Cave to Dream performance documentation, 2019
7 minutes, 24 seconds 

Cave to Dream brings together speculative fiction, experimental cinema, ritual, magic, and live-performance storytelling. For her Cave to Dream installation at the Richmond Art Gallery in 2019, Cindy Mochizuki presented two live performances that activated the work. Four performers playing the traditional Akita Namahage led visitors through the installation to experience each story, offering different perspectives. As part of the offering, audience members received a seasonal bento at the end of the performance.

Choreographer: Aretha Aoki
Performer: Aretha Aoki, Shion Carter, Makiko Hara, Linda Hoffman, Cindy Mochizuki, Lexi Vajda, and Sophia Wolfe
Costume: Leah Weinstein
Set construction: Minoru Yamamoto, Holden McIntosh, and Marc Hansen
Sound Design: Antoine Bédard
Lighting: James Proudfoot
Camera: Aya Garcia
Editing: Cherry Wen Wen Lu

Special thanks to the Richmond Art Gallery, Nan Capogna, Shaun Dacey, and Matthew Brown

Cave to Dream was originally created through research residency in 2017 through Akita University of Art in Akita, Japan. This installation and performance premiered at Richmond Art Gallery in 2019.