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Museum of Chinese in America’s 2024-2025 Performing-Artist-In-Residence program welcomes a cohort of 5 performing artists to generate a theme-based project. This year’s theme, Heteroglossia, encourages the resident artists to explore the construct of identity based on their particular lifestyles and cultures.

“MOCA Performs – Heteroglossia” will present the resident artists’ works-in-progress. In this presentation, resident artists will share the vision for their projects and present a draft of the project. Audience will have the opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with the resident artists on the projects, and learn about the cultural significance behind each of resident artists’ works.

In this performance, Filmmaker MIN DING will present Weaving Identity: Self-Coming & Beyond. This project delves into the legacy of Cantonese women who chose celibacy over marriage, challenging cultural norms and celebrating self-autonomy, and how it resonates with today’s society. Flamenco Dancer YASMINA YUEXI‘s project, Echoes of Golden Venture, depicts the sentiments and resilience shared by the immigrants. It aims to honor the experiences of those who sought after a better life, and to ensure their stories will never be forgotten. Theatre Composer/Writer TIDTAYA SINUTOKE‘s White Rice is a song cycle based on the interviews with Thai/-Americans in discovering the authenticity of Thai food and its evolution.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

MIN DING, film

Born and raised in China, Min Ding is a distinguished alumna of Columbia University where she honed her filmmaking craft, earning an M.F.A. in Film in 2013. She was awarded the prestigious Student Production Grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation during her studies. She is the writer/director of several award-winning short filmsincluding Three Light Bulbs, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2013; Rattlefly premiered at Vancouver International Film Festival and won the Best Short award at Cinequest Film Festival. Her most recent short film The Other Moon Goddess was supported by ArtsWestcher and Sundance Institute.

TIDTAYA SINUTOKE, musical theatre

Tidtaya Sinutoke (ฑิตยา สินุธก) is a Jonathan Larson Grant, Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, McKnight Composer Residency and Fred Ebb Award-winning theatre composer and writer. Current composition and writing credits: HALF THE SKY (The 5th Avenue Theatre’s First Draft Commission & 20/21 Digital Season); SUNWATCHER (The Civilians R&D Group); DEAR MR. C (Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative Award); THE ADVENTURES OF SKY AND FRIENDS (New Victory Theater’s LabWorks); KHAM – Crossing (Dramatic Questions Theatre) and LITTLE DUGONG AND HER SEAGRASS SONG (American Opera Project). Her works have been developed and supported by the Composer-Librettists Studio at New Dramatists, Yale Institute for Music Theatre, Johnny Mercer Foundation, NYFA IAM Mentoring Program, Robert Rauschenberg Residency, Kurt Weill Foundation, Drama League, Tofte Lake Center, Loghaven Artist Residency, and Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. MFA: NYU. tidtayasinutoke.com

YASMINA YUEXI, flamenco dance

Yasmina Yuexi, born in Beijing, China, began her artistic journey at the age of four with piano and classical music training. She joined the Jinfan Choir in middle school, performing alto and piano at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA). In 2009, Yasmina discovered Flamenco, studying in Madrid, Sevilla, New York, and Beijing. Expanding her dance repertoire since 2018, she incorporates Ballet, Classical Chinese Dance, Jazz, Krump, Tap, Contemporary, and Hip-Hop. Her cross-cultural works, such as “Pregón de Candied Haws por Flamenco” and “Flamenco por Spring Festival Overture,” explore cultural intersections. Winning first prize at Flamenco Certamen USA in 2023, she performed at prestigious venues across the US. In 2024, Yasmina collaborated with Blackbird Dance Company on “The Message,” reflecting on climate change. Yasmina continues to explore dance as a medium for bridging cultures and storytelling, aiming to inspire audiences through innovative performances.