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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cb>KQED’s Cy Musiker and David Wiegand share their picks for great events around the Bay Area this week.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/279907304″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLARQ8c_Z8k\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug. 26-28:\u003c/strong> Violinist and composer \u003ca href=\"http://www.markoconnor.com/o-connor-band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark O’Connor \u003c/a>debuted at the Grand Ole Opry at the age of 12, and has played with everyone from Stéphane Grappelli to Dolly Parton to Yo Yo Ma. Now he’s featuring wife Maggie (also on violin), their son Forrest on mandolin, plus lead singer Kate Lee, Forrest’s fiancé in the O’Connor family band. I’m guessing this is a very tight group, except when they’re bickering like crazy. David says he gets the chills thinking about how the Grappelli link ties O’Connor to the work of the great gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt (born 1910), so there will be a century-and-change of music history at the O’Connor Band’s shows on Aug. 26 at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kuumbwajazz.org/calendar/7pm-mark-oconnor8-26-16/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kuumbwa Jazz\u003c/a> in Santa Cruz, Aug. 27 \u003ca href=\"https://lesherartscenter.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek\u003c/a>, and Aug 28 at \u003ca href=\"http://www.thefreight.org/mark-oconnors-oconnor-band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freight and Salvage in Berkeley\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiSC2VzQznA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug 26-28\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"http://www.bcfhereandnow.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Black Choreographers Festival\u003c/a> is doing its first summer series, with some of the region’s best African American choreographers trying out new material. They’re tackling big issues like the anxiety of being a young black man and gentrification in Oakland. Look for work from \u003ca href=\"https://www.dimensionsdance.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dimensions Dance Theater\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.dawsondancesf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawson Dance SF’s\u003c/a> founding director Gregory Dawson, Urban Jazz Dance Company, LA’s JazzAntiqua Dance Ensemble, and several youth dance companies, including the terrific \u003ca href=\"http://cultureshockdance.org/oakland/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culture Shock Oakland\u003c/a> (see their work in the video above). Details for the three day Black Choreographers Festival are \u003ca href=\"http://www.bcfhereandnow.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQbQfkinWCo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug. 28\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"http://www.ecrmusicgroup.com/artists/blake-morgan/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Morgan \u003c/a>is a singer-songwriter who is also well known for his advocacy for the rights of performers and for his family background as for his music. He started an \u003ca href=\"http://irespectmusic.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online petition\u003c/a> to fight for royalties for performing artists when their records are played on the radio. He’s the one who lured \u003ca href=\"http://www.ecrmusicgroup.com/artists/lesley-gore/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesley Gore\u003c/a> out of semi-retirement to record an album a few years ago for Morgan’s own label, and he’s the son of proto-feminist Robin Morgan who coined the term, “The personal is political.” And his dad is Kenneth Pitchford, an original member of the Gay Liberation Front. Did we mention Morgan’s a terrific songwriter? Details for his show at the Hotel Utah on Sunday are \u003ca href=\"http://www.hotelutah.com/event/1205461-janita-blake-morgan-pat-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11980102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11980102 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-800x505.jpg\" alt=\"Dameion Brown is ‘Othello’ at Marin Shakespeare Company\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-800x505.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-400x253.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-768x485.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-1180x745.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-1920x1212.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-960x606.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dameion Brown is ‘Othello’ at Marin Shakespeare Company \u003ccite>(Photo: Steven Underwood/Marin Shakes )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug. 26-Sept. 25 & Sept. 14-Oct. 9:\u003c/strong> In a time of heightened racial tension, we’re highlighting two productions of \u003cem>Othello\u003c/em>, one of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragic heroes. Othello was the Moor, the other, the black man in a white society, who had to be better than everyone else to fit in, and yet was still plotted against and driven mad to the point of homicide. Actor \u003ca href=\"http://marinshakespeare.org/2016/07/29/meet-dameion-brown/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dameion Brown\u003c/a>, a former Solano State Prison inmate, plays Othello at the \u003ca href=\"http://marinshakespeare.org/on-stage/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin Shakespeare Company\u003c/a>, and Brown told me he feels a lot in common with the character. “I know the feeling of being viewed as not good enough,” Brown said in a phone interview. “These things \u003cem>Othello\u003c/em> went through, the racism, even though he was the greatest general they had. He was still looked upon as the Moor, and back in the Elizabethan era, it was not much different than the n-word is used by others toward African-Americans today.” Details \u003ca href=\"http://marinshakespeare.org/tickets/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82BMdcJFkYM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, California Shakespeare Theater’s new Artistic Director Eric Ting directs actor Aldo Billingslea (also Provost for Diversity at Santa Clara University) as the titular character in their production of \u003cem>Othello\u003c/em>. Billingslea was terrific in August Wilson’s \u003cem>Fences\u003c/em> at Cal Shakes earlier this year. Liz Sklar plays Desdemona. Details for Cal Shakes production are \u003ca href=\"https://tickets.calshakes.org/Online/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11980266\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11980266 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Quantum-Dragon-Theater-800x328.jpg\" alt=\"Quantum Dragon Theatre Founding Members\" width=\"800\" height=\"328\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quantum Dragon Theatre’s Founding Members \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy Quantum Dragon Theatre)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug. 26-Sept. 10\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"http://www.quantumdragon.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantum Dragon Theatre\u003c/a> is a new company focusing on works of science fiction and fantasy, both new and classic. Their first play is \u003ca href=\"http://www.quantumdragon.org/#!speed-of-light/no57l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Speed of Light\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by by Bella Poynton, about Mayra, a woman scientist who also has a drug addiction, as she discovers the secret to traveling at light speed. Details \u003ca href=\"http://www.quantumdragon.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEtDVy55shI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug 30 & Sept 2-3\u003c/strong>: The \u003ca href=\"http://unknownmortalorchestra.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown Mortal Orchestra\u003c/a> is a very odd trio playing retro 70’s funk and disco. But founder Ruban Nielson likes to thrash out thoroughly 21st century issues in his lyrics, including polyamory and heartache on last year’s \u003cem>Multi-Love\u003c/em>: “Checked into my heart and trashed it like a hotel room. Who is your God? Where is she?” Which doesn’t mean they don’t have some fun as well with their psychedelic take on The Grateful Dead’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtQd-i4pIBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“Shakedown Street.”