Thursday October 12 * 7pm

Azumi Oe - The raw value of live performance is what fuels Butoh dancer azumi O E. Mesmerizing, shocking and playful movement is choreographed with meticulous timing, conspiring a visual relationship between the inner and outer human dimensions. Azumi wields her physical form as an expression and exploration of full individuality routed by the notion of collective oneness. Following eight years with New York-based company Vangeline Theatre and as Assistant Choreographer/Principal Dancer for Butoh Master Katsura Kan, azumi O E makes a continuous effort to exceed artistic constructs. She regularly develops experimental projects through solo pieces and collaborations with artists of various mediums. Notable co-operative works span video art and live performance with contemporary visual artist MARCK; composer Takuya Nakamura, “Impulsive Instrument” with Bassist Sean Ali, and upcoming duo with bassist Tim Dahl.

Lucia Li - Multidisciplinary, sound artist, performance artist. Was born in Xi’an China, graduated from Maryland institute college of art in 2022. Lucia uses performance art and body language to interpret all her philosophical thoughts.

Claire Alrich is a DC artist, working in the mediums of dance, performance, costume-design, textile, and paint. In addition to making her own work Claire is: one-third of the performance collective Area Woman, a teaching artist with ArtStream inclusive theater, Site Coordinator for The Field/DC, and a studio resident at Hole in the Sky (HITS). Claire is a 2017 and 2019 recipient of an Artist Fellowship through the DC Council of the Arts and Humanities.

Charlotte Richardson-Deppe is a queer feminist artist working between performance and soft sculpture. She received her MFA in Studio Art from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she teaches as a lecturer in the Department of Art. Charlotte grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she performed in musical theater and opera as well as training in aerial arts at Circus Juventas. Her artistic focus expanded towards studio art while studying at Grinnell College, where she became enamored with sculpture and installation while continuing to train in dance, theater, and vocal music. At the University of Maryland, she turned toward soft sculpture and performance, collaborating with peers across the disciplines of dance, music, photography, and film. Some of Charlotte’s artistic highlights include performing with the Riverbed Theater Company at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, Taiwan; teaching weaving and fiber arts at Weaving Hand Studio in Brooklyn, NY; serving as program Assistant Director at Urban Arts Academy in Minneapolis, MN; and receiving the Jim Henson Award for Puppetry at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.