Schedule

Friday, June 7, 2024
8 p.m. Program

Saturday, June 8, 2024
8 p.m. Program

Sunday, June 9, 2024
3 p.m. Program

Asia Society Texas presents ISHIDA Dance Company's world premiere of mutability. The program includes two original ISHIDA poetic narratives, beginning with green apples, which experiments with matriarchal archetypes granting and rescinding power with a cast of four formidable women. Following a struggling young actor in rehearsal on set, mutability employs magical realism and the form of a meta-play to further the drama and connection to the audience with text from acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

The program also includes two renowned international guest choreographers whose work is rarely seen in the U.S., in an evening promising to be a unique opportunity to see some of the best and most interesting choreography from Europe and the U.S.

About ISHIDA Dance Company

ISHIDA is a world-class contemporary dance company based in Houston and was the only company in the U.S. to be nationally recognized in Dance Magazine’s prestigious “25 to watch” list for 2023. ISHIDA features venerated dancers from many of the top companies in the world (Houston Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Juilliard, Ballet BC, Netherlands Dance Theater, GöteborgsOperan, tanzmainz, Les Ballets Jazz Montreal and others).  Brett Ishida’s work home-coming will be part of 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in June.  

Performing Arts and Culture programs at Asia Society Texas are presented by Syamal and Susmita Poddar. Major support comes from Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, The Brown Foundation, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, The Clayton Fund, Houston Endowment Inc. Generous funding also provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas, The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Wortham Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Friends of Asia Society, a dedicated group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional programming to Asia Society Texas.

Performing Arts and Culture Presenting Sponsors

Syamal and Susmita Poddar

Performing Arts and Culture Program Sponsors

Japan Series Sponsor

Program Partner

About Asia Society Texas

Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.

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