Benjamin Akio Kimitch presents "Tiger Hands" (FREE)
Company:
Benjamin Akio Kimitch
August 4, 5, 6, 2022
Tiger Hands
Directed, choreographed, and designed by Benjamin Akio Kimitch
Free tickets available in July
The Shed, NYC
Performed by Pareena Lim, Julie McMillan Castellano, Lai Yi Ohlsen
Music Written and Performed by Claire M Singer
Dramaturgy by Jeffrey Gan
Costume Design by Carlos Soto
Lighting Design by Serena Wong
Project Management by Justin Wong
Tiger Hands choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch dreams beyond the worn-out mantra of East-meets-West. Inspired by his formative training in Chinese dance and intimate encounters with Peking opera, Kimitch’s vision for his first production in five years is one of world making. With this performance, Kimitch continues a body of dance works that honor grief for his late mother, a third-generation sansei Japanese American, amateur taiko drummer, and folk dancer.
Tiger hands, a Peking opera posture conventionally reserved for male characters, represents for Kimitch both a later-life reconnection to his formative non-Western dance training and cues for how he might enliven the early experimental energy that birthed this artform. Kimitch invites a diverse group of creative collaborators in his cosmic, sunrise-colored search for authentic personal expression, using elements of Peking opera as a transformative source of beauty and strength.
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Photo by Chris Cameron at MANCC
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