Constant State of Otherness

PERFORMANCE DATES:
Fri, Apr 15th 7:00 pm World Premiere
The Myrna Loy, Helena, Montana
Fri, May 20th 7:30 pm and Sat, May 21st 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Risk / Reward, Portland, OR
Fri, Jun 10th – Sun, Jun 12th
Inaugural Hearth Festival at Caldera Arts Center, Sisters, OR
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Constant State of Otherness is a multi-layered performance work centered on questions of identity and self worth – how we identify ourselves and how we label others. Through taiko, Japanese folk dance, song, and personal story, six performers guide the audience through a four-part journey inspired by experiences of isolation and displacement that come from not having an easy sense of home.

Rooted in ancestral wisdom and survival, Constant State of Otherness resists simplistic translations of language, cultural ways and the complicated emotions that otherness evokes. Weaving personal narratives from the ensemble with stories collected from diverse youth and adult community collaborators from across the country, Constant State of Otherness redefines whose stories are told, unpacking, unraveling, and acknowledging our stories to reveal the complexities and nuances of identity. By allowing stories to fractally unfold through the resonance of drum, voice and movement, Unit Souzou offers an invitation to find our shared longing to belong.