As the world has turned upside down, two-time McKnight Choreographer’s Fellow, Jinza Thayer, is turning herself inside out. At the impressionable age of 6, Jinza emigrated from Tokyo, Japan to Brooklyn, New York—never to speak Japanese nor see her grandparents again. Thrown into a culture she did not understand, Jinza has since lived with a dual sense of identity: internally Japanese (like her mom) and externally, a funky, who-knows-what Brooklynite.
Her Japanese-American identity inspired her to examine the impact that culture has on our bodies; how the swirling alchemy of physical and social forces influences the ways we move through the world. During From Tokyo to Brooklyn: A Jagged Journey, audience members will move through Northrop backstage spaces, from the Rehearsal Studio and beyond, among the dancers.
Performance Dates
Thursday, September 4 at 5:00pm and 8:00pm
Friday, September 5 at 5:00pm and 8:00pm
Sunday, September 7 at 2:00pm and 5:00pm