\u003c/a> Your best chance to catch the band is at the Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma on Tuesday Aug. 30. Details \u003ca href=\"https://lagunitas.com/music/unknownmortalorchestra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a> But they’re also doing a pair of sold out shows (opening for Tame Impala) at the Greek in Berkeley Sept 2 & 3rd. Details \u003ca href=\"http://www.livenation.com/events/534029-sep-3-2016-tame-impala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Look for work from \u003ca href=\"https://www.dimensionsdance.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dimensions Dance Theater\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.dawsondancesf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawson Dance SF’s\u003c/a> founding director Gregory Dawson, Urban Jazz Dance Company, LA’s JazzAntiqua Dance Ensemble, and several youth dance companies, including the terrific \u003ca href=\"http://cultureshockdance.org/oakland/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culture Shock Oakland\u003c/a> (see their work in the video above). Details for the three day Black Choreographers Festival are \u003ca href=\"http://www.bcfhereandnow.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/cQbQfkinWCo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/cQbQfkinWCo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug. 28\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"http://www.ecrmusicgroup.com/artists/blake-morgan/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Morgan \u003c/a>is a singer-songwriter who is also well known for his advocacy for the rights of performers and for his family background as for his music. He started an \u003ca href=\"http://irespectmusic.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online petition\u003c/a> to fight for royalties for performing artists when their records are played on the radio. He’s the one who lured \u003ca href=\"http://www.ecrmusicgroup.com/artists/lesley-gore/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesley Gore\u003c/a> out of semi-retirement to record an album a few years ago for Morgan’s own label, and he’s the son of proto-feminist Robin Morgan who coined the term, “The personal is political.” And his dad is Kenneth Pitchford, an original member of the Gay Liberation Front. Did we mention Morgan’s a terrific songwriter? Details for his show at the Hotel Utah on Sunday are \u003ca href=\"http://www.hotelutah.com/event/1205461-janita-blake-morgan-pat-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11980102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11980102 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-800x505.jpg\" alt=\"Dameion Brown is ‘Othello’ at Marin Shakespeare Company\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-800x505.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-400x253.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-768x485.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-1180x745.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-1920x1212.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DameionBrown_2605-e1472165746925-960x606.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dameion Brown is ‘Othello’ at Marin Shakespeare Company \u003ccite>(Photo: Steven Underwood/Marin Shakes )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug. 26-Sept. 25 & Sept. 14-Oct. 9:\u003c/strong> In a time of heightened racial tension, we’re highlighting two productions of \u003cem>Othello\u003c/em>, one of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragic heroes. 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He was still looked upon as the Moor, and back in the Elizabethan era, it was not much different than the n-word is used by others toward African-Americans today.” Details \u003ca href=\"http://marinshakespeare.org/tickets/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/82BMdcJFkYM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/82BMdcJFkYM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Meanwhile, California Shakespeare Theater’s new Artistic Director Eric Ting directs actor Aldo Billingslea (also Provost for Diversity at Santa Clara University) as the titular character in their production of \u003cem>Othello\u003c/em>. Billingslea was terrific in August Wilson’s \u003cem>Fences\u003c/em> at Cal Shakes earlier this year. Liz Sklar plays Desdemona. Details for Cal Shakes production are \u003ca href=\"https://tickets.calshakes.org/Online/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11980266\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11980266 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Quantum-Dragon-Theater-800x328.jpg\" alt=\"Quantum Dragon Theatre Founding Members\" width=\"800\" height=\"328\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quantum Dragon Theatre’s Founding Members \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy Quantum Dragon Theatre)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Aug. 26-Sept. 10\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"http://www.quantumdragon.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantum Dragon Theatre\u003c/a> is a new company focusing on works of science fiction and fantasy, both new and classic. 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"content": "\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/279564976″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/08/22/lou-pearlman-boy-band-manager-and-ponzi-schemer-dies-in-prison/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gilbert and Sullivan\u003c/a> opened their musical \u003cem>The Mikado\u003c/em> at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.savoy.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Savoy Theatre\u003c/a> in London in 1885, the first lines were sung by a chorus of kimono clad men. “If you want to know who we are, We are gentlemen of Japan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the \u003ca href=\"http://www.lamplighters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lamplighters Music Theatre\u003c/a> opened their production at the Lesher Center for the Arts a few days ago, the chorus sang something a little different, “If you want to know who we are. We are gentlemen of Milan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11957008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11957008\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-3-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A scene from the Lamplighters version of 'The Mikado'\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-3-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-3-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-3-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from the Lamplighters version of ‘The Mikado’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Lucas Buxman/Lamplighters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So how did the story end up in Italy. We’ll explain that in a minute, but it’s not what the Lamplighters first had in mind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They planned for a traditional Japanese \u003cem>Mikado\u003c/em>, but with some Asian American actors, to avoid the controversies over yellowface that had plagued productions in Seattle and New York. (“Yellowface” is the Asian version of blackface, where white actors play Asian Americans with yellow makeup and eyeliner to make the eyes more slanted.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So last winter, Lamplighters’ Managing Director Sarah Vardigans set a meeting with \u003ca href=\"http://www.lilytungcrystal.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lily Tung Crystal\u003c/a>, a leading Bay Area Asian American theater artist. But Vardigans says it didn’t go well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had a difficult meeting with Lily,” Vardigans said in a recent interview. “She was very clear that the Asian Community would not support our production if we could not commit to one hundred percent Asian casting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was a deal breaker for Vardigans. “For a Gilbert and Sullivan company to commit to 100 percent Asian casting,” Vardigans said, “when we typically have ten percent Asian casting is just not practical.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crystal, who runs \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferociouslotus.