HUSH

Overview

HUSH is an immersive performance installation that explores the frailness of the human experience. Inspired by the Tibetan Book of Death, it is segmented into 4 chapters: Infection, Reality, Meditation, and Release. This piece revolves around a dancer who conveys the story behind these four chapters through choreography and his interactions with the environment. He inhabits a cocoon of sheer fabric bathed in light and projected visuals that are generated and animated based on his movements. As the piece progresses, participants witness the ebb and flow of inner turmoil, finding peace through meditation, and eventually the release of fear. This project represents self acceptance in the inevitable process of death.

Production for this piece started in August 2018 and was completed in May 2019.

Exhibitions

Richmond Dace Festival. April 2020. Dogtown Dance Theatre.  Richmond, Virginia

First Frame. October 2019. DGA Theater Complex. Los Angeles, California

Reflection Points. May 2019. Art District -DTLA. Los Angeles, California

Credits

Director & Designer - Crystal Jow

Choreographer & Dancer - Jake Tribus

Composer - Mochi Robinson

Sound Designer - Pin- Hua Chen

Costume Designer - Beryl Brachman

Senior Grip - Ming-Tsung Liu

Cinematographer - Jayjit DasGupta

Editor - Katherine Sweetman

Public Relations - Kacey Weiniger

Advisors - Mike Patterson, Candace Reckinger, Kathy Smith, Akiko Yamashita, Jarrett Smith, Jordan Halsey, Brenda Chen, and Ana Carolina Estarita-Guerrero