Becoming Water
Continuum Dance Project (CDP), led by choreographers/co-directors Adriane Brayton and Fernadina Chan, created Becoming Water in the Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park on The Rose Kennedy Greenway in 2023. Focusing on the Boston Chinatown community, the company has utilized imagery from Cynthia Yee’s ‘Hudson Street Chronicles’ to create a work that honors the experiences of the people of Chinatown, while celebrating their resilient spirit.
Exploring the element water as thematic inspiration, the work strives to illuminate the authentic voice of the residents displaced by urban renewal and share their adaptability and toughness. Becoming Water reflects on the universal themes of Love, Family, Food, Work, Struggle, and Community while engaging with the history and geography of Boston’s Chinatown.
Choreography: Adriane Brayton & Fernadina Chan, in collaboration with the dancers
The creation of this work is supported by The Momentum Greenway Dance Program, sponsored by Amazon
General Touring Specifications
- 30 Minutes
- 7 Dancers
- 2 Musicians
- 1 Wardrobe Team Member
- 1 Lighting Designer/Board Operator
- 1 Company Director
Touring Specifications for Set
- 1 hours per install and uninstall
- Created for proscenium stage, black box theater, and site specific spaces
Photographs by Fuji Panjali and Olivia Moon Photography
- Premiere at Rose Kennedy Greenway Chinatown Neighborhood September 2023
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