Inner Child
Heal your inner child with songs and stories that reframe traumatic experiences and rediscover childlike wonder. Keepsake House Artists in Residence Adeline Um and Azhar Bande-Ali join electronic musician dolltr!ck and singer/songwriter Jen Kwok to perform in the round and share their experiences growing up Asian American, choosing to pursue artistic paths, and using nostalgia as medicine for the soul.
Doors: 6:30pm ET
Tickets:
In-person: $20 advance / $25 at the door or free for Key to Keepsake holders
Online video (live & recorded): Free with RSVP!
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Left to right: Adeline Um, Azhar Bande-Ali, Jen Kwok, and dolltr!ck
Adeline Um (she/her)
Adeline Um is a Korean American songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts, where she started her music journey as a Berklee City Music scholar. She is passionate about Asian American representation and visibility within the Western entertainment industry while also providing a soft landing for vulnerability and conversations regarding mental health within her music. Adeline has been recognized by BBC Scotland, BBC Introducing, The Rolling Stone India, UKSC, and Amazing Radio and is currently working at Berklee College of Music. Her favorite hobbies include going for coffee with friends, hiking, and spending time with family.
Adeline is a 2024 Artist in Residence and has previously performed in the Keepsake House shows House for the Holidays and Metamorphosis.
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Azhar Bande-Ali (he/him)
Azhar is an Indian-American storyteller from Atlanta who believes that great stories wrap vulnerability with humor like sushi or, as he calls them, a stushi. His stories tackle the core of our shared human struggle - self worth, identity, hope, and suffering - in search of meaning. He is a Moth StorySLAM winner and a Moth Showcase performer. As a writer, he’s worked on Rob McElhenney’s Adimverse. In his free time you can find him strolling through Central Park listening to podcasts about the technique of writing. Ask him about the time an essay he wrote about Michelle Obama landed him the best surprise ever.
Azhar is a 2024 Artist in Residence and has previously performed in the Keepsake House shows From Story to Song (October 2023), House for the Holidays, and Metamorphosis.
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dolltr!ck (she/her)
Capturing your ears and eyes with a genre-blending sound of Owl City-meets-Clean Bandit-meets-Korean pop, dolltr!ck is the artist project of Singapore-born music technologist and electronic musician Claire Marie Lim. She entered the industry as a creative force behind-the-scenes, working with a slew of Grammy-winning and Billboard-charting artists in the roles of a DJ, remixer, live experience designer, musical/technical director, consultant, and more. Now, dolltr!ck is known for her dynamic live electronic music performances as an independent artist, displaying forward-thinking creativity and virtuosic sets that have taken her to esteemed venues and events across the globe and on the World Wide Web.
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Jen Kwok (she/her)
Jen Kwok is a Chinese American writer/performer and the daughter of Vietnam War refugees. She grew up in the Mojave Desert and is based in NY’s Hudson Valley, where is mom to toddler Wolfgang and goldendoodle Lucy. Jen is a multi-hyphenate creator with a musician’s soul, a healer’s heart and a comedian’s delivery. Her work ranges from acting on ABC’s “Quantico” to creating music for Peloton’s “Fitness Flipped” podcast, and writing “See Us Coming Together”, the title song performed for Sesame Street’s AAPI special and the 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Jen has previously performed in the Keepsake House shows Unmute Yourself and Show Yourself.
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