Performance & Presentation Date: Tuesday May 4th, 2004 4th Floor. 8 pm. (technical presentation, no stage performance) Wednesday May 5th, 2004 6th Floor. 1 pm. Sunday May 9th, 2004    Lowes Theater, 2nd Floor. 7 pm. @ Tisch School of the Arts, NYU 721 Broadway, New York Artists: Emily Chang Ann Poochareon Pradeepa Jeevamanoharan Chien Yuan	Masters Thesis Performance by Ann Poochareon and Emily Chang Interactive Telecommunications Program and Department of Performance Studies Tisch School of the Arts, New York University “Papermoon” is a contemporary retelling of the Chinese myth of Chang-O, the moon goddess, in the form of theater and video performance. Using poetry, dance, and video, collaborating artists Ann Poochareon and Emily Chang spin a traditional tale into an experimental production that combines multiple artistic genres with modern technology. The artists use real-time video processing with camera feedback and digital audio in conjunction with spoken word, movement, and classical Southern Indian dance. There are numerous versions of the folklore surrounding the story of Chang-O, but this brief multimedia performance creates its own imagining of the ancient myth. “Papermoon” explores the melancholic life of Chang-O alone on the moon, as she slips in and out of a dream-world of reverie and memory, blurring the boundaries between the real and the imaginary. Through their perspective as Asian Americans bred and educated in the U.S., the artists use the project to explore mistranslation and reconstruction of culture between countries, languages, and generations Project Collaborators: Emily Chang, Performance Studies masters candidate, Tisch School of the Arts Ann Poochareon, Interactive Telecommunications Program masters candidate, Tisch School of the Arts Guest Artists: Pradeepa Jeevamanoharan, Dancer Chien Yuan, Music Composer Niluka Samarasekera & Colin Fisher, Costume Designers Detailed Project Description (PDF) Video of Performances: Wednesday, May 5th 2004 Performance Studies Department Click here for video [approx 10 Minutes, 32 MB] Sunday, May 9th 2004 ITP Thesis Performances Click here for video [approx 10 Minutes, 31 MB]