Ordained by Heaven

Super late updates as usual... finally I am uploading behind the scene production photos from November. "Ordained by Heaven" It was a performance that I joined by Not So Loud theatre company. I played a role of female general and second wife of Mr. Missing Something (clown-protagonist). It was an adaptation of Beijing Opera by Li Yu. How often do I get a chance to say I performed in a story from Qing dynasties! (1610-1680) Directed by Tom Hope and translated in English by Martin Merz, the story was presented with Jerry Springer style narration! It was a great experience to learn a little bit more about Beijing Opera from Ghaffar Pourazar who came to Hong Kong for this production. Ghaffar's workshop truly inspired me as a performer. His devotion and passion for Beijing Opera was so deep and it was amazing to hear his story of how he learned Beijing Opera being Iranian-British. (www.beijingopera.info)

I also helped them painting our original masks for the performance. I was a fun comedy performance where I made many great friends!!

Musicians: You guys were so awesome!!!!

Red Dragonflies screening in Tokyo!!!

Last week, I recieved a great news from the director of Red Dragonflies Jiekai Liao. The featured film that I had a part in, will be screening at Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct 26th and the 29th!!!

The film has been getting a lot of great reviews!

Thanks again for the cast and crew for the amazing time in Singapore! I miss all the amazing food that I tried and warm friends that I met there.

Here is the link to one of the review for Red Dragonflies !!

To find more about Tokyo International Film Festival!

Thank you!

From Portrait to Doodles

-photos from the opening night-

Thank you everyone so much for your continuous support :) The night was fun and it was good to share at last! Thank you EVENT for letting me speak about my work at SPEAK UP!

Sincerely,
Haruka

From Portrait to Doodles- ART EXHIBITION

Hello everyone, Gabe and I are putting together a new exhibition "FROM PORTRAIT TO DOODLES" with our friend Jessica Tse. The exhibition includes watercolor portrait paintings, ink drawings and mix media art work by

Gabe Ostley (sequencial artist)
Haruka Ashida Ostley (painter/performer)
&
Jessica Tse (painter)

Opening!
This Friday Sep 24th 7:00pm
@philia lounge
4 arbuthnot rd
Central, Hong Kong
Tel:2147 2389

There will be free drinks and we will have special guests Peter Scheer and Ken Rose for great jazz music!

Please stop by and hope to have a good time and catch up with you all soon :)

Radheya by Samrit Lwagun

Amazing original song "Radheya" by our friend Samrit. This song was dedicated to his mother.  Gabe and I met him through our mutual friends. He was looking for a place to record and film his original song.  

I always think how amazing God brings people in your life to inspire, share and support each other.

I love his story telling through his music. Thank you for sharing Samrit. You are truly inspirational. :)) I hope many people will listen to your music and bring happiness in their heart by thinking of their own mother. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvqnI2RkaQA

Filmed by Hari Ravi

Recorded at Takumi Studio by Anthony Cheng

Produced by Gabe Ostley, Sunny Fan