Andrew & Joey: A Tale of Bali

By Jamie James

When Joey Breaux, a choreographer from New York City, wins a grant to study and work in Bali, he believes that the experience will rejuvenate his long-term relationship with Chinese-American boyfriend, Andrew Tan. Instead, their lives are turned upside down when Joey plunges into a whirlwind of ritual dance performance and a passionate affair with his young Balinese dance partner. From Bali to San Francisco to New York, Andrew and Joey pour out their hearts in e-mail messages to far-flung confidants as they try to find their way back together. In the process they reveal the enduring, sometimes destructive power of cultural and sexual myths.