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[asianmasculinityarchive]

I think we are all very much aware of the hype surrounding Li Shang, the male interest of the titular female protagonist Mulan (1998).

According to Park (2013), Asian American males are viewed as "effeminate, asexual and passive and popular cultural representations appear to only confirm this perception", thus, it was surprising to see a guy, a fictional one, with prominent east asian features was receiving attention from women and men of different ethnicities and racial backgrounds.

Li Shang is hyper masculine and superior in both status and physicality compared to most of the male characters in the film. He portrays Asian men in a different light from their usual media depiction in the U.S as submissive, nerdy, powerless, or perverts (ohh you know which films I'm talking about).

As David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly demonstrates, "Because Song(main protagonist) is Asian, he would always be viewed as feminine by westerners. The West, he asserts, views the East as weak and in need of protection".

This inherent weakness associated with a whole race when juxtaposed with the portrayal of Li Shang to the non-Asian American population creates a sort of amusement and elevated interest which can be see on twitter and other social media to this day; Li Shang is hailed as a 'childhood Disney crush" and "a bisexual icon" by many.

#asianmasculinityarchive #asianmasculinity #racialcastration #Mulan #LiShang #DavidHenryHwang #MButterfly

[this-robot-dreams]

Psyched to see another Theatre Raleigh show #theatre #theatreraleigh #davidhenryhwang #yellowface (at Theatre Raleigh Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfaI0dOus7x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[frontmezzjunkies]

#PublicSoftPower #LTMusical #frontmezzjunkies reviews: @PublicTheaterNY's #SoftPower Deserves More Than What #TheLightningThiefMusical Won. #PublicTheater's #SoftPowerMusical p/l: #DavidHenryHwang m/l: #JeanineTesori @LTMusical b: #JoeTracz m/l: #RobRokicki http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2019/11/03/public-soft-power-vs-broadway-lightning-thief/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4cR1ejBgcQ/?igshid=lc2pvkh0v74g

[nyfacurrent]

Event | A Conversation with David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor

This free public event will take place on Monday, October 30 at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe.

Join New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) on Monday, October 30 for a special conversation between David Henry Hwang (Fellow in Playwriting/Screenwriting ‘85) and Julie Taymor (Fellow in Performance Art/Emergent Forms '89). Taymor is directing the first Broadway revival of Hwang’s Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly, starring Clive Owen and in previews beginning October 10. The two arts luminaries will talk about their collaboration, careers, the state of the theater industry, and more in a conversation moderated by Susan Haskins (Fellow in Performance Art/Emergent Forms ‘90), co-host of “Theater Talk” on PBS.

M. Butterfly will feature the spectacular sets, thrilling choreography, and dazzling stagecraft. Inspired by a true scandal, this story is about an illicit affair between a French diplomat and a Chinese opera diva whose secrets lie deep beneath the surface. 

Title: A Conversation with David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor Date and Time: Monday, October 30, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012 Cost: Free and open to the public; RSVP to development@nyfa.org

About David Henry Hwang:  David Henry Hwang is a Tony Award winner and three-time nominee, a three-time Obie Award winner, and a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. In addition to M. Butterfly, his works include the plays Chinglish, Yellow Face, Golden Child, Kung Fu, The Dance and the Railroad, and FOB, as well as the Broadway musicals Aida (co-author) and Disney’s Tarzan. He also updated the libretto for the 2002 revival of Flower Drum Song. America’s most-produced living opera librettist, Hwang premiered his new opera, Dream of the Red Chamber (co-authored with Bright Sheng), at San Francisco Opera last fall. Hwang has been honored with the 2011 PEN/Laura Pels Award for a Master American Dramatist, the 2012 Inge Award, the 2012 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright “Mimi” Award, a 2014 Doris Duke Artist Award, and the 2015 IPSA Distinguished Artist Award. He currently serves as Head of Playwriting at Columbia University School of the Arts, Chair of the American Theatre Wing, and is a writer/producer for the Golden Globe-winning TV series, The Affair.

About Julie Taymor: As a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Taymor has changed the face of Broadway with her innovative direction. She is the first woman to win a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Lion King, which is currently celebrating its 20th year on Broadway. It also garnered Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards for Taymor’s direction; three Moliere Awards, including Best Musical and Best Costumes; and myriad awards for her original costume, mask, and puppet designs. Other recent works include Grounded, starring Anne Hathaway at the Public Theater, and a cinematic version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, filmed during her critically-acclaimed, sold-out stage production that ran at Theatre for a New Audience’s new home in Brooklyn. Taymor made her Broadway debut in 1996 with Juan Darien: A Carnival Mask (Lincoln Center), nominated for five Tony Awards. Taymor has received a MacArthur “genius” Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Obie Awards, and the first annual Dorothy B. Chandler Award in Theater, among many others.

