Performance

JIEMIN YANG: Portraits of the Moon

Sunday, September 15, 2024
3 – 4:30PM

Performance at 3:00 P.M. & 4:00 P.M. | Garibaldi Plaza, Washington Square Park
Free outdoor event and No RSVP required.

In celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival, choreographer Jiemin Yang will be presenting a newly choreographed dance piece, Portraits of the Moon at Washington Square Park with Museum of Chinese in America. Portraits of the Moon is an evocative contemporary dance project that explores the moon’s profound symbolism in Chinese culture and examines the theme of separation, reunion, and home among Asian immigrant communities in America. Inspired by ancient lunar myths, poetry, and the personal journeys of Asian immigrants, this innovative production weaves together movement, text, and music to create a mesmerizing performance. By honoring Chinese cultural heritage and illuminating the experiences of immigrants within Asian communities, Portraits of the Moon celebrates diverse identities and invites audiences to connect deeply and reflect on their own cultural roots and stories.

Portraits of the Moon will be presented in excerpt (run time: 15 minutes) at the Garibaldi Plaza, Washington Square Park. In case of the rain, MOCA will reschedule the performance to a later date.

Learn more about the participating artists: https://bit.ly/3Z0ka1U

Jiemin Bio
Jiemin is a Chinese-American choreographer and performer born in China and based in Queens. He holds a MA in Contemporary Dance from the London Contemporary Dance School and a BS from Macaulay Honors College. Jiemin’s work has been recognized with the Redtail Artist Residencies ’23 at Jamaica Center for the Arts & Learning and multiple grants from the Queens Council on the Arts. His short dance film Wo/我 has won awards from the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon ’22 and the Queens World Film Festival ’22. Jiemin was honored as Artist of Exceptional Merit ’22 by the Asian American Arts Alliance and has been a resident artist of the CUNY Dance Initiative at Queens College/Kupferberg Center for the Arts from 2021-2022. He has received Artists in Queens Grant ’24 from Flushing Town Hall and Queens Arts Funds ’24 from NYFA. (www.jieminyang.art)

This program is supported by Washington Square Park Conservancy’s Community Arts Grant.

This dance project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall. This project is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts. This work was created with the support of the Redtail Artist Residencies in association with the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning. This dance project is also supported by Mertz Gilmore Late Stage Stipend facilitated by Green Space.

Photo by Naoto Jerry Sawaki

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