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferocious Lotus Theater company\u003c/a>, was unhappy at the compromise Vardigans offered, that the white actors wouldn’t wear yellowface makeup. “We had an issue with that,” Crystal said recently. “Because we would argue that having Caucasian actors play Asian roles constitutes yellowface.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11967397\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-800x448.png\" alt=\"Ferocious Lotus Theatre Co. Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-800x448.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-400x224.png 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-768x430.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferocious Lotus Theatre Co. Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Ferocious Lotus Theatre Co.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We don’t do black minstrel shows and blackface, because that’s not accepted anymore,” Crystal added. “So the question is: why, when it comes to the Asian community, it’s still okay for a Caucasian actor to play an Asian role.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact is, yellowface and blackface are common on stages and movie screens around the world. The classic yellowface example from the past are the thousands of amateur and professional production of \u003cem>The Mikado\u003c/em>. In the movies, Micky Rooney’s farcical portrayal of Mr Yoniushi in the film version of \u003cem>Breakfast at Tiffany’s\u003c/em> has embarassed generations of Asian Americans. And just last year, the white Emma Stone played an Asian American named Alison Ng in Cameron Crowe’s movie \u003cem>Aloha,\u003c/em> which also garnered criticism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6H4eQhllVM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for blackface, the American Ballet Theatre, the home of African-American dancer Misty Copeland, put dark brown makeup on the Brazilian dancer Marcelo Gomes last year, for a production of \u003cem>Othello\u003c/em>, Shakespeare’s black hero. And white performers played Otello in blackface as recently as 2013 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, though the company abandoned the practice in its 2015 revival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur3uTKbrqIQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It really is a history of erasure. It’s ways in which to control bodies of color,” says A-lan Holt, a playwright and associate director at Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts. “And control them in terms of economics because you want to take ideas from communities of color, but not pay folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So it’s worth noting when a major arts group puts Asian Americans in charge both on and off the stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11967399\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-800x379.jpg\" alt=\"Set design for the new opera ‘Dream of the Red Chamber,’ premiering in September at San Francisco Opera\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-800x379.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-400x189.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-768x364.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-1180x559.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-1920x909.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-960x455.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set design for the new opera ‘Dream of the Red Chamber,’ premiering in September at San Francisco Opera \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of SF Opera)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Next month, \u003ca href=\"http://sfopera.com/discover-opera/201617-season/dream-of-the-red-chamber/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Opera\u003c/a> is premiering \u003cem>Dream of the Red Chamber\u003c/em>, based on the classic 18th century Chinese novel. \u003ca href=\"http://www.brightsheng.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Sheng \u003c/a>wrote the music, playwright \u003ca href=\"http://barclayagency.com/site/speaker/david-henry-hwang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Henry Hwang \u003c/a>the libretto, and Stan Lai directs. All three are Chinese American (Lai is based in Taiwan). And Hwang’s contract stipulates that the show feature Asians in all the singing roles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Gregory Henkel, managing director/artistic, who oversees casting for SF Opera, says \u003cem>Dream of the Red Chamber\u003c/em> is a special case. “We found the singers first, and then the composer wrote for them.” And that’s because Henkel argues casting opera is much tougher than film or plays. Opera singers are like Olympic athletes, he says, who have to “sail over a large orchestra and fill a very large space,” 3200 seats in the case of San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. “Which is something not very many people in the world have the ability to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henkel says SF Opera practices a version of colorblind casting (common in many American theater companies), “hiring the greatest singers available.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11967554\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Baritone James Maddalena as Jack Hubbard, and bass-baritone Eric Owens as General Leslie Groves in SF Opera’s production of ‘Doctor Atomic’ by John Adams and Peter Sellars\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baritone James Maddalena as Jack Hubbard, and bass-baritone Eric Owens as General Leslie Groves in SF Opera’s production of ‘Doctor Atomic’ by John Adams and Peter Sellars \u003ccite>(Photo: Terence McCarthy/SF Opera)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So on the SF Opera stage, the African American soprano\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontyne_Price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Leontyne Price \u003c/a>has played both Verdi’s African princess Aida, and Cio Cio San, the Japanese heroine of Puccini’s \u003cem>Madame Butterfly\u003c/em>. In 2010, the African American bass-baritone Eric Owens created the role of the white General Leslie Groves in the world premiere John Adams’ docu-opera \u003cem>Doctor Atomic\u003c/em>. White tenors, not in blackface, have played the title role in the company’s most recent productions of \u003cem>Otello\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So against that background, how did The Lamplighters work things out in their\u003cem> Mikado\u003c/em>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11957016\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11957016 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-800x468.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia Westley, Autumn Allee as Pippa, and Michele Schroeder in Lamplighters' 'TheMikado'\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-800x468.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-400x234.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-768x449.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-1180x691.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-960x562.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricia Westley, Autumn Allee as Pippa, and Michele Schroeder in Lamplighters’ ‘TheMikado’ \u003ccite>( Photo: Joe Giammarco/Lamplighters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They reset it in Renaissance Italy, in Milan, not Japan, so the rhymes all work, and the show seemed as silly and as charming as any Gilbert and Sullivan lover might ask. “We were pressured to do it,” Vardigans says, “but ultimately we’ve all come around to being very excited about it, and in today’s cultural environment, it’s not right to do something that is offensive to any part of our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vardigans says a number of Gilbert and Sullivan companies from around the country are coming to town to see how well Lamplighters has resolved the controversy, though now, only a few small roles are played by Asians Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which is why theater activist \u003ca href=\"http://www.crowdedfire.org/mina-morita/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mina Morita\u003c/a>, artistic director at Crowded Fire Theater Company, says she’s most excited about new plays that truly mirror America’s diversity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because we’re tired of playing the sexy vixens, the maids, the wise mom, the ninja, the samurai. