"Slanty Eyed Mama brings something special to the American landscape--a bold daring fun, crazy voice that expresses our joy, our rage, our piece of the American dream, in a way that is accessible to everyone, most of all recognizable to other Asians and Hapas..."
- East West Woman

Slanty Eyed Mama in Concert

It’s astonishing how much sound comes out of the violin beats rhymes lyricism and samples of just two good asian girls gone bad-assed! Typical concerts are theatrical, exciting, dynamic musical and lyrical throw downs with searing violin solos, original beats, and creative lyrics that range from intensely political (“Me Love You Long Time”, and “Subway Jam”) to satirical and hilarious (“Rice Rice Baby” and “I wish I was white”) to poetic and meditative (“Mulan” and “What are you?”). Because of Lyris’ background in rock n’ roll and Kate’s background in stand-up comedy, the performances have an edgy urban feel, dimensionalized by their classical training and poetic vision of the world through a modern Amerasian, girl powered, musical lens. 
 
Slanty Eyed Mama also host talkback/workshops on Asian Americans in pop culture, women of color issues and politics, performance technique, and multiculturalism in the arts and media.
 
Typical concerts include:
 
20-90 minutes of music and spoken word with comedic flair, audience interaction and a sexy attitude.
And *when time and space permits*
*1-2 freestyles—original new pieces created live using inspiration from the audience
* video projections or guest dance performance

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A raucous, in-your-face performance that upends stereotypes and belies cultural expectations through song, sound, rant, comedy, character and technical virtuosity."
- Anchorage Daily News

Theater Shows

Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show

A theatrical concert of East Meets West stand-up comedy, sketch, and rock n' roll/spoken word focused on Asian American themes: immigration, bowl cuts, math nerds, the model minority myth. And Hello Kitty everything. 

The show looks at "Asian-ness" in the western world -- how we are fed commercial images, familiar cultural tropes like nail salons, take-out restaurants and how the media talks about Asian-ness. It is a modern discussion of Orientalism using the language of pop culture: Comedy. Rock n roll. Spoken Word and Video installation. Now also a full length concert movie available for screenings and talk backs. click HERE for more info on this show/film

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Birth of a nASIAN
 
A play with music and spoken word by Slanty Eyed Mama. The audience meets a wild series of comedic characters exploring identity and alienation across the Asian American cultural landscape. The transitions between characters include an original trip hop soundtrack played live on electronic violin, as well as several raucous original spoken word pieces that bring a street sensibility and narrative voice to the piece.
 
See edgy thought provoking characters like a 40 year old aspiring Asian cheerleader who is going back to high school, a  jaded, fresh off the boat Street hawker selling the American Dream outside the World Trade Center, and a straight outa the hood China-Latina who doesn’t know which “box” she needs to tick to get a job.
 
Birth of a nASIAN was invited to the Smithsonian Institute in DC, The Comedy Central Theater in Los Angeles and has toured festivals and theaters around the country.

1 hour 15 minutes

Available with talkback/workshops.

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"One of those rare gems that is so smart, witty and hilarious that I could barely laugh because I was so busy marveling at the layering of language and political sophistication
- The Association for Theater in Higher Education