Lean
June 11th, 2026 at Feminist Center For Creative Work
Creator, Composer, Choreographer: Sharon Chohi Kim
Sound Tech: Shivani Desai
Performers: Mikaela Elson, Ianthe Marini, Divya Maus, Molly Pease, Rachel Steinke
lean is a performance work of voice and body. Through acts of leaning, carrying, resisting and releasing, six performers form adaptive structures of support that echo the dynamics of family systems. Weight redistribution becomes a language passed between bodies tracing how grief, joy, care, anger and addiction move through kinship networks. Resonating through matrilineal gestures and Korean bathhouse practices, the work unfolds through interwoven vocal and movement canons, like echoes across generations. It invites an embodied experience of interdependence where support is constantly negotiated and in flux.
