Enemy/Territory

NYC choreographer Maura Nguyen Donohue tears across borders with Hanoi-based choreographer Le Vu Long for the world premiere of Enemy/Territory. Two companies, creating work on separate continents, negotiate a shared space in performance in a contest of choreographic turf warfare. Enemy/Territory is a rambunctious work that surveys a bizarre range of hostile environments. The piece draws from Vietnam War movies like Apocalypse Now childbirth experiences, and issues surrounding regulations of international visas. The dancers pit forces against various adversaries in a game of shifting spatial boundaries defined by media artist Brian Nishii and lighting designer Jay Ryan as well as each other.