Duane Forrest's Tide & Foam in "Tree of Dreams" - (SF International Arts Festival)

Name: Duane Forrest's Tide & Foam in Tree of Dreams - (SF International Arts Festival)
Start: 2025-05-08T19:30:00-0700
End: 2025-05-10T19:00:00-0700
Location: Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

Thu, May 8, 7:30pm - May 10, 7pm PDT

Theatre of Yugen's NOH Space

San Francisco CA, United States

SF International Arts Festival (SFIAF)

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Event description

Tree of Dreams is an immersive exploration of fear, resilience, and self-discovery, where music, storytelling, live camera work, and object storytelling converge in a breathtaking theatrical experience. The show takes audiences on a journey through the inner landscape of a child, confronting the tension between dreams and reality, growth and fear.

Through a unique blend of acoustic music, live projections, and dynamic interactions with symbolic characters—such as wise ants, a mysterious bee, and a massive underwater creature—Tree of Dreams invites audiences to navigate the paths we all must take to overcome fear, navigate trauma, and step towards hope and possibility.

The performance’s combination of live camera work, object storytelling, and visual projections creates a multi-layered experience, immersing the audience in the child’s journey and encouraging reflection on their own dreams, fears, and the stories that shape their identity.

Recommended for ages 12 and up. The performance includes flashing lights, live music, and emotional themes surrounding childhood trauma, resilience, and personal growth.

Creator: Duane Forrest

Co-producers: Connor Lifson & Sid Zhang

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Founded in 2002, SFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences. We present innovative projects that focus on increasing awareness and understanding within and across cultures.

Our core values are based on principles of cultural and economic equity and coordinating the shared resources of multiple organizations in order to reach mutually beneficial goals. In addition to working with larger institutions, we place a high priority on the participation of smaller, culturally diverse entities whose communities have been left out of the prevailing American narrative. Supporting relationships between such organizations and artists is a primary commitment of SFIAF.

With these principles in mind, SFIAF returned to the Mission District in 2023 and now focuses its programming in the neighborhood. The Mission is a metaphor writ large for the San Francisco of yore; a scrappy but vital creative melting pot brimming with energy, talent and revolutionary ideas. Our Festival's return to this neighborhood brought a renewed determination to celebrate all that is brilliant about this diverse, dynamic and remarkable part of the city.