Unbound
Conceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma
Choreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co.
Musical Director and Composer: Joel Davel
Lighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald
Video and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh and Solitaire Miguel
Creative Consultant: Pamela Wu-Kochiyama
Dancers: Catalina Jackson-Uruena, Chaityn Isaacson-Brewster, Gabby Wei, Jhia Louise Jackson, Leila Massoudi, Lihong Chan, Raychel Hatch and Sebastian Le
Actor: Sharon Shao*
* The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional
Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States.
Photos by Robbie Sweeny
dNaga dancers: L - Gabby Wei, R - Leila Massoudi
World Premier, Vanderhoeff Studio Theatre, UC Davis Mondavi Center.
(October 18-20th 2024)
Workshop Performance Dresher Ensemble Studio, Musical tradition, Oakland, CA
(July 18-20th 2024)
Excerpted work at Western Sky, Ruth Botchan, Berkeley, CA
(December 7-8th 2024)
Photos by Robbie Sweeny
Unbound is part of dNaga's research process and is sponsored by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT) led by Leti Volpp, Susette Min, Laura Kang, and Lee Ann Wang.
This work was supported by the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, the University of California Research Grants Program Office through a Multicampus Research Projects and Initiatives (MRPI) award, and UC Davis Asian American Studies. Thank you to our individual donors who have supported the creation of this work. Thank you to Paul Dresher and Musical Traditions, Wayne Hazzard and Dancers’ Group, June Watanabe, Beth Hoge and Danspace. Thank you to Mark Izu, Jon Jang, the Kochiyama family, Genny Lim, Miriam Ching Yoon Louie, and the wonderful artists who have contributed their time and energy to make this work.