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Images: David Henry Hwang, Photo Credit: Gregory Costanzo and Julie Taymor, Photo Credit: Marco Grob 

[twotrey23]

#AjaNaomiKing @ajanaomi_king at #SoftPower @ctgla world premiere opening night tonight. #actress #actresses #actors #actor #acting #HowToGetAwayWithMurder #TheBirthOfANation #tv #television #film #cinema #movies #movie🎬 #films #DavidHenryHwang #JeanineTesori #ConradRicamora #LeighSilverman #musical #theater #theatre #music #stage #Ahmanson #CTGLA #CenterTheatreGroup (at Ahmanson Theatre)

[osmessiah]

#EvaHwang, and #DavidHenryHwang were in attendance at Radio City Music Hall for the 72nd annual #TonyAwards, the #Broadway's biggest night! (em New York, New York)

[jennykoons]

Still glowing from the opening of SOFT POWER, the beautiful and badass collaboration of @silverleigh @pamstinkleton #davidhenryhwang and #jeaninetesori. SO MANY ASIANS AT AN OPENING. It was a transformative and magical night. The show is heartbreaking, fearless, and unapologetic. Go go go go see it. #softpower #SOFTPOWERCTG #asianamericantheatre #diversityduh #representationmatters #americantheatre (at Ahmanson Theatre)

[speechino]

#MButterfly 12-14-2017 @mbutterflybway #CortTheatre #JulieTaymor #DavidHenryHwang #CliveOwen #latergram (at M Butterfly at Cort Theatre)

[johnleiphoto]

#mbutterfly #davidhenryhwang #cliveowen #jinha #julietaymor #macong #elliotgoldenthal #broadway #lloveny

[asianmasculinityarchive]

"I am an Oriental. And being an Oriental, I could never be completely a man." Song Liling, Act 3, Scene 1, M. Butterfly

I thought the quote accompanied by these striking images from the broadway show starring B. D Wong and John Lithgow adapted from David Henry Hwang's 1988 play titled M. butterfly should be a fitting first post on this account which will explore asian masculinity.

I am aware of the broadness of the topic which was why I initially wanted to focus on masculinity amongst AA in the U.S, but the wide array of materials present on the internet encouraged me to make this journey an ongoing project in the form of continued learning and sharing of knowledge beyond the period of my social work Practice Lab course for which I created this account in the first place.

I hope this space will provide a deeper understanding and exposure to both the past and current media and literature surrounding AA masculinity; I will also incorporate how the intersection of both race and gender further define AA masculinity.

David Henry Hwang is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City.

Images taken from: Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). Actors B. D. Wong (top) and John Lithgow (bottom) in a scene from the Broadway play "M. Butterfly" WASHINGTON Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a0de120-e8db-0131-b6eb-58d385a7b928

#asianmasculinityarchive #asianmasculinity #BDWong #JohnLithgow #DavidHenryHwang #MButterfly

[hicinterfectusrodericusrex]

Just went to a launch event for the upcoming #Broadway revival of M. Butterfly and got to hear #julietaymor and #davidhenryhwang talk about their vision. Also got a cool bag. Sometimes days are very #good ! (at TAO Downtown)

[frontmezzjunkies]

#PublicSoftPower #frontmezzjunkies reviews: @publictheaterny 's #SoftPower Deserves More Than What #LightningThiefMusical Won. #PublicTheater's #SoftPowerMusical p/l: #DavidHenryHwang m/l: #JeanineTesori 🎭 http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2019/11/03/public-soft-power-vs-broadway-lightning-thief/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4cRxLihlJV/?igshid=2il4nrdq0ut7

[degreesno5-blog]

Really rough set design for the play M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang for my theatre appreciation final #setdesign #mbutterfly #davidhenryhwang #whiteboarddesign

[twotrey23]

#MingNaWen @mingna_wen broadcasting live on Instagram at #SoftPower @ctgla world premiere opening night tonight. #actress #actresses #actors #actor #acting #AgentsOfSHIELD #DavidHenryHwang #JeanineTesori #ConradRicamora #LeighSilverman #musical #theater #theatre #music #stage #Ahmanson #CTGLA #CenterTheatreGroup (at Ahmanson Theatre)

[dondidonde]

#davidhenryhwang #julietaymor #mbutterfly #housingworks #housingworksbookstore (at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe)