World Premiere of "In the Movement" by Lenora Lee Dance

I am excited to share this project I was asked to participate in. It is a new dance piece from Lenora Lee Dance that focuses on immigration, incarceration and detention, and family separation. I'm not a dancer in this. I am lending my voice via interview for this project to talk about my experience with family separation and the (threat of) deportation of my friends and family. If you are in the Bay Area, I will be part of the panel following the show on Sunday, August 4th at 2 pm. If you can't make that date, the show runs for two weekends! More information, content warning, and all the links are below. Bring a friend!

Thursday - Saturdays, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/8, 9/9, 9/10 at 8pm
And Sundays, 9/4, 9/11 at 2pm
Performances will begin on time, please arrive early. Panel discussions after both Sunday performances.

“In the Movement” is a heartfelt and explosive dance piece focusing on separation of families and mass detention of immigrants as forms of incarceration. It serves as a meditation on reconciliation and restorative justice, speaking to the power of individuals and communities to transcend.

LOCATION
ODC Theater - 3153 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Street parking or local garages are available. Please plan ahead.
ADMISSION $20 - $50
Click here for more information

Conceived, Produced & Directed by Lenora Lee
Choreography by Lenora Lee in collaboration with the performers/dance collaborators
Performers / Dance Collaborators: Johnny Cox, Felicitas Fischer, Miguel Forbes, Lynn Huang, SanSan Kwan, Johnny Huy Nguyen, Sawako Ogo, Moyra Silva Rodriguez
Recorded music directed by Francis Wong & Tatsu Aoki
Vocals by Helen Palma
Media Design by Lenora Lee & Olivia Ting
Videography by Edward Kaikea Goo & Lenora Lee, filmed on Alcatraz Island
Light Design by Jack Beuttler
Interviewee Voiceover: Borey Ai, Ericson Amaya Bonilla, Enrique Cristobal Meneses, Guisela Ramos Guardado, Rhummanee Hang, Melanie Kim, Cindy Liou, Jessica S. Yamane, Anonymous
Resource Partners: Asian Prisoner Support Committee, 67 Sueños
Project Consultant: Lucy Tafler
Production Assistant: Edward Kaikea Goo
Photos by Robbie Sweeny

Content Warning: The audio score for this performance contains individuals sharing experiences of trauma, war, incarceration, and ICE detention. Parts of these stories may trigger an emotional response for some audience members. If you have any questions, please contact LenoraLeeDanceManager@gmail.com

Lenora Lee Dance (LLD) integrates contemporary dance, film, music, and research and has gained increasing attention for its sustained pursuit of issues related to immigration, incarceration, global conflict, and its impacts, particularly on women and families. The company creates works that are both set in public and private spaces, intimate and at the same time large-scale, inspired by individual stories as well as community strength, at times crafted for the proscenium, or underwater, or in the air, and at times are site-responsive, immersive and interactive. For the last 14 years, LLD has been pushing the envelope of large-scale multimedia, and immersive dance performance that connects various styles of movement and music to culture, history, and human rights issues. Its work has grown to encompass the creation, presentation, and screening of films, museum and gallery installations, civic engagement, and educational programming. www.LenoraLeeDance.com