STORY OF AM: 
​A Multi-Sensory Immersive Performance
Figment Arts Festival, Governor's Island NY

STORY OF AM IS A MULTI-SENSORY, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE BRINGING TOGETHER DANCE, POETRY, MUSIC AND VISUALS THAT DEBUTED AT FIGMENT ARTS FESTIVAL ON GOVERNOR'S ISLAND AND BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS IN 2012. STORY OF AM EXPLORES THE THEMES OF BALANCE AND HEALING THROUGH THE WILD WOMAN ARCHETYPE. BASED ON 9 POEMS, ARTISTS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS CAME TOGETHER TO BRING THE POETIC TEXT TO LIFE. BETWEEN PERFORMANCES, AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE TAKEN ON AN INTERACTIVE JOURNEY THROUGH AUDIBLE, KINESTHETIC, CHEMOSENSORY AND VISIBLE SENSES. ARTISTS FROM THE PERFORMANCE ENGAGED PARTICIPANTS IN A HEALING ARTS PRACTICE THROUGH THE LANGUAGE OF THEIR CHOICE: THE WORD, MOVEMENT, VISUAL ART OR SCENT/TASTE.

Creative Direction by Zoe Rappaport and Libby Mislan
Design by Yo-E Ryou
Poetry by Libby Mislan, Yurie Collins & Rebeca Huntt
Choreography by Zoe Rappaport
Dancers: Chase Chualong, Yo-e Ryou, 
Yurie Collins, Zoe Rappaport
Aromatherapy by 
Jen Chantrtanapichate