Uses Geologic Time as the basic unit of measurement in order to embody large-scale, planetary and galactic forces. Privileging non-human logics, the immersive performance will allow for expression of phenomena that are often perceived as invisible to become intelligible, actionable, and performative.
An interdisciplinary performance of Urban African culture created from narratives prompted by the question, Wey you dey? (Pidgin English for “Where were you?”), directed by Nkeiruka Oruche and Tossie Long.
Will bring together a cohort of Bay Area, red/swing state, and Russian interdisciplinary artists in a cultural exchange lab, positioning multidisciplinary art making as a parallel for pluralism and inclusivity.
A one-night journey down the Las Vegas strip. The play wrestles with the question of our responsibility to tragic events that don’t directly affect our lives.
A contemporary dance about dying and the acute, isolating loss suffered by survivors of the deceased. Exploring the paradoxical nature between grief’s ubiquity and its singularity, the work responds to what feels like an increasingly incomprehensible and desensitizing reality where every day, in some way, we hear news about death.
A new site-responsive, immersive LGBTQ+ walking tour. OUT of Site: SOMA will focus on San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood, celebrating its new status as the first LGBTQ+ and Leather Cultural District. It will combine contemporary dance, live music, and spoken word with virtual reality, oral history and sound collage to recover stories of […]
A multidisciplinary, multimedia, full-length work written by Brenda Wong Aoki and scored by Mark Izu. Drawing on the artist’s family’s 122-year history in San Francisco, OurTown will incorporate stories about real people and events, using text, film, alternative media, dance and live music. The work will premiere as part of The Center for Asian American […]
The second piece in a trilogy of performances exploring the effects of prison on American citizens. MERCY seeks to highlight the historic intersections between the Black and Jewish experience with issues of race and capture.
Investigates what is possible when trans, gender non-conforming, and queer communities are encouraged to think expansively and optimistically about their futures, at a time when threats to these communities have escalated.
A new site-specific dance creation rooted in a dialogue in dance between traditional Congolese movement, Afro Urban dance styles, and Hip Hop. The project is a collaboration between Oakland-based Fua Dia Congo and Paris-based Ambiance Facil and seeks to tell a story about the resilience of African movement across space and time by bridging the […]
