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Within These Walls, choreographed by Lenora Lee Dance
February 23, 2023 – February 26, 2023
Within These Walls, choreographed by Lenora Lee Dance
Performed by the Berkeley Dance Project, directed by SanSan Kwan
Zellerbach Playhouse
February 23, 8:00PM
February 24, 8:00PM*
February 25, 2:00PM
February 25, 8:00PM**
February 26, 2:00PM**
*Post-Show Discussion: Artistic Director Lenora Lee will share insights into the creative process — Friday, Feb. 24 immediately following the performance.
**Pre-Show Talks: Dramaturg Crystal Song will discuss the context and themes of Within These Walls — 7:15pm on Saturday, Feb. 25 and 1:15pm on Sunday, Feb. 26 in the Zellerbach Playhouse lobby.
Within These Walls is an integrated, multi-media contemporary dance project featuring UC Berkeley student performers and original recorded music, poetry, and video projection. The performance serves as a meditation on healing, resilience, and compassion, inspired by experiences of those detained and processed at the Angel Island Immigration Station. It premiered in 2017 as a site-specific dance at the Immigration Station as part of a community-wide commemoration of the 135th Anniversary of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
Affiliated course: Theater 180 Berkeley Dance Project: Within These Walls SanSan Kwan, Fall 2022
To learn more visit lenoraleedance.com