Calling: a dance with faith
About the Production
Calling: a dance with faith is a documentary dance theater piece exploring the lives of two Muslim women as they wrestle with their call to dance and their call to faith. Their religious and artistic journeys intersect, as both Muslims and dancers, in this rich and perceptive performance of movement and storytelling. This piece expands upon Ping Chong and Company’s traditional interview-based theater process of talking with local individuals about questions of culture, identity and belonging.
Production Team And Cast
Conceived by
Jesca Prudencio, Hala Shah, Natsumi Sophia Bellali (Downtown Arts) and Samar Aafiya (La MaMa)
Directed by
Jesca Prudencio
Lighting Design
Cecilia Durbin
Sound Design
Fan Zhang
Stage Manager
Kristina Varshavskaya
Cast
Hala Shah, Natsumi Sophia Bellali (Downtown Arts) and Samar Aafiya (La MaMa)
Performance History
Premiere
Downtown Arts, New York, NY (June 2018)
Tours
La MaMa Moves Festival, New York, NY (May 2019)
