JapanAmerica Wonderwave
JapanAmerica Wonderwave is what the company considers a staged “disaster response mixtape.” Employing a playlist of American and Asian pop music and a blend of dance and image theater techniques, this comedic dance-theatre elegy is a funny and touching response to the events of March 11, 2011, and other tragedies far and near.
Created by the ensemble, produced by Team Sunshine Performance
Performance History
2013. Presented by Team Sunshine Performance at Christ Church Neighborhood House
Team
Lead Artist/Performer Makoto Hirano
Co-Creator/Director Alex Torra
Co-Creator/Performer Benjamin Camp
Stand-Ins Kristel Baldoz, Jenna Horton
Scenic/Lighting Design Oona Curley
Sound Design Mikaal Sulaiman
Costume Design Siri Nelson
Assistant Director Eva Steinmetz
Experience Manager Sweet Ninjas
Production Manager Katie Pidgeon
Stage Manager Alyssa Cole
Assistant Stage Manager Laurel Hostak
Technical Director Mike Troncone
Carpenters Makoto Hirano, Evan Leigh, Mike Troncone, Oona Curley
Photos by Lindsay Browning
Support
JapanAmerica Wonderwave was created at fidgetspace.
Versions of JapanAmerica Wonderwave have been shown at the Asian Arts Initiative and as part of the Commotion Festival. The finished version premiered at Christ Church Neighborhood House in May 2013.
Premier production was made possible in part by New Stages for Dance, a program of Dance/USA Philadelphia. Additional support provided by the Wyncote Foundation as recommended by Leonard C. Haas .