Jen Shyu's "Solo Rites: Seven Breaths" dir. Garin Nugroho

Oct 16: 8pm  |  Oct 17: 5pm  |  Oct 18: 2pm.  Jen Shyu’s solo performance — that of a woman living simultaneously in multiple cultures and "projecting her ancestry" through contemporary monologue — reveals a personal journey of loss and redemption made universal through the exploration of hardships that plagues our modern world: loss of tradition, habitat, and public spaces. Sonic, visual, and visceral rites and reflections are discovered by pilgrimage through Taiwan, East Timor, Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Korea. Renowned Indonesian film and stage director Garin Nugroho (Opera Jawa, Under the Tree, Daun di Atas Bantal) directed Solo Rites: Seven Breaths, infusing his distinctive vision for celebrating the exhilarating and sacred into the work. Additional personnel: Danang Pamungkas, (Choreographer), Kristen Robinson (Set & Props Designer), Solomon Weisbard (Original Lighting Designer), Ghia Javaqueen & Kristin Isola (Costume Designers).