Edible Tales: Prayers is performed on the stage at Hawaii Theatre Center, as a part of Phoenix Dance Chamber's "Celestial 21" performance. The streaming of the full show will be available on July 3rd or on-demand. Catch our Hawai'i dancers Danny Wu, Melvin Hsieh, Jerome Mester, and Keala Fung for a performance, exploring ancestral connections through food stories.

“Celestial” was a term used often in 19th Century American media to describe China and Chinese people. Based on the “Celestial Empire,” an old name for imperial China, the word became adopted as a slur used ironically to describe the newly-emigrated Chinese who worked in laundries and other menial jobs. Phoenix Dance Chamber presents Celestial 21 in response to the current and recent climate of racial tension in the United States. This event is bringing together talented Asian American/Pacific Islander artists in a celebration of Chinese heritage and identity with performances by Phoenix Dance Chamber, along with guest performers SheenRu Yong, Dancers Unlimited, Saam Fu Chinese Cultural Arts, and Tau Dance Theater. We have forged new celestial identities but we have not forgotten how we got here.

Tickets (available at https://www.hawaiitheatre.com/upcoming-events/)

$100.00 for Two-Month On-Demand Access
$50.00 for One-Month On-Demand Access
$21.00 for One-Time Livestream Access on July 3, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. PST

In addition to supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists, the Hawaii Theatre Center and the theatre production crew, 20% of ticket sales will be donated to the AAPI Community Fund. Learn more about the fund at https://gofund.me/1764f72f.