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April 2021
LOST CONSTELLATION PT I + 2 premieres on Detroit Institute of Art’s YouTube Channel
Lost Constellation (Pt I + II) | Is/Land DATE 1:00 PM | Sat, May 1, 2021 ADD TO CALENDAR COST Free OTHER INFO Watch this program on the DIA’s YouTube Channel > Pt I - 'A Path of Lights' Two dancers, [...]
January 2021
SYNODIC featured in A2Pulp (Arts Around Ann Arbor)
IS/LAND'S "IN ISOLATION PT.1 - SYNODIC" PERFORMANCE VIDEO EXPLORES THE SUBTLETIES OF CHANGE by Christopher Porter Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:00am THEATER & DANCE REVIEW "It's fitting that J. Amber Kao is listed as "mover" in the website bio section of IS/LAND, a performance [...]
December 2020
IS/LAND, In Isolation Pt. 1 – SYNODIC
https://youtu.be/ZNeKsHQj1c4 A meditation reflecting on both the passage of time and the nature of change - embodied in the dancer’s movement between, around, and within the changing sunlight. Dance Artist - J. Amber Kao Composer - Jienan Yuan [...]
June 2019
IS/LAND featured in Ann Arbor Observer
Gear for All The AADL's "Tools" collection provides local musicians with gear, training, and inspiration. by author From the June, 2019 issue "It's like having our own store, but we don't have to pay anything," says Charlie Reischl, music programs [...]
May 2019
IS/LAND performance at the Detroit Institute of Arts – May 19, 2019
Catch IS/LAND for a special performance of a 'That We Walk' excerpt at the Detroit Institute of Arts, as part of a celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. I'll be doing the live score alongside the amazing dancing duo [...]
February 2019
Special Ann Arbor performance of ‘That We Walk’ at AADL Downtown Library
Performance | IS/LAND Presents, That We Walk Friday February 22, 2019: 7:00pm to 8:00pm Ann Arbor Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room Special performance! On February 22, 2019, IS/LAND bring their acclaimed performance “IS/LAND: THAT WE WALK” for their Michigan premiere at [...]
September 2018
The Chicago Tribune calls Is/Land: That We Walk “glorious eye candy”
“glorious eye-candy… the search for commonalities, juxtaposed with distinct cultural differences which go unrecognized by the West, are bound to make for a rewarding journey for the artists, and their audiences, too.” - Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, September 14, 2018
July 2018
IS/LAND: THAT WE WALK – Sep 13-14 2018
US Premiere! Sep 13-14, 2018 7:00 PM $15 ($20 door) Links Hall 3111 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL BUY TICKETS Each step builds the unspoken story of the land that we call home. Islands, while autonomous and isolated by water, [...]