Immigrant/International Artists and Scholars in New York (IASNY)

Founded by writer Saviana Stanescu in 2010, IASNY is an alliance of outstanding people working in the arts and academia who are committed to support, nurture and advocate for immigrant and international voices as a vital and vibrant part of the New York community.

Advisory Board: May Adrales, Marcy Arlin, Liz Bradley, John Clinton Eisner, David Henry Hwang, Carol Martin, Joyce Mayo, Jose Rivera, Richard Schechner, Aroon Shivdasani, Lisa Vogel, Tamilla Woodard

Goals:

To promote and support immigrant/international artists and scholars
To advocate for immigrants' rights
To network and develop new opportunities
To produce and advertise community-based events
To provide a cross-cultural perspective to social, political and cultural debates

Cheers!

Founder/Artistic Director: Saviana Stanescu

EVENTS:

LIBERTY'S DAUGHTERS - Immigrant Women's Monologues Curated/hosted by Saviana at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York.

FEATURING: Alisar Awwad, Maria Alexandria Beech, x, Mariana Carreño King, Cecilia Copeland, Daniela Dakich, Michal Gamily, Antoinette LaVecchia, Vernice Miller, Saviana Stanescu, Pia Wilson (August, 2020); Rosa Arredondo, Alice Eve Cohen, Mariana Carreño King, Tjasa Ferme, Jessica Litwak, Vernice Miller, Najla Said, Saviana Stanescu, Cori Thomas, Jamara Wakefield (October, 2020)

UPCOMING!!! Liberty’s Daughters on July 28 at 7 pm ET at the Nuyorican!! (online)

We welcome tax deductible donations at: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/immigrant-international-artists-and-scholars-in-new-york-iasny/general_support

Donate Here

Please mention what program (Liberty's Daughters, etc) or individual projects you are supporting via your donation so we can direct the funds appropriately.

THANKS!!!

Global Poetry Series
Curated/hosted by Saviana at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York.

NEW YORK WITH AN ACCENT

Wednesday, July 8, 6-9 pm
Nuyorican Poets Café 

Our annual showcase and awards presentation. The 2012 IASNY Trophy for Excellence was awarded to actress JENNIFER LIM, for her starring role in the Broadway production of CHINGLISH by David Henry Hwang.

Featured Artists: Bogar Alonso, Ondina Frate, Randy Gener, Inma Heredia, Pamela Jackson, Stavri Karamfilov, Jessica Litwak, Aasif Mandvi , Blagovesta Momchedjikova, Christina Quintana, Jelena Stupljanin,  Saviana Stanescu, R.E. Toledo, Natasa Trifan, Zishan Ugurlu, Sanda Weigl, and Pia Wilson. 

To celebrate Immigrant Heritage Week 2012 (established in 2004 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg). For the first time, IASNY has established an award to be given to an inspiring immigrant New Yorker in recognition of his/her achievements. For more details read Saviana's blog HERE, the Broadwayworld and Theatremania articles HERE and HERE. The IASNY Trophy is a sculpture called "Victory Nests in the Immigrant's Shoe" made by Bulgarian-American Queens-based artist Stavri Karamfilov. To see PHOTOS from the 2012 NEW YORK WITH AN ACCENT event click HERE!

DREAM ACTS

March 23-25, 2012, at HERE
Re/Union Company and Immigrant Artists and Scholars in New York (IASNY) presented the panel DREAM ACTS: The Role of Theatre in Social Change

Featuring DREAM-eligible undocumented youth Yelky Ramos and Nataly Lopez, and special guests: Thanu Yakupitiyage (DREAM Fellowship Coordinator, New York Immigration Coalition), Carlo Albán (theatre/film artist, author of the autobiographical solo show "Intringulis", about his life as an undocumented immigrant), Marcy Arlin (artistic director of Obie-winner Immigrant Theater Project, CUNY professor), Meiyin Wang (associate producer of "Under the Radar" Festival and Symposium in New York).

Moderated by playwright Saviana Stanescu.

IASNY LAUNCH EVENT at Nuyorican Poets Café NEW YORK WITH AN ACCENT

Sunday, April 17, 2011 (Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Week)

As part of our efforts to expand our involvement in the New York community and advocate for the brilliant and diverse voices of immigrant artists as an integral part of that fabric, IASNY had its official launch at the storied Nuyorican Poets Café (executive director: Dan Gallant) in the East Village. Featuring performances by many prominent members, this launch event embodied the vision of IASNY as a forum for the exchange of ideas, the fostering of an immigrant voice, and a showcase of the breadth of talents in New York City's immigrant community.

The speakers/performers included:

Saviana Stanescu - Romania*, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, playwright, poet, scholar

Aaron Schroeder - Canada, actor

Zishan Ugurlu -Turkey, director, actress, artistic director of Actors Without Borders - ITONY Scholar, Assistant Professor at Eugene Lang College The New School University

Graciela Berger Wegsman - Argentina/Israel, playwright, freelance journalist Daily News/Hora Hispana and Daily News (VIVA)

Ana Martinez - Mexico City, Graduate Center (CUNY), scholar and designer

Tamilla Woodard - Director, founding member of The Internationalists

Jelena Stupljanin - Serbia, award-winning actress

Susana Cook - Argentina, playwright, performer, director

Jennifer Lim - Hong Kong, MFA from Yale School of Drama, actress

Frances Uku - Nigeria/UK, Harvard University, actress

Rosa Emilia Toledo - Mexico, New York University/University of Tennessee, writer

Inma Heredia - Spain, flamenco singer/dancer/comedienne

Sujin Lee - South Korea, interdisciplinary artist, MA in Performance Studies from NYU

Ondina Frate - Romania, Atlantic Theatre Company, actress

Christina Quintana & Alessandra Hirsch - MFA playwrights at Columbia University

Blagovesta Momchedjikova - PhD, Bulgaria, New York University, writer

Stavri Karamfilov - Bulgaria, independent artist and scholar, theater director and sculptor

Paola Lázaro-Muñoz - Puerto Rico, Columbia University, playwright

Monica Santana - Venezuela, Columbia University MFA, actress

Daniela Dakich - Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Serbia), HB Studio, actress

Natasa Trifan - Romania, dancer/choreographer

* We asked the featured artists/speakers to specify their country of origin if they are first generation immigrants – however, IASNY encourages the participation of all artists and scholars interested in the immigrant experience

Immigrant Heritage Week - established by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in 2004, celebrates the experiences and contributions of immigrants to New York City.

Immigrant Heritage Week 2011 was from April 11 to April 17 celebrating the vibrant life stories New Yorkers have to tell.