Director/Performer/Animator
Created for UCLA Capstone Projects, in collaboration with musician Rainnie Li
Interdisciplinary live theatre piece of dance, monologue, and LIVE2D animation.
"Chang Cho" presents personal commentary on the representation of Asian characters in the West. Specifically, the piece zeros in on what Cho Chang, the token East Asian character in Harry Potter, meant to a young child wanting to belong. "Chang Cho" aims to translate the complex introspection and bitterness of acculturation, while - quite literally - rewriting a literary character to reclaim girlhood.
