Aahvaan: Invoking the Cities
World Premiere: march 11, 2015, The ordway center for the arts (St. Paul, MN).
Commissioned for the grand opening of the Ordway Center Concert Hall, Aahvaan: Invoking the Cities is structured uniquely in two major acts. Supported by layers of recorded and live music, this epic, full-length dance theater piece weaves together images inspired by the rich history of indigenous communities on this land, the diversity of communities who now call the Twin Cities home, our rich legacy of water, the vicissitudes of urban life, and artistic innovation.
Running Time: 120 minutes, in two acts
Concept & Choreography
Ananya Chatterjea
direction collaboration
Marcus Young
scenography
Anne Henly
Annie Katsura Rollins
Lela Pierce
lighting design
Kevin A. Jones
music composition, arrangement, sound design
Greg Schutte
Mankwe Ndosi
Laurie Carlos
Pooja Goswami Pavan
Dorene Waubanewquay Day
Michelle Kinney
costume design
Annie Katsura Rollings
Annie Cady
video documentation & production
Darren Johnson & Northern Dawn Media
performers
Ananya Chatterjea
Chitra Vairavan
Renée Copeland
Lela Pierce
Hui Niu Wilcox
Brittany Radke
Alexandra Eady
Katie Haynes
Kealoha Ferreira
Magnolia Yang Sao Yia
Leila Awadallah
Prakshi Malik
James Galtney
production management
Josina Manu Maltzman
Assistance: Emma Marlar