Mixed Body

ABOUT

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Mixed Body is a very personal piece to me, and is, by far, the most truthful I have ever been as a choreographer. As a multiracial person in America, feeling comfortable in my body and in my roots was always a challenge. Being part Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Middle Eastern, I never quite fit into a "category," and thus always struggled to find acceptance within a society that has valued the separation and segregation of peoples well throughout history. Though it was a more obvious and blunt distance in the past, discrimination manifests quietly now. But it is very much still alive.

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Initially, the goal of this project was to raise the audience's awareness of themselves, culture, and society. But now, I invite you to see through my eyes. Through the eyes of a child of two immigrants. Through the eyes of someone who never found their "category." Feel what I feel, and understand that even though we are different, we are still the same.