2026 · Dance – stage work
How to Make a Passive Dance (working title from the folder and score files)
Archive folder: How to Make a Passive Dance
SanSan Kwan · UC Berkeley (TBC)
A new immersive dance work by SanSan Kwan, planned at about 45 minutes, with an original score by Ben Juodvalkis that includes spoken text. It relates to Kwan's research on an 'aesthetics of passivity'.
- Premiere
- 2026-09
- Where
- Berkeley / Bay Area, CA (TBC)
- Performances
- A shorter version existed by March 2026 (score files 'How To Make a Passive Dance 3.0'). It was probably shown at Lenora Lee Dance's first New Works Festival, Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco, April 10–12, 2026, where SanSan Kwan was a featured choreographer: Lenora Lee requested the score files on March 22, 2026, and Ben invoiced SanSan on April 8, 2026.
- Credits
- Choreography: SanSan Kwan. Composition/sound score: Ben Juodvalkis (expanded in summer 2026 to incorporate recorded text read by actors).
Press
“will premiere a new immersive work called How to Make a Passive Dance in September 2026”
“SanSan Kwan is looking for ways to reframe the discussion and turn what looks like passivity on the surface to include quiet observation”
Elsewhere
- SanSan Kwan (artist site) — SanSan Kwan, 2026
- With New Works Festival, Lenora Lee Dance opens doors to radical voices — 48 Hills, 2026-04-07
- April 10-12: Lenora Lee Dance's New Works Festival — Dance Mission Theater, 2026-02-06
- LLD's 1st NEW WORKS Festival — Eventbrite (Lenora Lee Dance), 2026
Research status: researched – partial. Details on this piece are still being confirmed — corrections are welcome.