Performances

The Legend of the Morning Glory , a lovestory from the Kabuki 2008Kuan-Yin, Our Lady of Compassion , songstory with jazz ensemble 2002

Uncle Gunjiro’s Girlfriend: duet for storyteller & contra bass, 1998, revised 2007

Mermaid, a work for symphony with composer Mark Izu and Conductor Kent Nagano, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Berkeley, CA, 1997.

Random Acts of Kindness: one woman show, La Peña, Berkeley, CA, 1994.

The Queen’s Garden: one woman play with jazz ensemble, Climate Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1992.

Obake! Tales of Spirits Past and Present: One woman play,1991.

Tales of the Pacific Rim, 1990.

Ballad of the Bones: An Afro-Asian new musical with Mark Izu & John O’Neal, Festival 2000, San Francisco

San Jose Taiko Collaboration: Story Performance with Taiko Drums, San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, CA. with composer Mark Izu

Long Beach Video Annex: Video Collaboration with Performance Artist Dan Kwong, Long Beach, CA.

Tokyo Form and Spirit Exhibition: “Invocation” a performance piece, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA. with Mark Izu

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Upcoming Events

September 18-19, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performing at Kennesaw State University, Georgia.

September 20-26, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performing at the International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, Tennessee.

October 28, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu perform Japanese Ghost Stories for Matcha Night at the Asian Museum, 5-9 PM

October 30, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu perform Japanese Ghost Stories at 142 Throckmorton Theatre.

October 31, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu perform Japanese Ghost Stories at Yoshi's Jazz Club, San Francisco

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