Intersections Guest Artists

Kathy Eow

Kathy Eow (she/her/hers) is a producer, writer, and performing artist whose work is influenced by her experience as an adopted Korean American woman. Drawn to music and dance as powerful forms of storytelling, her recent creative projects include Dear Mother, a music and dance short film centering transracial adoption, and Reclamation, a multidisciplinary experience exploring family heritage through an adoptee lens. As a moderator and panelist, Kathy has worked with SpeakEasy Stage, the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), and Seacoast NH LGBT History Project, and helps build community as vice president of Boston Korean Adoptees (BKA), Fundraising Committee Member of Boston Post Adoption Resources (BPAR), board member of Boston OKTA Korean Business Association, and Outreach Coordinator for BAAFF. She is an alumnus of American Repertory Theatre’s Arts & Cultural Organizational Management program with Harvard University and the Network of Arts Administrators of Color (NAAC) Boston’s mentorship program. Kathy currently is Foundation Relations Manager at ArtsEmerson where she helps support the ambitions of artists from around the world.

Yoona Kim

Yoona Kim is a Boston based ajaeng player, composer, and improviser from Seoul, South Korea. Her performances are deeply rooted in the richness of Korean court and folk music, juxtaposed with delicate noise, the soulful depths of traditional blues, and the dynamism of contemporary music. As a creative force, Yoona's evolving style weaves together the threads of tradition and innovation, forging a path that explores radical, non-linear temporalities. Her ajaeng stylings are both assertive and intuitive, honed over countless performances that have resonated with national and international audiences.