dance work
#UnapologeticallyAsian
Premiere: January 14, 2023 at City Center for AAPI Dance Festival at APAP
Featured: Estrogenius Festival 2023, ARISE Spring Dance Festival 2024
Artistic Director & Choreographer: Yvonne Huatin Chow
Stage Manager: Bhagavan Angulo
Lighting: Jennifer Fok
Music: TOTEM Productions
Costume: House of Chow Productions
Run Time: 30 min
Tech Needs: Projection
#UnapologeticallyAsian, a dance homage in four acts dedicated to our ancestors’ dreams, to our parents’ dreams, and to our dreams. This Hip-Hop Dance repertory piece elucidates the complex conversation on establishing a legacy that honors our past, is relevant to the present, and sustains into the future for all Asians. Join us on an emotional journey that explores cultural traumas both experienced and inherited, their effect on the current generation of Asians, and the paving of a bold path towards a life unapologetically lived.
*Marketing Deck available upon request. Please email info@houseofchow.org.
Public Service Announcement
Premiere: July 29, 2024 at Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Featured: Family Programming Series
Artistic Director & Choreographer: Yvonne Huatin Chow
Stage Manager: Bhagavan Angulo
Music: House of Chow Productions
Costume: House of Chow Productions
Run Time: 6 min
Tech Needs: N/A
Welcome to House of Chow, where the wisdom of Asian lineage and a deep respect for Hip-Hop Dance meet. “Public Service Announcement” is the company’s anthem piece that choreographically explains their tagline, “Where you come to get served.”
The Woman in Red. The Child in Blue.
Premiere: November 21 - 24, 2024 at New Works Festival at Culture Lab LIC
Artistic Director & Choreographer: Yvonne Huatin Chow
Lighting Designer & Stage Manager: Bhagavan Angulo
Music: House of Chow Productions x Alice Castro
Costume: House of Chow Productions
Run Time: 1 hour (including 15 min intermission)
Tech Needs: Projection
A dance theater piece dedicated to daughters that are cycle-breakers. Weaving cultural movement lineages of Hip-Hop Dance, Chinese Kung-Fu Wu-Su, and Asian folk dances, this Shamanic journey tracks a mother and daughter whose healing and freedom are intimately intertwined.
The Temple
Premiere: June 22, 2024 at The Apollo
Artistic Director & Choreographer: Yvonne Huatin Chow
Assistant Choreographer: Alice Castro
Music: House of Chow Productions x Alice Castro
Costume: House of Chow Productions
Run Time: 3 min
Tech Needs: N/A
“Whenever I look around, I always learn something. And that is to always be yourself, and to express yourself, to have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it, but start from the very root of your being which is: how can I be me?” - Bruce Lee
Welcome to The Temple, where we meet our four Kung Fu Clans: North (Black), South (Red), East (Green), and West (White). Each of the clans reside deep in the forest cultivating their unique style through meditation and breathing exercises. Word gets out of a mystery clan leader that has a timely and significant message to share. Each of the clan leaders journey through their tree ancestors to uncover this spiritual word and find themselves filled with an ungodly strength.
In this piece, we explore the shared value in Hip-Hop Dance and Martial Arts of building foundation and roots to ultimately express yourself. Through the power of individuality, we harness the power of collectivity; resonating our energy of positivity and centeredness throughout our world.
