artifact performance video
September 8th, 2009 | Published in News
Finally ripped it — from Performance Mix Festival, February 2009, Joyce Soho.
Enjoy!
Artifact @ Performance Mix Festival from Aya Ogawa on Vimeo.
September 8th, 2009 | Published in News
Finally ripped it — from Performance Mix Festival, February 2009, Joyce Soho.
Enjoy!
Artifact @ Performance Mix Festival from Aya Ogawa on Vimeo.
August 3rd, 2009 | Published in News
Apologies for the long delay.
Thanks first to those who made it out to the PERFORMANCE MIX Festival! It was great fun all around, and I will get around to posting a video of it soon.
Exciting announcement: oph3lia has been nominated for a 2008 New York Innovative Theater Award for Best Ensemble! Awards ceremony will take place on Septmber 21, 2009 — so stay tuned! If you’d like to cast your vote for the show, visit this link!
February 10th, 2009 | Published in News
Here’s a clip from a run-through at our last ARTIFACT rehearsal.
artifact rehearsal run thru from Aya Ogawa on Vimeo.
October 17th, 2008 | Published in News
knife inc. will present a work-in-progress excerpt of ARTIFACT at New Dance Alliance’s PERFORMANCE MIX Festival on February 24 and 25.
knife inc. presents
ARTIFACT (work-in-progress excerpt)
written & directed by Aya Ogawa
video & lights by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
sound by Rich Kim
performed by Drae Campbell, Ryan Edwards, Ikuko Ikari, Joan Jubbett Bauer,
Eunjee Lee, Alanna Medlock, Jason Quarles, Sophia Remolde, Adam Rihacek

This movement piece combines video and sound design for an intimate journey through geography and memory.
presented as part of the PERFORMANCE MIX Festival
February 24 & 25 at 8PM
Joyce Soho
Tickets: $18 - small house, will sell out fast! Buy in advance!
September 8th, 2008 | Published in News
I’m so glad you asked.
Aya will be in Spain for much of September for an international collaboration project produced by the New Project Group within the International Theater Institute. Read more about this and other of Aya’s travels and projects here.
knife, inc. will be presenting something (something not yet created?!) for the New Dance Alliance’s Performance MIX Festival in February 2009. Stay tuned for more info!
September 7th, 2008 | Published in News
“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, between words, and between bodies.” –Obscene Jester
“a riveting experience that succeeds because of its incredible imagery and its ability to access raw emotional territory.” –Back Stage
HERE Art Center and knife inc. present
oph3lia
Written & directed by
Aya Ogawa
An immigrant woman embarks on a mysterious journey through New York where she discovers that she can go through life without ever uttering a word.
In a Christian international school in China, where the students have formed their own hierarchies within the school walls, the arrival of a new teacher and a transfer student sends the fragile microcosm spinning.
Cultures clash in a theatre producer’s office: in the maddening mix of languages in the world of entertainment production, compromises of artistic integrity punctuate the struggle in the creation of ‘art,’ and the interpreter bears the brunt.
Dreams and reality converge in oph3lia, as Shakespeare’s Hamlet inspires a haunting collision of cultures, exploring different facets of Ophelia in contemporary contexts, interweaving three distinct stories that center on themes of isolation and disconnection.
Set and costume design
Clint Ramos
Lighting and video design
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Sound design
Rich Kim
Music
Andy Gillis
Assistant Director
Joan Jubett
featuring:
Laura Butler, Drae Campbell, Dawn Eshelman, Connie Hall*, Ikuko Ikari,
Hana Kalinski, Eunjee Lee*, Mark Lindberg, Alanna Medlock, Jy Murphy*,
Jorge Alberto Rubio, Magin Schantz, Maureen Sebastian*
Stage Manager
Stacey Haggin*
*AEA member. Equity Approved Showcase.
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Remaining Showtimes
Mon. June 30@ 7:30pm
Tues. July 1 @ 7:30pm
Wed. July 2 @ 7:30pm
Post-show Discussions
June 26: Immigration - Stranger in a Strange Land
Directions
At HERE Arts Center – 145 6th Ave.
(between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick)
Tickets
212-352-3101
$18 / $15 with student ID
Links
* Listen to Director Aya Ogawa talk about the show on youtube!
July 1st, 2008 | Published in News
June 30th, 2008 | Published in News
“Stunning… superb…” [read the original post here]
June 23rd, 2008 | Published in News
“Oph3lia pulled together so many things people talk about - globalization, technology, post-modern identity, art vs. commerce, alienation of modern society, the challenges of human interaction and intimacy, the search for connection and meaning - and wove them into this beautiful, heart-breaking, hilarious, world-unto-itself. You MUST GO SEE THIS SHOW! This show should travel around the world, playing at every international festival, at Shakespeare festivals, pretty much everywhere. I’m still reeling. I think I’m going to take a break from seeing shows for awhile because I don’t want to ruin the extraordinary feeling I have.” Wow Andy… thank you. Read the original post here.
June 23rd, 2008 | Published in News
It’s hard to believe that we are already past the half way point in the run. Today’s Sunday matinee was our 9th show out of 16! The second week of performances were surprising to me in their consistency. This group of actors never ceases to amaze me with its persistence, heart and sense of fun.
One of the highlights of the week was the special Gala performance on Thursday. It was great to have a really packed house, consisting mostly of friends and supporters. Kayoko and Nicole organized the whole she-bang afterwards, which was amazing — honestly I don’t know how they did it — the liquor donations, the food, the silent auction with fancy prizes. Also with the wonderful help of Joan, Melissa, Nancy and Tmonkey everything went smoothly. Here are some pics from the party.
Peter singing some of my favorite tunes. Hearing his voice was making me cry. Seriously.
Magin, Sophie and Pete in the foreground, Alanna, Jy and Melissa in the back.
And this was an amazing shot:
Ikuko and all the men who have played Hamlet opposite her in this process (from left to right, Mark, Peter, Aaron)! This was taken a split second before Ikuko understood what was going on and her brain exploded.
One of the favorite things I get to see before each show is when the actors huddle up just before places. This view gives me hope for humanity.
I’m looking forward to 7 more shows!