CHSA is proud to present this very special screening of Ten Times Better for the first time in San Francisco Chinatown. Join director Jennifer Lin for an in-depth and intimate exploration of her documentary about Chinese American George Lee's unheralded place in ballet and Broadway history as an AAPI dancer.
SYNOPSIS:
George Lee is an 88-year-old blackjack dealer who still works five days a week, a beloved figure in the pit of a downtown Las Vegas casino. None of the card players—and few of his coworkers—know of this humble man’s astonishing background: a child dance prodigy and refugee from Shanghai who became a teenage sensation in the original staging of George Balanchine’s 
The Nutcracker 
exactly 70 years ago, performing the “Tea” divertissement. George’s story is uniquely American: an immigrant striving to prove himself as an Asian pioneer in ballet and on Broadway, where he was cast by Gene Kelly for the original production of 
Flower Drum Song
. The film is a tale of talent and perseverance in the face of hardship, and a reminder of the extraordinary stories behind the nameless faces all around us.
Ten Times Better
 spotlights the life of George Lee, an 88-year-old blackjack dealer in Las Vegas who holds an unheralded place in ballet and Broadway history. As a teenage refugee from Shanghai, he originated the "Tea" dance in George Balanchine's 1954 premiere of 
The Nutcracker
, before Gene Kelly convinced him to join the cast of 
Flower Drum Song
. The film is a tale of talent and perseverance in the face of hardship, and a reminder of the extraordinary stories behind the nameless faces all around us.
ADMISSION includes:
Screening of the documentary
Q&A session
Meet & greet with director Jon Funabiki
Complimentary dim sum and refreshments
For more information, visit CHSA.org.
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