Philly Asian Futures

Philly Asian Futures (PAF) is a community-engaged multi-disciplinary theatrical project that seeks to bring together local Pan-Asian artists and elders to dream about our community’s future in Philadelphia. It will culminate in October 2025 with a theatrical presentation styled as a “Living Museum” at Asian Arts Initiative 3rd Floor, featuring eight installation-style performances that vision Philadelphia's future. Through engaging with story circles with Pan-Asian Philly elders, PAF expands on the successes of the earlier project by using the artistic process as a bridge between these two community groups.

In order to create the content for this piece, facilitators Mieke D and Izzy Sazak will work together to facilitate 4 two-hour story circles between local elders and the creative team of Philly Asian Futures. These story circles will center around the experiences, expectations, and hopes local elders have for the collective and individual members of the Pan-Asian community in Philadelphia. These story circles will be used as the base for the pieces presented in Philly Asian Futures. We wish to showcase the continued struggle and hope our community holds towards a brighter, fulfilled future and promise within our homes in Philadelphia.