A Bridge to Now / Un Puente hacia el Presente
Fri, Mar 28
|Dance Mission Theater
Lenora Lee Dance presents the U.S. premiere of A Bridge to Now / Un Puente hacia el Presente, a multimedia dance collaboration between U.S. and Peruvian dancers expanding perspectives on immigration in the Americas by looking at the legacies of racialized labor exploitation and anti-immigrant sent…
Time & Location
Mar 28, 2025, 8:00 PM – Mar 29, 2025, 10:00 PM
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
About the event
Asian Improv aRts and API Cultural Center present the U.S. premiere ofA Bridge to Now / Un Puente hacia el Presente
A multimedia experience by the award-winning Lenora Lee Dancein collaboration with Moyra Silva Rodríguez.
Lenora Lee Dance presents the U.S. premiere of A Bridge to Now / Un Puente hacia el Presente, a multimedia dance collaboration between U.S. and Peruvian dancers expanding perspectives on immigration in the Americas by looking at the legacies of racialized labor exploitation and anti-immigrant sentiment in both countries. Through dance, video, archival images, and interviews with the descendants of Chinese indentured servants in Peru and the U.S., this 50-minute piece honors the struggles and lasting cultural contributions of Chinese immigrants to Peruvian and U.S. societies, uplifting the perseverance of these communities made up of multiracial descendants today.
This piece is in honor of Julia Wong Kcomt (1965 – 2024), writer and cultural manager of…