Event

sub-Rosa (premiere)

sub-Rosa, directed by choreographer Cheronne Wong, premieres for 2 weekends at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Seattle on Sept 14-15 and 21-22, 2007. Using inventive movement, powerful theatricality and striking visual landscapes, this multimedia full-evening piece explores an international undercover world, the unveiling of masked identities and covert communication using numeric code. The inspiration of sub-Rosa came from recordings of shortwave numbers stations rumored to be a document of covert communications of the world's secret agencies. The cast consists of 3 Seattle professional dancers Christina Guillette, Danny Herter and Kadee Stotler; and performance/theater artist Naho Shioya. In addition to the cast of talented performers, Ms. Wong has gathered an impressive collaborative team. The original sound score is by local and internationally known composer (and Bessie Award winner) Amy Denio. NYC fine artist Dave Stevenson is incorporating his trademark wire drawings based on aviation/topographical maps into the environmental landscape on stage. NEA and Ford Foundation grant recipient John Pai is creating original film for the project. Costume designer K.D. Schill is designing one of a kind costumes for this project. sub-Rosa is co-sponsored by the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, 4Culture and the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle. After the Seattle premiere, the project will tour to Tacoma School of the Arts and Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.