Benefit for Direct Arts

Mingle with bellydancers, artists and bankers at this benefit for Direct Arts, a non-profit company located in the East Village, dedicated to producing theater and film that explores the intersection between different cultures and different social backgrounds. Direct Arts seeks to integrate the theater community and the film community, while promoting a vision of global dialogue. The first project of Direct Arts is Gilded Cage, a feature film about an Asian-American executive who attempts to help an illegal immigrant pay off her smuggling debt only to find himself wrongly arrested for human trafficking.

The benefit will feature performances by Vongku Pak, a renowned traditional Korean drummer, and Kaeshi Chai, an Asian belly dancer who has performed at Lincoln Center, Mexico, Spain, 58 American cities and 7 countries in Asia. DJ Jaiko Suzuki, of Vampyros Lesbos and the Mon Mon Mon Amour party at La Caverna, will be mixing 60s and 80s music with pop music from Asia and all around the world. Groove to digital video by Cathryn Mazer and Jeannie H. Lee!

Bring your pocketbooks – Cash beer and wine bar, silent auction with items like trapeze lessons, theater tickets, fancy dinners and health club memberships!

Box Office Hours: 7-10 PM

Appropriate For Ages: 16 and up