MOCA PERFORMS – Prologue, Part II (A Shadow Puppet Performance)

What will you pack in your suitcase when you are going somewhere far away and strange, and you don’t know when you will be back? This is the question resonates deeply with many of us immigrants, with our parents and grandparents, and with the senior Chinese ladies who frequented the Homecrest Bensonhurst Community Center in Brooklyn, New York.

From these shared experiences, Double Image Theater Lab drew inspiration, culminating in their latest creation: PROLOGUE, PART II. Double Image Theater Lab’s co-founder Spica Wobbe (鄭淑芸 Shu-yun Cheng) and Red Silk Dancers Company’s founder Margaret Yuen transformed the poignant narratives of these women, crafted during weekly art sessions, into a mesmerizing shadow puppet performance. Through the artistry of object manipulation, shadow play, and evocative music, PROLOGUE, PART II breathes life into the captivating adventures of these senior Chinese ladies, inviting audiences to embark on a journey of discovery and reflection.