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June 16, 2011 Commentary By Christopher Imbrosciano: People With Disabilities Are Underrepresented In Performing Arts Christopher Imbrosciano, a young actor with a disability, shares his perspective on inclusion of people with disabilities in the performing arts. The full commentary can be heard and read on WAMU's website or clicking here. April 7, 2011 Inside/Out Announces 3 East Coast Dates VSA arts has commissioned Ping Chong & Company to create Inside/Out…voices from the disability community by Ping Chong and Sara Michelle Zatz. Called “riveting” with a “wide streak of humor” by The Washington Post, Inside/Out is reality theater, weaving the cast members’ individual stories with historical events. This authentic – and sometimes irreverent – take on disability explores how we interact with and accept one another. May 15, 2011 To purchase tickets click on preferred performance venue. February 18, 2011 Ben Comen Christopher completed shooting Ben Comen, a short film for SpiritClips, produced by Academy Award-winning producer Rob Fried. Ben Comen is based on the true story of determination and team character on a high school cross country team. Ben Comen is now available to be viewed on SpiritClips.com. May 3, 2010 Turning Point As part of the 2010 International VSA Festival, Christopher will be performing in Should've Gone to Lourdes by Stephen Kennedy as part of Turning Point presented by Arts & Disability Ireland and Fishamble: The New Play Company. It will be performed at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC on Monday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. Turning Point, a presentation of staged readings of new Irish short plays by artists with disabilities, was commissioned and developed specially for the festival by VSA affiliate Arts & Disability Ireland and Fishamble: The New Play Company. The plays, focusing on the theme of change, provide a platform for a range of dynamic and fresh Irish voices. Fishamble is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed company, dedicated to the discovery, development, and production of new work for the Irish and international stage. Arts & Disability Ireland is a national arts development organization striving to promote cultural equality and the engagement of people with disabilities in the arts at the highest level--as artists, performers, participants, audience, advisors, and employees. March 16, 2009 Inside/Out at TheTimesCenter Christopher will make his Off-Broadway debut! Inside/Out…voices from the disability community will premiere in New York City March 20 & 21, 2009 at TheTimesCenter Stage at 242 West 41st Street, New York, NY 10018. VSA arts has commissioned Ping Chong & Company to create Inside/Out…voices from the disability community, a world premiere theatrical production by Ping Chong and Sara Michelle Zatz. This oral history production explores first-hand experiences of the disability community through personal narratives. Their histories are interwoven into a script that is performed by the participants themselves, giving voice to individuals whose stories frequently go unheard. To purchase tickets, visit www.thetimescenter.com September 8, 2008 Rock Doves Christopher will be playing “Boy” in The Amaryllis Theatre Company’s production of Rock Doves by Marie Jones. The production runs from November 12 - December 7, 2008 at The Playground at the Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA.
To purchase tickets, visit www.amaryllistheatre.org June 28, 2008 Inside/Out on the Bob Edwards Show Inside/Out...voices from the disability community, a performance piece about disability in America, explores the issues of culture and identity through personal histories and is performed by the participants themselves, including Christopher Imbrosciano, a young actor with cerebral palsy; Vivian Cary Jenkins, a former health-care administrator who became legally blind later in life; and Blair Wing, who was paralyzed in a car accident at the age of 18. [Broadcast Date: July 30, 2008] The Bob Edwards XM radio piece about Inside/Out will air Wednesday, July 30th on XM Satellite Radio – Channel 133. Christopher Imbrosciano, Vivian Cary Jenkins, and Blair Wing were interviewed in addition to VSA arts president, Soula Antoniou. They also recorded portions of the show, which will be woven into the interview. For more information visit: http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bes/ March 17, 2008 Ping Chong & Company’s Inside/Out Christopher is currently working on Ping Chong & Company’s production of Inside/Out premiering at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. June 27–29, 2008. VSA arts has commissioned Ping Chong & Company to create Inside/Out…voices from the disability community, a world premiere theatrical production by Ping Chong and Sara Michelle Zatz. This oral history production explores first-hand experiences of the disability community through personal narratives. Their histories are interwoven into a script that is performed by the participants themselves, giving voice to individuals whose stories frequently go unheard. To purchase tickets, visit www.kennedy-center.org/tickets. There will also be an open dress rehearsal on June 13, 2008 at 7:30pm at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City, NY. For more information, visit www.lagcc.cuny.edu/lpac. About Ping Chong & Company Ping Chong is a world-renowned theater director, choreographer, and visual installation artist. He founded Ping Chong & Company in 1975, which has since created over 50 productions that have been presented at major venues around the world. This production is part of his ongoing series of oral-history theater works known as the Undesirable Elements project, exploring issues of race, culture, identity, and “otherness” in America. Since 1992, Ping Chong & Company has made over 30 works in this series, in communities around the United States and abroad. The series is designed to help communities confront and overcome cultural insularity by encouraging dialogue and giving voice to individuals whose stories frequently go unheard. For more background, please visit www.pingchong.org
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