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Philein Wang / ZiRu Productions

“Artistic Polymath Philein Wang doesn't allow herself to be limited by y g ysimple choreography, but instead pioneers new movement… .”

- Time Out Beijing

Value StatementValue Statement

• Tiger Hip Hop is a new movement ofdance combining ancient and moderntradition that provides diverse expressionfor young people and connects them tofor young people and connects them totheir heritage.

• Zi Ru Productions reflects one theme: anZi Ru Productions reflects one theme: anintegrated global world will exist as aresult of ongoing cross-strait and inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Tiger Hip HopTMTiger Hip HopPhilein Wang is a Chinese-American dancer,musician, and poet whose exploration of herheritage and artistic identity has led her toheritage and artistic identity has led her tocreate a dance form for the Chinese body andidentity: Tiger Hip Hop™. Using this highlystylized hybrid of Shaolin Style Tiger Claw,b ll t T i Chi d d d hiballet, Tai Chi, yoga, modern dance, and hiphop, Philein strives to create a cross-culturalbridge to unite generations of immigrantsthrough a hybridization of dance elements from

Funders - WinnerZellerbach Family Foundation Grant

William and Flora Hewlett FoundationPast Shows produced and performed:

Asia, Europe, Africa, and America.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant

Sponsors & Corporate In-Kind DonorsPrident International, Shanghai, China

2005 Child of No Nation Tour, NYC, SF, AZ, Hong Kong2006 Asian Heritage Show, LA2006 Praxis Project, LA2008 Dance my way back Beijing

Scholarships - WinnerAmerican Dance Festival

Lewitszky Workshop

2008 Dance my way back, Beijing 2008 Cao Changdi Workstation2008 Stories from Home, SF

Upcoming TourUpcoming Tour• A three-city tour comprised of shows in

B iji Sh h i d G h ChiBeijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, China during summer of 2009.

• Collaborating African American artists• Collaborating African American artists include:

– Artistic Director/Choreographer/ Winifred R. Harris

Ch h D i H i– Choreographer Darrien Henning

– Writer/director Aaron Woolfolk.

• Concert celebrating Chinese and• Concert celebrating Chinese and African-American dance heritage in the dance world today.

Sponsor GoalsSponsor GoalsShrinking funding for the arts has dramaticallydramatically impacted artists at the local and international levels. S hi illSponsorships will help bring US dance companies to tour in China for the first

Sponsorship is a critical investment in relationship building.

time.

Helping us create US-China Dance Arts exchange will build long term work and performance opportunities for US Artists who struggle to maintain a presence in a global arts world. Artist exchanges help forge critical international relationships that have auxiliary benefits for tourism and businesshave auxiliary benefits for tourism and business.

SponsorshipSponsorshipOpportunitiespp

Sponsorship of Zi Ru Tiger Productions gives you the opportunity to providecritical support to the arts and international artistic collaborations.Sponsorship opportunities begin at $2,500, which will help pay for rehearsals,theater rental event promotion and the Gala Event

• A preview in either a state-run English language daily or a weekly such as Beijing Today or

theater rental, event promotion, and the Gala Event.

Sponsor benefits include:

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• Web presence in Chinese media via BBS, blogs, websites and portals • Preview or interview in Chinese press: Beijing Evening News, China Times, Modern Weekly• Recognition on the performance theater's website, newsletters and posters

R i i i i l i i h i i h b f i l di h i i• Recognition in promotional campaign in the artistic hub of town, including the university district & dance academy

Sponsor Benefitsp• Your partnership with an innovative, cross-cultural artistic program will

turn heads. PWZP can put your brand in front of an elite audience in China, composed of established and up and coming business executives politicoscomposed of established and up-and-coming business executives, politicos, & social opinion leaders:

1. International & local business people 2. International and local politicians 3 M b f th ib t l b l d i B iji & Sh h i3. Members of the vibrant global crowd in Beijing & Shanghai

• You will connect with other business leaders at our mixer events.

• You will help grow Tiger Hip Hop from its local roots to its international p g g p ppotential.

• You will help to create a cross-cultural bridge between the Greater China Region and the Americas through the fine arts.

• You will provide critical support to an emerging new arts community which is bridging China with vibrant arts community in the San Francisco Bay Area & Silicon Valley.

Current SponsorsCurrent Sponsors

Winifred HarrisWinifred HarrisWinifred R. Harris is a multi-faceted

artist, teacher and community activist. As a choreographer, she consciously

balances the inherently beautiful escapism of dance and the social

realities that form today’s aesthetic and cultural values. Ms. Harris has

contributed her talents to the likes of the Dallas Black Dance Theater,

Colorado State Ballet, Cal State Los Angeles, Northridge and Long Beach,

and Spellman College in Atlanta, Georgia among others. Through her company, Winifred Harris’ Between

Lines, Ms. Harris is active in her environment, teaching at community organizations and childrens’ shelters.

She has received numerous awards and d f h fcommendations from the Mayor of LA

for her contributions.

Aaron WoolfolkAmerican Writer/Director, Aaron Woolfolk was born and raised in Oakland, California. He received degrees in both Ethnic Studies and Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley and later completed his M.F.A. in film at Columbia University. Aaron’s extensive writing work in Japan has earned him numerous awards for his films ‘Rage!’, ‘Eki’, and ‘Kuroi Hitsuji’. His latest film ‘H i B id ’ t i D Gl d B‘Harimaya Bridge’ starring Danny Glover and Ben Guillory is being released in theaters internationally in summer 2009.

Darrien HenningDarrien is an American professional hip-hop h h h h t d th ld H ichoreographer who has toured the world. He is a

graduate of Northridge CSUN and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His choreography credits include Britney Spears, Universal, LaFace, Capital, Columbia. Darrien specializes in developing an artist’s style stageDarrien specializes in developing an artist s style, stage and video performance.

Guest Artist:

Miko Miko Doi-Smith is an exciting new addition to Zi Ru Tiger Productions. She appears in the work of all 3 ppchoreographers. She is an American Modern dancer who has performed and worked with Philadanco Ralph Lemon and Bill TPhiladanco, Ralph Lemon and Bill T. Jones.

Sponsor Payment Informationp y

WE ACCEPT CHECKS & CREDIT CARD DONATIONS

Credit Card via Paypal (no paypal account required):

Please visit the Dancers' Group Donation webpage

at dancersgroup.org and select ‘Zi Ru Productions (Philein

To write a Personal Check:

(Wang)’ as the recipient.

To write a Personal Check:

Please Make Payable to: "Dancers' Group”Memo line: "Philein Wang / Zi Ru Productions” Please get in touch with

questions or proposals:Mail to: Philein Wang questions or proposals:info@philein.com

Mail to: Philein Wang88 Roosevelt Circle Palo Alto, CA 94306

Thank you, we hope you’ll join us