MOCA PERFORMS – This Body Was Made for Bleeding
A Work-in-Progress Performance
October 11, 2024, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Free Admission | Registration Required
Performance begins at 6:30 P.M.
Months after the resident performing artists’ presentation, Performer-Playwright-Filmmaker Nancy Ma returns to the Museum of Chinese in America to share This Body Was Made for Bleeding, her 2023-24 PAIR residency project—a work-in-progress that explores the complexities of womanhood, motherhood, and daughterhood. Beginning in October 2024, Nancy spent five months as part of MOCA’s Performing Artist-in-Residence program, delving into personal histories and experimenting with the integration of video into live, interactive performances. Her public presentation of the project in February was met with enthusiasm, with audiences praising the openness and innovative approach to such deeply personal themes. As Nancy continues to develop this piece, MOCA is excited to present the next iteration of her work.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
NANCY MA
Nancy Ma is a performer, playwright, and filmmaker from Chinatown New York. She is currently a National Arts Club artist fellow and former Performing Artist in Residence at MOCA. Her work has been supported by the NYFA Women’s Fund, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The New Harmony Project, Fresh Ground Pepper, Asian American Arts Alliance. She is so grateful to Dennis and MOCA for the constant support & space. Thank you Kel, Marie, Georgia, and her mama!! @iamnancyma
MARIE BRODERICK
Marie Broderick is an LA based actor originally from Vietnam. She began acting at the age of 24 when, on a whim, she walked into an acting studio in Seattle, WA and has never looked back. Marie is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio and is honored to be a part of this powerful piece by Nancy Ma, whose phenomenal talents continue to inspire and motivate her. When not performing Marie enjoys watching home restoration shows and cuddles with her cat, Abby, when Abby permits it, of course.
GEORGIA GABRIELE
Georgia Gabriele (she/her) is a Brooklyn based theatre maker and a founding member of Bluebird Theatre Company. She holds a degree in vocal performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and is a graduate of Atlantic Acting School’s Full Time Conservatory. Recent theatre credits include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (Clementine Players) and Hecuba in The Trojan Women (Bluebird Theatre Co.). Her favorite role, by far, is being a mom to her daughter Maeve and stepdaughter Marlo. More at georgiagabriele.com
KELLY MAURER
Kelly Maurer is a founding member of the SITI Company, created by world renowned theater directors Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki. As an actor, Kelly has performed in many plays both here in the US and around the world. Kelly is assisting in the creation of THIS BODY WAS MADE FOR BLEEDING as a SITI Emeritus Artist.