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Ātl Verde: "Ātl," the Nahuatl word for water, symbolizing the river flowing through my evolution—connecting past, present, and future. This piece reflects my journey as
Unsettled/Soiled Group is a group of East, Southeast, and South Asian diasporic movers, makers, and settlers on Ramaytush and Chochenyo Ohlone land. Unsettled/Soiled Group is led by June Yuen Ting, one of CounterPulse's 2022 ARC Performing Diaspora artists and will debut Dwelling for Unsettling alongside VERA!'s Try, Hye!, Thursday through Saturday, December 8-10 & 15-17, 2022
I was really impressed with Lenora Lee’s Reflections, which was a nuanced modern dance production borrowing from martial arts and lion dance to convey a multi-faceted and emotionally intense narrative.
The incorporation of multimedia was skillful, fresh, and powerful–especially the ending!
As for the first performance, as someone trained in post-modern literary and cultural studies, and a great lover of dance in many forms, I can only say I was deeply disappointed. Post-modern dance, when done well, can reveal truths about humanity. However, I, and my friends (a group pf 5 ethnically diverse, highly educated experienced observers of the arts) found Pretonically Oriented v.3 trite and trying at best.