JUNE 2018 - YELAMU (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)

H.O.L.Y. CITY

Why is that which we revere most holy often met with the most hate?

H.O.L.Y. (Hate Often Loves You) CITY is a multimedia experimental dance theater work that takes an uncomfortably intimate look at the violence against BIPOC communities in San Francisco and challenges our notions and ideals of ‘sanctuary.’ Amidst heightened reports of evictions and deportations amongst the undocumented and the unhoused, it asks the fundamental question of our time — how do we create safety for ourselves and one another in this ‘sanctuary city’?

Choreography + Artistic Direction: SAMMAY
Performance Collaborators: Jose Abad, Gabriel De Leon, Jory Horn, Raúl Torres-Bonilla, and Keisha Turner
Sound Designer: Dakota Alcantara-Camacho
Video Projection Designer: Solitaire Miguel
Costume Designer: Baltazar Dasalla
Lighting Designer: Del Medoff
Marketing Team: Rayanne Piaña and Kate Masancay

Sponsored by the California Arts Council,
Dancers' Group CA$H Grant Program, A.C.T.'s Artshare Residency Program, and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center

Note: The first public showing of H.O.L.Y. CITY was on March 19-25, 2018 at the A.C.T. Costume Shop. The work premiered on June 15-17, 2018 at SOMArts Cultural Center during URBAN x INDIGENOUS IV: Unite The Tribes - presented by Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center as part of the United States of Asian America Festival: Regenerative Community.