happy gilmore, the last dragon, coming to america, babe, run lola run, raise the red lantern, the dark crystal, do the right thing, spring summer fall winter and then spring again (is that what that movie is called?), ong-bak: the thai warrior, city of god, hate, annie hall, the princess bride, love and basketball, tupac resurrection, the wedding banquet, juice, thelma and louise, carrie
Television
project runway. sex and the city. law and order. lost. charmed. chapelle's show.
Books
push by sapphire, interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri, parable of the sower by octavia butler, her blue body everything we know by alice walker, rainbow of desire by augusto boal, white teeth by zadie smith, breath eyes memory by edwidge danticat, the robber bride by margaret atwood, a single square picture by katy robinson, slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut, dogeaters by jessica hagedorn, luis j. rodiguez, ai, major jackson
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KELLY ZEN-YIE TSAI is a Chinese Taiwanese American full-time spoken word artist, essayist, playwright, and choreographer who has been featured at over 250 performances worldwide including venues like the Nuyorican Poets Café, the House of Blues, the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and 3 seasons of the award-winning “Russell Simmons Presents HBO Def Poetry.” Originally from Chicago, now based in Brooklyn, Kelly tours the country extensively as a solo spoken word artist and previously toured with both We Got Issues! and Mango Tribe. She has been published in numerous journals and anthologies including WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER WAVE: Dispatches from the Next Wave of Feminists (Seal/Avalon), We Got Issues!: A Young Woman's Guide to a Bold, Empowered, and Courageous Life (Inner Ocean Publishing), and The Spoken Word Revolution Redux (Sourcebooks, Inc.). Her spoken word video, "By-Standing: The Beginning of an American Lifetime," directed by Karen Lin (ZuZu Films) is currently being screened at film festivals and venues across the US and Europe. She also recently attended the World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya as a part of a delegation sent by the Hip Hop Theater Festival. In addition to her touring schedule, current projects include her recently released debut album "Infinity Breaks," her solo show "The Grieving Room," and her first full-length book of poems.
i've been told...i've all the looks...i love to cook...reading kels' little red books...nyc...that's where i need to be...chillin wit kelly...for her 30!
thank you soooooo very much for coming out to my screening! it was so lovely to see familiar faces such as yours in the audience making that night one of the most unforgettable nights of my life! thank you for all your support! xoxo - calamity =)
wassup kelly! hope all is well with you. please come support my latest endeavor, NO MATINEES - i produced & will be acting in one of the pieces. $10 will have you moved & entertained by one of the hottest literary voices in NYC! paz y luz, tracy
Hey Kelly, nice to hear from ya! Not sure what happened with the link, try this: http://www. thenext. org. nz/ We're developing this resource to use hip=hop as a youth-development tool here in aotearoa (new zealand). There might be something useful on here! =)
