Spring is Here and Love is at the Davis Theatre on June 10th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: 06/02/2022
 
Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership premiers the Multicultural theatrical performance of “The Fairy and the Lumberjack” on June 10th at 6pm at the Davis Theater of the Performing Arts in Montgomery.  
 
Alabama Korea Education and Economic Partnership Presents: 
Challenge America: The Fairy and the Lumberjack 
June 10^th Friday, at 6 pm 
$12.50 
The Davis Theater of the Performing Art – 251 Montgomery Street. Montgomery, AL, 36104 
URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fairy-and-the-lumberjack-tickets-277167835457  
 
“The Fairy and Lumberjack” is one of the popular Korean traditional folktales that describes the tragic love story of the Lumberjack with a fairy. This performance will integrate Korean, Indian, and Alabamian cultures to introduce the multicultural perspective while showing both a diverse and traditional performance. This community-based theater production supports our mission to bridge unity through diversity.  Professional Alabamian director and playwright, Angela Dickson adapts the performance “The Fairy and the Lumberjack” to respectfully express a multicultural perspective.  Choreographer Sudah Raghuram is a local artistic director, and she mainly interprets the music and traditional Indian dances for the script.  
 
For several years, we presented an annual project for the residents of the Montgomery area to introduce Korean culture through artistic performances with visiting professional artists from Korea. It was a limited one-time experience. The Challenge America program provides the opportunity for residents to learn about other cultures from both international and local professional performing artists through participation as stage actors or direct assistants then transfer this learning to a stage.  This is how A-KEEP wants to bridge cultural differences in the Montgomery area. Our community deserves the chance to express themselves and this is the perfect setting. We honor and thank the National Endowment of the Arts [NEA], and the Alabama State Council on the Arts [ASCA] grants that fund our vision and mission.  

A-KEEP’s mission is to provide multicultural diversity education programs to the students and professionals of both Alabama and Korea. A-KEEP also serves the community as a Global Partnership facilitator by bridging the differences between institutions and corporations of Alabama and Korea for local economic prosperity. Lastly, our annual Bridge of Unity in Diversity projects provides community enrichment and multicultural experiences to local community residents. 

For media enquiries Contact Information:  
Name: Tiki Armstrong 
Phone #: (334) 625-8515 
Email: ca@akeep.org  
Website: www.akeep.org 
 
Notes to Editors:

• For access to A-KEEP’s The Fairy and the Lumberjack Eventbrite page, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fairy-and-the-lumberjack-tickets-277167835457 
• Angela Dickson, the director and playwright of the production, is a theatre instructor and director at Alabama Christian Academy. She is also an instructor at Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts and a member of Vaughn Park Church of Christ.  
• Sudha Raghuram, a choreographer of the production, is a Bharatanatyam instructor, dancer, and choreographer in Montgomery, Alabama, and please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBP9mWKhMLTehRYkTlKEVg  
• For more information on the Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership, visit https://www.akeep.org/ or visit to all social media channels @joinakeep. 
• This production of The Fairy and the Lumberjack has been funded by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Challenge America grant program. C=Challenge America financially supports projects that provide culturally isolated populations with access to the arts in ways they have never had before, therefore productively challenging the community's worldview. For more information on the National Endowment for the Arts, visit https://www.arts.gov/  
• This production is also funded by the Alabama Council of the Arts, and please visit https://arts.alabama.gov/