13'2” Between Us — Cindy Mochizuki

13'2” Between Us | Saturday & Sunday, March 1 & 2 at 7 pm (Doors Open at 6:45pm) | Vancouver Buddhist Temple, 220 Jackson Avenue
Powell Street Festival Society is proud to co-present 13’2” Between Us, an immersive multi-media performance set inside the gymnasium of the Buddhist Temple.
Sliding-scale tickets $15-$50. Ticket link to be updated. Stay tuned!
13’2” Between Us is an intimate experience through radio play, choreography and animation set within a multi-media installation created for the gymnasium of the Buddhist Temple. The new work explores the call and response of letters and poetry, both real and fictionalized, that fill the gap between two siblings (Mochizuki’s paternal grandfather and his brother, a pole vaulter placing 5th 1932 Summer Los Angeles Olympics). The siblings are separated by the large body of water; the Pacific Ocean and the impact of WWII on their fate and livelihoods. Their stories intertwine with the
sound waves of two other exiled characters: a translator (Shiho Sakanishi) and a radio disc jockey (Tokyo Rose).
Credits:
A multi-media installation by Cindy Mochizuki
In collaboration with
Sound Design Antoine Bédard
Choreography: Lisa Mariko Gelley
Costume Design: Jaewoo Kang
New Media Designer: Milton Lim
4D Sound Engineer: Alex Penney
Lighting Design: James Proudfoot
Editing Milena Salazar
Animation Compositing and Assistance Cherry Wen Wen Lu
Performers: Sophia Mai 舞 Wolfe, Shana Wolfe, Amanda Sum, Juolin Lee
Set Construction and Woodwork: Minoru Yamamoto⑄
Voice Performers: Yuki Kedoin, Haruno Niiyama, Jason Sakaki, Maiko Yamamoto
Japanese Language and Speech Consultant: Yayoi Hirano
Production Coordinator: Cherry Wen Wen Lu
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the British Columbia Arts Council.