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So last winter, Lamplighters’ Managing Director Sarah Vardigans set a meeting with \u003ca href=\"http://www.lilytungcrystal.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lily Tung Crystal\u003c/a>, a leading Bay Area Asian American theater artist. But Vardigans says it didn’t go well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had a difficult meeting with Lily,” Vardigans said in a recent interview. “She was very clear that the Asian Community would not support our production if we could not commit to one hundred percent Asian casting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was a deal breaker for Vardigans. “For a Gilbert and Sullivan company to commit to 100 percent Asian casting,” Vardigans said, “when we typically have ten percent Asian casting is just not practical.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crystal, who runs \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferociouslotus.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferocious Lotus Theater company\u003c/a>, was unhappy at the compromise Vardigans offered, that the white actors wouldn’t wear yellowface makeup. “We had an issue with that,” Crystal said recently. “Because we would argue that having Caucasian actors play Asian roles constitutes yellowface.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11967397\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-800x448.png\" alt=\"Ferocious Lotus Theatre Co. Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-800x448.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-400x224.png 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297-768x430.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lily-tung-Crystal-e1471892842297.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferocious Lotus Theatre Co. Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Ferocious Lotus Theatre Co.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We don’t do black minstrel shows and blackface, because that’s not accepted anymore,” Crystal added. “So the question is: why, when it comes to the Asian community, it’s still okay for a Caucasian actor to play an Asian role.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact is, yellowface and blackface are common on stages and movie screens around the world. The classic yellowface example from the past are the thousands of amateur and professional production of \u003cem>The Mikado\u003c/em>. In the movies, Micky Rooney’s farcical portrayal of Mr Yoniushi in the film version of \u003cem>Breakfast at Tiffany’s\u003c/em> has embarassed generations of Asian Americans. And just last year, the white Emma Stone played an Asian American named Alison Ng in Cameron Crowe’s movie \u003cem>Aloha,\u003c/em> which also garnered criticism.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/I6H4eQhllVM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/I6H4eQhllVM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>As for blackface, the American Ballet Theatre, the home of African-American dancer Misty Copeland, put dark brown makeup on the Brazilian dancer Marcelo Gomes last year, for a production of \u003cem>Othello\u003c/em>, Shakespeare’s black hero. And white performers played Otello in blackface as recently as 2013 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, though the company abandoned the practice in its 2015 revival.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Ur3uTKbrqIQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Ur3uTKbrqIQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>“It really is a history of erasure. It’s ways in which to control bodies of color,” says A-lan Holt, a playwright and associate director at Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts. “And control them in terms of economics because you want to take ideas from communities of color, but not pay folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So it’s worth noting when a major arts group puts Asian Americans in charge both on and off the stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11967399\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-800x379.jpg\" alt=\"Set design for the new opera ‘Dream of the Red Chamber,’ premiering in September at San Francisco Opera\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-800x379.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-400x189.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-768x364.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-1180x559.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-1920x909.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Act-I-960x455.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set design for the new opera ‘Dream of the Red Chamber,’ premiering in September at San Francisco Opera \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of SF Opera)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Next month, \u003ca href=\"http://sfopera.com/discover-opera/201617-season/dream-of-the-red-chamber/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Opera\u003c/a> is premiering \u003cem>Dream of the Red Chamber\u003c/em>, based on the classic 18th century Chinese novel. \u003ca href=\"http://www.brightsheng.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Sheng \u003c/a>wrote the music, playwright \u003ca href=\"http://barclayagency.com/site/speaker/david-henry-hwang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Henry Hwang \u003c/a>the libretto, and Stan Lai directs. All three are Chinese American (Lai is based in Taiwan). And Hwang’s contract stipulates that the show feature Asians in all the singing roles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Gregory Henkel, managing director/artistic, who oversees casting for SF Opera, says \u003cem>Dream of the Red Chamber\u003c/em> is a special case. “We found the singers first, and then the composer wrote for them.” And that’s because Henkel argues casting opera is much tougher than film or plays. Opera singers are like Olympic athletes, he says, who have to “sail over a large orchestra and fill a very large space,” 3200 seats in the case of San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. “Which is something not very many people in the world have the ability to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henkel says SF Opera practices a version of colorblind casting (common in many American theater companies), “hiring the greatest singers available.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11967554\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Baritone James Maddalena as Jack Hubbard, and bass-baritone Eric Owens as General Leslie Groves in SF Opera’s production of ‘Doctor Atomic’ by John Adams and Peter Sellars\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/DAactI_342-1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baritone James Maddalena as Jack Hubbard, and bass-baritone Eric Owens as General Leslie Groves in SF Opera’s production of ‘Doctor Atomic’ by John Adams and Peter Sellars \u003ccite>(Photo: Terence McCarthy/SF Opera)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So on the SF Opera stage, the African American soprano\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontyne_Price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Leontyne Price \u003c/a>has played both Verdi’s African princess Aida, and Cio Cio San, the Japanese heroine of Puccini’s \u003cem>Madame Butterfly\u003c/em>. In 2010, the African American bass-baritone Eric Owens created the role of the white General Leslie Groves in the world premiere John Adams’ docu-opera \u003cem>Doctor Atomic\u003c/em>. White tenors, not in blackface, have played the title role in the company’s most recent productions of \u003cem>Otello\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So against that background, how did The Lamplighters work things out in their\u003cem> Mikado\u003c/em>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11957016\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11957016 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-800x468.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia Westley, Autumn Allee as Pippa, and Michele Schroeder in Lamplighters' 'TheMikado'\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-800x468.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-400x234.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-768x449.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-1180x691.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813-960x562.