Up Next: A Celebration of AAPI Voices for Change

Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF)

presents 

 Up Next: A Celebration of AAPI Voices for Change  

Monday, May 23, 2022

6-9pm

Second Floor NYC 

849 Sixth Avenue

New York, NY 10001 

Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served

Featuring performances by Honorary Guest Eva Noblezada and Brooklyn Raga Massive

Eva Noblezada, two-time Tony nominated and Grammy winning actor and singer, played the lead for director Diane Paragas in the acclaimed Sony Pictures film, Yellow Rose. She'll next be seen in Amblin's upcoming Easter Sunday and AppleTV+'s animated film Luck. She won a Grammy and was nominated for a Tony Award for starring on Broadway in Hadestown. It was the second Tony nomination in her first two Broadway roles, following her earlier nod in the title role in Miss Saigon in 2017. She previously starred in Hadestown at the National Theatre in London after being a lead in the West End revivals of Miss Saigon and Les Miserables. She received an Imagen Award nomination for her recent role on Law & Order: SVU. Noblezada was a high school student when she was discovered by casting director Tara Rubin at the 2013 Jimmy Awards in NYC.

Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) is a prolific artist collective dedicated to creating cross-cultural understanding through the lens of South Asian classical music. BRM preserves and expands this rich genre, provides direct support to musicians, and facilitates cultural exchange through performances, new compositions, and educational programs.

Raga-inspired music of any genre is fluid, colorful, and highly improvisational, requiring deep listening and respect between musicians. BRM aims to leverage these values of openness, generosity, humility, and respect for tradition to cultivate genuine connections between artists and audiences of all backgrounds.