The First Molam Tan Smay ໝໍລຳທັນສະໄໝ is Coming to the Bay Area!
This is a bi-lingual performance that tells a story of the Lao refugees through love, regrets and struggles of their journey to and in America. In addition to the Lao Bantheung Sinh molam troupe, there will be special appearances by One Hunned and the Lao TLC dance troupe. Tickets are available for purchase now at Brown Paper Tickets http://molamtansmay.brownpapertickets.com.
FIRST SHOW: Saturday May 20, 2017 6-8PM, $25/ticket
SECOND SHOW: Sunday May 21, 2017 4-6PM, $25/ticket
MOLAM RECEPTION (right after 2nd show): Sunday May 21, 2017
6-10PM, $25/ticket. Cast of Molam will meet and greet with guests. Food, drinks, and entertainment will be provided.
The molam project is made possible with a generous support from the Creative Work Fund, and sponsored by the Lao Art ad Culture Association, and the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. We are pleased to provide an opportunity to share this fundamental traditional Lao art form with the general public, and to support Lao artists who still practice molam. In Laos, molam is ubiquitous, as troupes are regularly hired to perform at temple festivals, receptions and other events. The Center for Lao Studies believes that modernized molam reung, which combined hip hop with the traditional skills and knowledge of the molam troupe, would help preserve molam.
