Angel Island Project
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Angel Island is composed by Huang Ruo who was deeply inspired by poetry carved into the walls by detainees held at the Angel Island immigration Station between 1910-1940.
Ruo’s 80-minute oratorio is scored for a string quartet, 16 singers plus a narrator and has been transformed into a dance work, featuring 12 Oakland Ballet Company members and created by 7 Asian American Pacific Islander choreographers.
Other creatives contributing to this production are costume designers Alysia Chang and Kaori Higashiyama a.k.a Hyangjik Skasik, and lighting designer Courtney Carson.