Beneath The Surface

LENORA LEE DANCELLDcreates works that are both set in public and private spaces, intimate and at the same time large-scale, inspired by individual stories as well as community strength. For the last 15 years, LLD has been pushing the envelope of large-scale multimedia dance performance that connects various styles of movement and music to culture, history and human rights issues. Its work has grown to encompass the creation, presentation and screening of films, museum and gallery installations, civic engagement and educational programming. The company is directed by San Francisco native Lenora Lee, who has been a dancer, choreographer and artistic director for the past 25 years. In 2013 she was an Artist Fellow at the de Young Museum, a Djerassi Resident Artist, a Visiting Scholar at New York University 2012-2016,  an Artist in Residence at Dance Mission Theater, and a 2019 United States Artists Fellow.www.LenoraLeeDance.com

Lenora Lee Dance

Asian Improv aRts and API Cultural Center present 
The World Premiere of
<H2>"Beneath The Surface"</H2>
<H4>A new underwater, multimedia experience by Lenora Lee Dance</H4>
 
<H4>Saturday, 10/6 - 8:30pm</H4>
<H4>Sunday, 10/7 - 6:30pm & 8:30pm</H4>
<H4>Saturday, 10/13 - 8:30pm</H4>
<H4>Sunday, 10/14 - 6:30pm & 8:30pm</H4>
Performances will begin on time, please arrive early.
 
Lenora Lee Dance (LLD) celebrates its 11th Anniversary Season with the World Premiere of Beneath The Surface, LLD’s first underwater, multimedia experience premiering in a two-week run 10/6 – 10/14/18. Beneath The Surface serves a meditation on forgiveness, reconciliation, and redemption, speaking to the power of individuals to transcend.
Audiences are reoriented for a unique perspective that merges memory, contemporary reality, and social commentary, experiencing epic storytelling inside an underwater world.
 
Conceived, Produced & Directed by Lenora Lee
Choreography by Lenora Lee in collaboration with performers Yi-Ting (Gama) Hsu, Hien Huynh, SanSan Kwan, Johnny Nguyen
Music Score by Tatsu Aoki, with Kioto Aoki, JoVia Armstrong, Rami Atassi, Suwan Choi, Coco Elysses, Jamie Kempkers, Edward Wilkerson Jr., Avreeayl Ra
Media Design by Olivia Ting & Lenora Lee
Videography Directed by Lenora Lee 
       Filmed by Lenora Lee, Shannon Preto, Joel Wanek
Text by Carl Irons
Voiceover by Hien Huynh
In Water Consulting by Edward Goo 
 
<H2>LOCATION:</H2>
<A HREF="https://www.ymcasf.org/locations/chinatown-ymca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YMCA of San Francisco Chinatown Branch</A>
855 Sacramento (between Stockton & Grant) 
 
<H2>SUGGESTED PARKING:</H2>
<A HREF="http://www.sfpsg.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Portsmouth Square Parking Garage </A>
733 Kearny (between Clay & Washington) 
(Very limited street parking in the area)
 
<H2>ADMISSION:</H2>
There are a VERY LIMITED number of tickets. Purchase them today!
Arts Patron - $60 (reserved seating & invitation to VIP celebration with the cast on 10/22/18) 
General Admission - $40
Seniors 65+, Students with Valid ID - $30
Standing Room Ticket - $25
You can sign up online on the Waitlist if General admission tickets are sold out, however we are filled to seating capacity for almost all shows.
If a show is completely SOLD OUT, there may be a limited number of tickets for sale at the door, depending on availability. Those arriving without a ticket can put themselves on the Waitlist at the venue. The tickets will be released by Waitlist order and ONLY if space allows.
If there are Standing Room tickets, but no seated tickets available online for a show, we recommend purchasing the Standing Room tickets, rather than arriving with no ticket at all. We cannot guarantee admission if you arrive without the purchase of a ticket. Email LenoraLeeDance@gmail.com for details. 
<A HREF="http://www.lenoraleedance.com/2018/04/world-premiere-of-beneath-the-surface-10-6-10-14-18/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CLICK HERE</A> for more info<A HREF="http://www.lenoraleedance.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </A>
For questions or high resolution images, email LenoraLeeDance@gmail.com, (415) 913-8725
 We encourage guests with special needs or questions to contact us in advance at: <A HREF="mailto:LenoraLeeDance@gmail.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LenoraLeeDance@gmail.com</A> or (415) 913-8725
 
Beneath The Surface is supported in part by San Francisco Arts Commission, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Asian Improv aRts, Asian Improv aRts Midwest, Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation, DAE Advertising, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Donaldina Cameron House, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Dance Mission Theater, and Generous Individuals. Special thanks to Alson & JoAnn Lee, Andy Chu & the Aquatics Staff at the YMCA
Sponsored by YMCA of San Francisco Chinatown Branch

YMCA of San Francisco Chinatown Branch

You can sign up online on the Waitlist if General admission tickets are sold out, however we are filled to seating capacity for almost all shows. There may be a limited number of tickets for sale at the door, depending on availability. Those arriving without a ticket can put themselves on the Waitlist at the venue. The tickets will be released by Waitlist order and ONLY if space allows.

Email LenoraLeeDance@gmail.com for details.

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