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/Lamplighters-Mikado-Image-2-1-e1471895968813.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricia Westley, Autumn Allee as Pippa, and Michele Schroeder in Lamplighters’ ‘TheMikado’ \u003ccite>( Photo: Joe Giammarco/Lamplighters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They reset it in Renaissance Italy, in Milan, not Japan, so the rhymes all work, and the show seemed as silly and as charming as any Gilbert and Sullivan lover might ask. “We were pressured to do it,” Vardigans says, “but ultimately we’ve all come around to being very excited about it, and in today’s cultural environment, it’s not right to do something that is offensive to any part of our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vardigans says a number of Gilbert and Sullivan companies from around the country are coming to town to see how well Lamplighters has resolved the controversy, though now, only a few small roles are played by Asians Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which is why theater activist \u003ca href=\"http://www.crowdedfire.org/mina-morita/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mina Morita\u003c/a>, artistic director at Crowded Fire Theater Company, says she’s most excited about new plays that truly mirror America’s diversity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because we’re tired of playing the sexy vixens, the maids, the wise mom, the ninja, the samurai. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This piece was inspired by an episode of \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cooler/id1041117499?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cooler\u003c/a>, KQED’s weekly pop culture podcast. Give it a listen!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_64857']Ah, idioms—those obscure, frequently-baffling bits of language-within-a-language guaranteed to make learning any foreign tongue that little bit harder. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/02/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-foreign-idioms/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As explored on a previous episode of KQED Pop’s \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em> podcast\u003c/a>, the world's languages are chock-full of these linguistic puzzlers, but brace yourselves, America: trusty old British English is no less stuffed with idioms just waiting to confuse you in a pub somewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you’re planning a trip across the pond to take advantage of Britain’s natural beauty and/or staggering \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/24/stressed-about-brexit-distract-yourself-with-these-witty-reaction-tweets/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post-Brexit\u003c/a> currency woes, read on for the sayings most likely to make you come a cropper! (Including that one right there.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>“A damp squib”\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning: \u003c/strong>a bust; a disappointment, particularly after much anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “After all that planning, Carly’s birthday party was a total damp squib.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_113618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-113618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pug, possibly disheartened by a Damp Squib Event. \u003ccite>(Getty Images/Allison Michael Orenstein)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s hard not to imagine this one rising to prominence purely on the basis that “squib” is \u003cem>really\u003c/em> fun to say. \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squib_(explosive)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The word actually means “small explosive device”\u003c/a>—i.e. exactly the sort of thing you wouldn’t want to be damp. Older squibs were un-insulated and needed to be kept dry in order for the gunpowder to ignite, making any “damp squibs” a pretty disappointing display. Fun fact: In the film industry, squibs now often refer to the little explosions of fake blood used to simulate gunshots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note: Despite it being a common \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/01/411231029/here-are-100-eggcorns-that-we-say-pass-mustard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eggcorn\u003c/a>, the phrase is NOT \u003ca href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4799157/Damp-Squid-The-top-10-misquoted-phrases-in-Britain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“damp squid”\u003c/a>, as explored in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnXKVY-_i2c&feature=youtu.be&t=1m5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this delightful clip from cult comedy \u003cem>The I.T. Crowd\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">“Have kittens”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning: \u003c/strong>to totally freak out; plunge oneself into a panic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “Carly’s having kittens because nobody came to her birthday party.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_113619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-113619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-2048x1461.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-1920x1369.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kittens. \u003ccite>(Getty Images/ GK Hart/ Vikki Hart)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sorry, friends: This idiom is nowhere near as cute as it sounds. Per our friends at the BBC, this phrase is rooted in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/09/7-british-animal-idioms-will-baffle-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">age-old fear of witchy women\u003c/a>. Apparently, folk of yesteryear believed that witches could place a spell on a pregnant woman by turning her unborn baby into kittens. As if that wasn’t bad enough, it was also believed that these kittens would begin to scratch at the woman’s womb. This superstition led many women who were experiencing the total normal abdominal pains that come with pregnancy to think that they had fallen victim to a witch’s feline spell.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">“Go down a treat”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning: \u003c/strong>to be received or consumed happily (esp. tea or cake).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “At least Carly’s birthday cake went down a treat.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33437\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-33437\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15832542620_9a15bb10d7_z.jpg\" alt=\"A delicious cup of tea that will almost certainly go down a treat. Image: Flickr Creative Commons\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15832542620_9a15bb10d7_z.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15832542620_9a15bb10d7_z-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A delicious cup of tea that will almost certainly go down a treat. Image: \u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/q84VjL\">Flickr Creative Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s no great medieval mystery to unravel for this one. All you need to know is that Brits love tea so much that we basically invented a way to describe an exceptionally good cup of tea: “That went down a treat.” The phrase can, of course, be applied to anything that’s just given you pleasure or won your approval. Why not apply it to a sweet gift, a funny joke or a particularly well-constructed Powerpoint presentation? (Incidentally, the sample usage \u003ca href=\"http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+down+a+treat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">provided by the Cambridge Dictionary of Idioms\u003c/a> is “His animal impressions went down a treat with the children”, which might be the finest exemplar ever.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">“To take the piss [out of someone/something]”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning:\u003c/strong> to mock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “Carly couldn’t hide her tears, as the townspeople took the piss out of her pathetic party.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33440\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-33440\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15216299853_d5332b5f67_z.jpg\" alt=\"Potentially a merciless piss-taking captured on camera. Potentially. Image: Flickr Creative Commons.