How I Disappeared

Taking inspiration from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, six female Asian immigrant artists conjure an ever-changing cityscape, evoking memories and desires built from their unique experiences and personal perspectives. From the intimate to the grand, from the physical to the digital, this multimedia object-performance project explores the poetic intricacies of urban life; where dreams are nurtured and sometimes shattered. With original live music, AR puppetry, and interactive installations.

Produced by CHUANG Stage
Directed by Tianding He
Deviser, Playwright and Performer: Tianding He, Qingan Zhang, Jiaoyang Li, Non Kuramoto, and Michi Zaya
Music Director/Sound Designer: John Tsung
Creative Coder/Projection Designer: Brian Ellis
Lighting Designer: Shane Hennessy
Dramaturg: Yuexing Sun
NYC Puppeteer: Wilden Weihn
Live Performance and Additional Sound/Composition: Siyi Chen
Executive Producer: Alison Yueming Qu
Associate Producer: Vivian Yining Cao
Production Stage Manager: Mars Juno Bartolome Neri & Ai Toyoshima
Production Assistant: Jonon Gansukh
Producing & Directing Observer: Jessalyn Yang
Graphic Designer: Euxuan Ong, Qingan Zhang

ICE FACTORY 2023 is the 30th annual edition of our Obie Award-winning summer festival of new work.
Plays introduced in Ice Factory have gone on to garner Drama Desk nominations, Obie Awards, Audience First Awards in Edinburgh, Off-Broadway productions, commercial runs, and national and international tours.
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—The New York Times
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—New York Magazine
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