Journey to the Ocean

What a gift it was! I was charged with the seemingly impossible task of creating a play in collaboration with a 10 community members of a social justice organization who had no prior theatre experience, with varying working levels of English, and the play had to be “artistically excellent.” I think at about [...]

New! Journey to the Ocean

Though it’s not technically billed as a knife project, writer/director Aya Ogawa and designer Jeanette Yew are collaborating with Queens-based Nepali advocacy group Adhikaar to create a new piece commissioned by The Foundry Theatre.

artifact performance video

Finally ripped it — from Performance Mix Festival, February 2009, Joyce Soho.
Enjoy!

Artifact @ Performance Mix Festival from Aya Ogawa on Vimeo.

oph3lia nominated for New York Innovative Theater Award

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Artifact in progress

Here’s a clip from a run-through at our last ARTIFACT rehearsal.

artifact rehearsal run thru from Aya Ogawa on Vimeo.

knife inc presents excerpt of ARTIFACT

Feb 24 & 25 @ 8PM

what’s next for knife inc.?

I’m so glad you asked.

oph3lia has closed

“extraordinary, astonishing, near-perfect masterpiece.” — Culturebot
“Compelling…Harrowing…Great theater.” — The New York Times
“A smart, beautiful, and touching production that is unpretentious and fun… Do not miss this show, and once you see it, tell everyone you know.” — NYtheatre.com
“airy…lovely…graceful… must not unwatch’d go.” — Time Out New York
“…a brilliant exploration of suspension–in time, in space, [...]

what they do before the show

Before the show the actors come together in a tight huddle

and count to twenty.  One person for each number, and if two people say the same number, it’s back to one.

oph3lia reviewed on hotreview

“Stunning… superb…” [read the original post here]