Kaja! represents the multigenerational nature of storytelling – how we pass our memories along to each other, and how we take control of our futures by telling our pasts. Inspired by myths Green Frogs told by my grandmother to my mother to me, the Korean gopuri ritual of absolving han, and the importance of rice, Kaja! is a dance-theater piece that blends tradition with modern, humor with grief.
Choreographed by Sunhi Willa Keller in collaboration with the dancers
Performed by: Makenna Hosobuchi-Wolff, Sunhi Willa Keller, Amanda Knight, and Aishia Lin
Sound: “Rice Mixxx” mixed by Sunhi Willa Keller, “Deserted Island” by Kim Choo Ja
Costumes by Sunhi Willa Keller (design inspired by Ji Won Choi)
Premiered at the Martha Graham Theater with support from the Eryc Taylor New Choreographer Grant