“Gale Winds & Turiya," along side with new works "Swoon" and "Phannenstiel Incision Marks the Spot," will have their west coast premiere on September 6th and 7th at San Francisco's counterPulse Theater, presented by Asian American Dance Performances, Asian Improv aRts, and Gen Taiko. A Los Angeles premiere of these three works will directly follow on September 13th and 14th at Rosalie and Alva's Peformance Gallery.

"Gale Winds & Turiya" follows the journey of women struggling to reconcile contradictory dialogue within, perceived limitations of one’s desires, and abandonment of composure to indulge in fantasy.  Our new work "Swoon" is a duet created by Elaine and Kaoru Watanabe (composer/flautist/taiko artist).   It is about the fleeting moment of connecting with someone, the inevitable separation, and the quiet subtext that resides in the space in between. It is the interplay between refined, sculpted, and contained movement and behavior and the lapses of formality that dissolve into private tender moments. "Swoon” is also a study on how to push the typical roles and boundaries between musician and dancer, as this Japanese flute/fue musician and composer will not only be playing his instrument but also dancing and partnering within the movement context of modern dance. In addition, our other new work “Pfannenstiel Incision Marks the Spot” will manifest as an integration of dance, live music, text, and video interviews of women who have suffered from fibroid tumors.  The movement created will be inspired by text Lenora has written about her own experiences and the stories shared by these women.  It will dive into the complex emotional and psychological ramifications of having one’s future fertility at risk and will examine living through the trauma of the post-surgical experience.