MERGE: Chitra Vairavan + Valerie Oliveiro

photo by Valerie Oliveiro

photo by Valerie Oliveiro

photo by Valerie Oliveiro
MERGE: Chitra Vairavan and Valerie Oliveiro
Ancestral Tremors// Choreographer: Chitra Vairavan
Wait, Wait Choreographers: Valerie Oliveiro and Chitra Vairavan
Soft Freedoms Choreographer: Valerie Oliveiro, in collaboration and with contributions from the cast
I am excited to tell you that I am part of this amazing collaboration, and I am so thrilled to share this with you. Hope you could witness this.
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from the program, Soft Freedoms
it is, it is for me but not in the way you have said
It took a while to understand
the path is just different for some of us
a continuum, of practice, study
it does not land, rarely arrives
but, i desire still
fully accepting of this hovering
it is here — where we meet, how we meet
how we negotiate our complexity
Cast: JH Shui Xian, Marcela Michelle, Jessica Cressey, Garret Sour, Masanari Kawahara, Chitra Vairavan
Dramaturgy: Meg Foley
Lighting Design: Valerie Oliveiro
Text: Marcela Michelle and Valerie Oliveiro
Dance Artists for Ancestral Tremors
Pramila Vasudevan, Gayatri Lakshmi, Valerie Oliveiro & Chitra Vairavan
thank you for those who made it. It was an amazing journey to collaborating with amazing movers. I was so moved by Val and Chit’s vision and bringing many artistry on stage. This was tremendous experience for me as a mover, and proud and humbling to be a part of.
Thank you, Val. Thank you, Chit.
Masanari, 3/7/22
