November 17 & 18, 2008
Monday & Tuesday at 8PM
Produced by Noh Space

ORIGINS (World Premiere)
Performed by DANCE MONKS & SAMAVESHA
International Dance and Music Collaboration

ORIGINS is an interdisciplinary project silently inspired by traditional legends from several ancient cultures. A live original music score by renowned Samavesha artists: Laura Inserra (Italy), Pauchi Sasaki (Peru/Japan) and Claudia Cuentas (Peru) is composed to immerse the audience in a work that ignites the senses. Created in partnership with DANCE MONKS Olivia Eng (China/US), Rodrigo Esteva (Mexico), Mirah Moriarty (Roma/US) and Rodney Bell (Maori/Aotearoa), the work addresses and embodies the concept of origin. Origin as a legendary place, a cultural landscape, an ancestral identity, an inescapable longing, a source of life, a spring, a seed of creation, an essential beginning. DANCE MONKS were last seen at their sold-out performances at CounterPULSE SF in 2007. ORIGINS is their latest interdisciplinary collaboration with these powerful and breathtaking artists from around the globe.

The venue:
NOH SPACE, Theater of Yugen
2840 Mariposa Street, SF CA 94110
Tickets: $15-$25 sliding scale
Reservations: 415-621-7978
NOH Spaces' seating capacity is limited, and this show is definitely going to sell out, so make your reservations early.