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15216299853_d5332b5f67_z.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15216299853_d5332b5f67_z-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potentially a merciless piss-taking captured on camera. Image: \u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/pbBvPt\">Flickr Creative Commons.\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Finally, some sauciness for you patient people! \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_piss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Per Professor Will K. Pedia\u003c/a>, this phrase refers to the outdated British expression “piss-proud”, which itself refers to the ... uh, heightened state a chap might find himself in upon waking in the morning with a dire need to pee. This (obviously?) translates into a metaphorical sense of false “pride”, so in this context “taking the piss” out of aforementioned chap would deflate that pride (and more besides). If you’ve ever read a Shakespeare play, you’ll know that we find all this penis stuff \u003cem>really\u003c/em> funny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_98046']VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: “Taking the piss” also has a secondary, same-but-different meaning when applied to someone who is outrageously taking liberties, acting in bad faith or behaving in such a way that makes a mockery of something. (“Charging $2,000 for his dreadful painting? He is really taking the piss with that one.”) Delightfully, this usage seems to have its roots in the fascinating field of canal-based chicanery (click \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_piss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here \u003c/a>for more on that).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally, as promised…\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">“Come a cropper”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning: \u003c/strong>to fall or trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “As Carly fled her party in tears, she came a cropper on the croquet lawn.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-33442\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15343579766_8997e424db_z.jpg\" alt=\"A man, coming a cropper. Image: Flickr Creative Commons\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15343579766_8997e424db_z.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15343579766_8997e424db_z-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man, actively coming a cropper. Image: \u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/pnRRGJ\">Flickr Creative Commons\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From gunpowder and witches to tea and toilet humor, this sociolinguistic trip through the British psyche finds us at our natural conclusion: equestrianism. This common phrase\u003ca href=\"http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-origins-of-come-a-cropper.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> apparently refers to a rider falling from a horse\u003c/a>, with “cropper” coming from an old word for a horse’s backside—ie. the part you’d be most likely to see as you tumbled. It’s a testament to how much we really love our horses that this hunting term passed into general usage. Tally ho, indeed.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Ah, idioms—those obscure, frequently-baffling bits of language-within-a-language guaranteed to make learning any foreign tongue that little bit harder. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/02/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-foreign-idioms/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As explored on a previous episode of KQED Pop’s \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em> podcast\u003c/a>, the world's languages are chock-full of these linguistic puzzlers, but brace yourselves, America: trusty old British English is no less stuffed with idioms just waiting to confuse you in a pub somewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you’re planning a trip across the pond to take advantage of Britain’s natural beauty and/or staggering \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/24/stressed-about-brexit-distract-yourself-with-these-witty-reaction-tweets/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post-Brexit\u003c/a> currency woes, read on for the sayings most likely to make you come a cropper! (Including that one right there.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>“A damp squib”\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning: \u003c/strong>a bust; a disappointment, particularly after much anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “After all that planning, Carly’s birthday party was a total damp squib.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_113618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-113618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-200457906-001-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pug, possibly disheartened by a Damp Squib Event. \u003ccite>(Getty Images/Allison Michael Orenstein)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s hard not to imagine this one rising to prominence purely on the basis that “squib” is \u003cem>really\u003c/em> fun to say. \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squib_(explosive)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The word actually means “small explosive device”\u003c/a>—i.e. exactly the sort of thing you wouldn’t want to be damp. Older squibs were un-insulated and needed to be kept dry in order for the gunpowder to ignite, making any “damp squibs” a pretty disappointing display. Fun fact: In the film industry, squibs now often refer to the little explosions of fake blood used to simulate gunshots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note: Despite it being a common \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/01/411231029/here-are-100-eggcorns-that-we-say-pass-mustard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eggcorn\u003c/a>, the phrase is NOT \u003ca href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4799157/Damp-Squid-The-top-10-misquoted-phrases-in-Britain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“damp squid”\u003c/a>, as explored in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnXKVY-_i2c&feature=youtu.be&t=1m5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this delightful clip from cult comedy \u003cem>The I.T. Crowd\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">“Have kittens”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning: \u003c/strong>to totally freak out; plunge oneself into a panic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “Carly’s having kittens because nobody came to her birthday party.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_113619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-113619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-2048x1461.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-10100201-1920x1369.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kittens. \u003ccite>(Getty Images/ GK Hart/ Vikki Hart)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sorry, friends: This idiom is nowhere near as cute as it sounds. Per our friends at the BBC, this phrase is rooted in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/09/7-british-animal-idioms-will-baffle-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">age-old fear of witchy women\u003c/a>. Apparently, folk of yesteryear believed that witches could place a spell on a pregnant woman by turning her unborn baby into kittens. As if that wasn’t bad enough, it was also believed that these kittens would begin to scratch at the woman’s womb. This superstition led many women who were experiencing the total normal abdominal pains that come with pregnancy to think that they had fallen victim to a witch’s feline spell.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left\">“Go down a treat”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Meaning: \u003c/strong>to be received or consumed happily (esp. tea or cake).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Example usage: “At least Carly’s birthday cake went down a treat.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33437\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-33437\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/15832542620_9a15bb10d7_z.jpg\" alt=\"A delicious cup of tea that will almost certainly go down a treat. 