang, Chris Sikich
INFRASTRUCTURAL ENABLEMENT AND SUPPORT
The Glorious Asian Arts Initiative Staff!
ARTISTIC TEAM FOR LIVE SHOW AND WEBSITE
Curated, Written and Performed by Mel Hsu
Directed by Cat Ramirez
In collaboration with Visual Artist Bz Zhang
PRODUCTION
Intercultural Journeys Staff
Carly Rapaport-Stein, Executive Director
Marla Burkholder, Artistic Director
Nia Benjamin, Director of Creative Projects
Tahnee Jackson, Communications and Marketing Manager
CONSIDER MAKING A CONTRIBUTION
TO HELP SUSTAIN MEL’S JOURNEY AS A WORKING ARTIST!
This virtual curation and release of Letters to the Moon is a labor of love. Any contributions will be put towards postage costs, paying my collaborators, recouping out-of-pocket show expenses and making future work possible. Thank you for your generosity! -Mel
Venmo: @MelanieHsu
CashApp: @iamthenoodlefish
PayPal: MelanieLHsu@gmail.com