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Mondavi Center Presents

Threshold

Choreographers Claudine Naganuma
and SanSan Kwan

Two women lunge together on the downstage diagonal. Dancer in front extends her right arm, hand held in a loose fit. Upstage dancer leans protectively over the first dancer, extending her left hand behind her in a powerful “stop” pose. Both dancers gaze powerfully outwards on the diagonal
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Threshold, a dual program by choreographer Claudine Naganuma of dNaga Dance Co. and Choreographer SanSan Kwan, offers a feminist response to anti-Asian violence and Asian American invisibility.

This evening of dance ushers audiences into an encounter with the shadows and structures that uphold racial violence and choreographs a space of restoration and liberation. Join us in exploring the kinetics of resilience.

Meet us at the Threshold. Cross through with community and dive into legacies that bring us toward sovereignty over our Selves and into solidarity with the collective.

Approximate run time is 2 hours plus an intermission.

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Threshold is part of a multifaceted project organized by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Learn More

Sponsored by

  • Season Sponsor The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund

    The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund

Unbound

“Unbound” a performance directed by Claudine Naganuma and performed by dNaga Dance Co. explores the origins of anti-Asian violence through poignant narratives of incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, the impact of patriarchy on girls, and the modern-day repercussions of racist legislation. The piece delves into trajectories of hope through themes of unity and care, drawing inspiration from figures like Yuri Kochiyama and examining the practices that propel us towards collective liberation.  

 

Two Doors

When we witness a violent act, a pain is felt through the body. “Two Doors,” a performance directed by SanSan Kwan, explores the viscerality of anti-Asian racism and the sovereignty that we wrest for ourselves in response. Dancers experiment with closings and openings, weight sharing and weight bearing, surveillance and care, playing with the kinetics of in/visibility, anticipated harm, redress, and repair.

 

Sponsored by Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative led by Leti Volpp, Susette Min, Laura Kang, Lee Ann Wang

This research initiative has been generously funded by the University of California Research Grants Program Office.

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