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Even in a difficult or sad situation. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Galapagos Islands.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11860529\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11860529\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Dhaya Lakshminarayanan\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dhaya Lakshminarayanan \u003ccite>(Photo: Travis Jensen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Who is your personal hero? Why?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Famous people are too easy to idealize because there’s something wrong with all of us. My parents are regular people and when I see people like them I get inspired. The other day, I went by the Jelly Belly store. They had a large jelly bean in there and I went up to it and belly bumped it. A janitor was standing there, who probably is so bored of people messing about in the store. But he laughed when he saw me do that. I found so much pleasure in seeing him laughing at me. Ordinary people like him find ways to keep things fresh and interesting. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>How did you find your creative voice?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I’ve always been shorter than everyone else. I was always different. I come from an immigrant family. I grew up in the South and a suburb of Cleveland. English wasn’t my first language. When I was a kid I had notebooks made out of construction paper and wrote down jokes that weren’t my own. I was experimenting with being a weird person and how that weirdness could help me make friends. Then, before I became a stand-up comedian, I worked in Silicon Valley and the financial industry. I was working with men, mostly taller than me, who could drink more than me. I realized that if i could just get them to laugh, I could get them to invite me to meetings and do deals with them, It’s all about infiltrating. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What is something most people don’t know about you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> So much of my life is on stage and I’m willing to share almost anything. Unless you’ve been to my apartment, most people don’t know that I collect Wonder Woman action figures. I have about a hundred. I started collecting them myself, but then friends just started giving them to me. The collection started with action figures, but now I have a pair of scissors that are Wonder Woman opening and closing her legs. I have a Wonder Woman Barbie. I have a black Wonder Woman I got from eBay and a stuffed Wonder Woman. I have have them displayed in my living room. Any guy that comes over must be really into Wonder Woman.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What do you do when you feel uninspired?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> That’s happened many times. I have enough old material. I force myself to go on stage and perform what I know works. And in between, when everyone is laughing, I’ll say something off-the-cuff that either adds to the bit or gives me something to do. Also, even though standup is an isolating art form — it’s just you and the mic and the audience — trying to remove the isolation helps me creatively. One of my writing partners, \u003ca href=\"https://karindadobbins.socxs.com/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karinda Dobbins\u003c/a>, is very different from me. She’s a black lesbian and has a kid. We have a similar aesthetic and view of life and she will help me find what it is about me and my jokes that’s funny again. Reaching out to others for help in any kind of artistic profession removing some of that isolation can help.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11860530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11860530\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-2-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Dhaya Lakshminarayanan\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-2-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-2-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-2-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dhaya Lakshminarayanan \u003ccite>(Photo: Travis Jensen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What’s your biggest ‘learning moment’, and what did you you take from that experience?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This year has been a huge ramp up. I have a manager, I have a big audition in LA next week, an award that i’m receiving in Washington DC for a national women’s political organization and am being booked on a cruise. And all of these things are disparate for a comedian. Comedians generally get put in a box: you’re either ethnic or alternative or corporate or something else. But you can’t be all things. What I’ve discovered is that none of that is really true. People say you’re too hard to fit into a niche so they ask you to be easier to define. But if you just keep doing what you’re doing and cultivate people who will help you, I think the barriers are pretty false. I don’t have to hide parts of me or say this is the only part of me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What’s your greatest achievement and how has it shaped you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Standup comedy will always be my first love. There are no costumes, scenery, or sound cues, and there’s barely any lighting. To be able to take an art form that basic and really keep people’s attention, is astounding. I am constantly amazed at how standup comedians do this. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Coffee or Tea? What kind?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a widespread belief that chai is the drink of India. Many people in Indian drink chai, it’s true. But my parents are from South India, where coffee is king. Chai is mostly served in other parts of the country. I grew up with coffee made from a stainless steel contraption: my mother’s South Indian coffee made with chicory and milk is the best coffee i’ve ever had. It’s a simple art form like standup but it packs a huge punch. In San Francisco you can go to \u003ca href=\"http://www.udupipalaceca.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Udupi Palace\u003c/a> in the Mission and get South Indian coffee there. It’s called “madras coffee.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What does a perfect day look like for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I like warmer weather than most people in San Francisco like — in the 80s. A perfect day is where I would be able to walk outside eating an ice cream on a cone in a tank top and a skirt. Maybe two different flavors of ice cream because I can never choose. I’d like to hang out with people who make me laugh who don’t have dietary restrictions around ice cream. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Who are your local inspirations?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My writing partner, Karinda Dobbins. She makes me laugh. I also love the comedian \u003ca href=\"http://jesusubettawork.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus U BetterWork\u003c/a>. He does standup, flamenco dancing, drag shows and acting. Offstage, he’s one of the nicest men. He’s a feminist and a person of color. He comes on stage and he wears these shorts that he has sewed bedazzled ornaments on. And he wears a teacup-sized sombrero on his head that is attached by an elastic. Whatever Jesus does is so out of the ordinary that he makes me laugh. But I don’t always have to laugh. I once saw my friend, the performer Matthew Francis, in a cabaret act. He was singing about heartbreak. And I cried. I like to see things that move me and change me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11860531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11860531\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-3-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Dhaya Lakshminarayanan\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-3-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-3-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-3-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dhaya Lakshminarayanan \u003ccite>(Photo: Travis Jensen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Favorite meal?