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Nomad-Where
Direction and Choreography by Ginny Jiang
Anchored in a critique of patriarchal-capitalist structures, this work situates masks as signifieds that articulate the alienation of subjectivity. It illuminates the mechanisms of control sustained through anonymity and interrogates the construction of identity and the unstable negotiations among doubt, conformity, and consent under regimes of surveillance and the gaze. Within the shared performative space, this proximity work recognizes and interrogates the structural biases embedded in nearness and in the relationship between spectator and performer.
Premiere: University of Michigan Dance Performance Studio Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Apr 23, 2024
Stage Dancers: Xueer Wang, Ladina Schaller and Ginny Jiang
Lighting: Mary Cole
Film Director and Editor: Ginny Jiang
Featuring: Annie Laforet & Gloria Sitso Ahlijah
Color: Andy Maticorena Kajie
Cinematography: Shiyang Li & Guanhua Yao
Music: Jae Hoon Kim
Screened: Riverbank Arts, Flint, MI, USA, 2025; Duderstadt Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI,USA, 2025
Work funded by University of Michigan Excel Enterprise Fund and University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance Department.
Press:
1. https://smtd.umich.edu/event/23-april-2024-3/
