H.T. Chen & Dancers: Teahouse Performances
La MaMa: Experimental Theatre Club
Event details
Ring in the Lunar New Year of the Horse with H.T. Chen & Dancers. Teahouse Performances is a delightful event that will include a celebration of and reflection on the Chinese in the Americas featuring excerpts from H.T. Chen’s Heart of Grace, Hidden Voices and Big Brother. Since its founding in 1978, H.T. Chen & Dancers has earned critical acclaim for New York performances, national and international tours, and award-winning educational programming. Founder Hsueh-Tung Chen, was a pioneering Asian American artist, choreographer, performer, and arts advocate for five decades.
CREDITS
Choreography by H.T. Chen
Music: Stewart Wallace, Cao Bao An, Zhou Long
Costumes: Linda Ross, Cynthia Dumont, Nancy Brous
Poetry: Peter Gregutt
Multi-media scenic design: Eric Harriz
Lightning Design: Tim Cryan
BIG BROTHER (2007)
Choreography: H.T. Chen & Dian Dong
Music: Stewart Wallace, Yukio Tsuji
Lighting Designer: Tim Cryan, based on Stephen Petrilli
Costume Designer: Nancy Brous
Costumes: Aine Dorman
Poetry: Peter Gregutt, read by David Chase & Lydia Gaston
Multi-Media Scenic Design: Eric Harriz
Performers:
Zara Anwar, Ben de Andrade, Aine Dorman,
Kelly Guerrero, Seneca Lawrence, Ari Someya, Glenna Yu,
with Dian Dong, Renouard Gee, Kimberly Prosa
Special thanks to Joanie Johnson, Takao Komaru and Kimberly
Prosa for their reconstruction assistance.
HIDDEN VOICES (1993)
Choreography: H.T. Chen
Music: Zhou Long
Costume Designer: Cynthia Dumont
Lighting: Tim Cryan, based on David Lander
Performers:
Zara Anwar, A Chen, Ben de Andrade, Aine Dorman, Kelly
Guerrero, Seneca Lawrence, Ari Someya, Glenna Yu
HEART OF GRACE (2004)
Choreography: H.T. Chen
Music: Cao Bao-An
Lighting Designer: Tim Cryan, based on David Lander
Costume Designer: Linda Ross
Performers:
Zara Anwar, Ben de Andrade, Aine Dorman,
Kelly Guerrero, Seneca Lawrence, Ari Someya, Glenna Yu