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like “rasam” — it’s a spicy, Indian soup with white rice plus small crispy potatoes seasoned with cumin and mustard seeds. It’s heavy in carbs and low in protein, but I love it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What upcoming show are you excited about?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I host \u003ca href=\"https://themoth.org/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Moth story slam\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"http://publicsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Works\u003c/a> in San Francisco every month. I love doing this because I get to be a host and do standup in between the stories. Plus, the audience is so loving and giving. Also, it allows me to see local, regular people come up and tell their stories. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Where do you see yourself in 5 years?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When I started standup I thought I would only do it for a year or two before going back into the boring but lucrative business world. As someone who’s very Type A, I like to know what’s going to happen and I plan out my calendar. I’m not a spontaneous person. But my career has taken me in so many unpredictable directions. I have been a bad predictor or my own success and failures. So I hope that I am continuing to enjoy standup in five years, and if I’m not I will stop. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>If you could live in a book, TV show, movie, play, song or painting what would it be?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When my brother and I were young, we liked Mad Libs and Choose Your Own Adventure books. If I lived in a Mad Lib or Choose Your Own Adventure, I’d love it because there’s enough structure in them but they’re also random and hilarious. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Comments?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> On of the things that I love to keep talking about is that standup is an art form. Some people get it right away and others don’t think of it that way. It’s sometimes a battle to get folks to see what we create as art. In the Bay Area, we have so much intelligent standup. People should gravitate towards comedy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Curious about who else made the list? Check out the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/women-to-watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women to Watch \u003c/a>series page, including photo galleries, interviews, and videos.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Do you know a Bay Area artist who is doing amazing things? \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kqed_arts/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We\u003c/a> want to hear from you! Highlight her efforts using \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/baybrilliant/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BayBrilliant\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Welcome to KQED Arts’ \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/women-to-watch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women to Watch\u003c/a>, a series celebrating 20 local women artists, creatives and makers who are pushing boundaries in 2016. Driven by passion for their own disciplines, from photography to comedy and every other medium in between, these women are true vanguards paving the way in their respective communities.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://dhayacomedy.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dhaya\u003c/span> \u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"http://dhayacomedy.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lakshminarayanan\u003c/a> is one of the funniest people around. The daughter of South Indian academics who emigrated to the U.S. before she was born, Lakshminarayanan grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio and Birmingham, Alabama and was a Silicon Valley venture capitalist before she took an unlikely turn towards standup comedy. Today, her career is taking off, with appearances on NPR and PBS, a slew of awards and gigs that take her all over the country. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Where do you live?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I live between Lower Pacific Heights, Japan Town and Fillmore. I call my neighborhood “Pacific Depths.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Describe yourself in one word?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nerdy.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What did you do last night?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I addictively toggled between MSNBC and CNN. I was looking for political tidbits. I’m addicted to this election cycle. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What can’t you live without?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laughter. Even in a difficult or sad situation. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Galapagos Islands.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11860529\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11860529\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Dhaya Lakshminarayanan\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/wp-body-dhaya-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dhaya Lakshminarayanan \u003ccite>(Photo: Travis Jensen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Who is your personal hero? Why?\u003c/strong> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Famous people are too easy to idealize because there’s something wrong with all of us. My parents are regular people and when I see people like them I get inspired. The other day, I went by the Jelly Belly store. They had a large jelly bean in there and I went up to it and belly bumped it. A janitor was standing there, who probably is so bored of people messing about in the store. But he laughed when he saw me do that. I found so much pleasure in seeing him laughing at me. Ordinary people like him find ways to keep things fresh and interesting. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>How did you find your creative voice?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I’ve always been shorter than everyone else. I was always different. I come from an immigrant family. I grew up in the South and a suburb of Cleveland. English wasn’t my first language. When I was a kid I had notebooks made out of construction paper and wrote down jokes that weren’t my own. I was experimenting with being a weird person and how that weirdness could help me make friends. Then, before I became a stand-up comedian, I worked in Silicon Valley and the financial industry. I was working with men, mostly taller than me, who could drink more than me. I realized that if i could just get them to laugh, I could get them to invite me to meetings and do deals with them, It’s all about infiltrating. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What is something most people don’t know about you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> So much of my life is on stage and I’m willing to share almost anything. Unless you’ve been to my apartment, most people don’t know that I collect Wonder Woman action figures. I have about a hundred. I started collecting them myself, but then friends just started giving them to me. The collection started with action figures, but now I have a pair of scissors that are Wonder Woman opening and closing her legs. I have a Wonder Woman Barbie. I have a black Wonder Woman I got from eBay and a stuffed Wonder Woman. I have have them displayed in my living room. Any guy that comes over must be really into Wonder Woman.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>What do you do when you feel uninspired?\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> That’s happened many times. I have enough old material. I force myself to go on stage and perform what I know works. And in between, when everyone is laughing, I’ll say something off-the-cuff that either adds to the bit or gives me something to do. Also, even though standup is an isolating art form — it’s just you and the mic and the audience — trying to remove the isolation helps me creatively. One of my writing partners, \u003ca href=\"https://karindadobbins.socxs.com/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karinda Dobbins\u003c/a>, is very different from me. She’s a black lesbian and has a kid. We have a similar aesthetic and view of life and she will help me find what it is about me and my jokes that’s funny again. 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