UPCOMING
May 25 & 26
The Russian Hall
Vancouver, BC
The HAFU ハーフ Project is an emotional journey of navigating identity through music, dialogue and media. Adapted from the existing digital series of the same name, this live presentation will be the first public performance in the next stages of the project.
Combining traditional and adapted song, while drawing on cultural touch points from Japanese, Swedish and Canadian culture, The HAFU ハーフ Project shares a semi-autobiographical story in the struggle with identity and seeking new meaning in community.
As a person growing up between cultures, what does it mean when you don’t engage with your identity for fear that you won’t be taken seriously?
This multimedia theatre performance takes the audience along a musical exploration in peeling back the layers of how identity manifests as a product of social circumstance
The HAFU project started as a personal pandemic project to reevaluate my relationship with classical music. It is a three part digital series for voice and piano which centres the experience of the Japanese diaspora.
The narrative of this project comes from my personal experience as a multi-racial person of colour. It was important for me to create from a personal point of view, because this experience is anything but monolithic. However, I believe that these themes of identity, culture, remembrance and belonging, transcend communities.
The project has since grown through the support of Manitoba Opera, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Pacific Opera Victoria to new heights with plans for future developments and showcasing. The upcoming theatrical presentation will be co-presented with City Opera Vancouver in May 2024.
