choreography: Cynthia Ling Lee and Shyamala Moorty with contributions from Anjali Tata and Sandra Chatterjee

multimedia design: Carole Kim

original music: Loren Nerell and Ravindra Deo

dramaturgy: Mona Heinze

dance-media collaborator: Sangita Shresthova

technical direction and lighting design: Kedar Lawrence

community partner: South Asian Network’s AWAZ

performers: Cynthia Ling Lee and Shyamala Moorty

running time: 75 minutes

SUNOH! Tell Me, Sister brings to life women’s stories of being silenced, finding voice and sisterly community. Blending multimedia storytelling and contemporary Indian dance theater, SUNOH! Tell Me, Sister draws on the histories of the dancer-courtesan of the Indian subcontinent, stories of contemporary South Asian domestic violence survivors, and the performers’ personal struggles with tradition. This multidisciplinary work emerged from the Post Natyam Collective’s long-distance creative process, which uses internet technologies to enable transnational choreographic collaboration. The piece also reflects Post Natyam’s long-term community work with AWAZ, the South Asian Network’s support group for survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

Video Excerpts: www.vimeo.com/channels/sunoh

Electronic Press Kit: download here.

Note: SUNOH! Tell Me, Sister may be performed as a duet or a trio, and some sections may be performed as stand-alone pieces.  The slideshow photography is by Andrei Andreev and Michael Burr.