Anneli Kanninen's "HOMEing" & Algiin's "Silent Asassin" - (SF International Arts Festival)

HOMEing is a personal exploration of what it means to grow roots in a new place. Arriving in a new country, with a different culture and language, how does one start building home and hold sacred, what's been left behind? Through the lenses of different languages and contemporary dance, this work-in-progress performance researches the sensory and cultural experiences of home, connection, and how generations respond to uprooting.

Silent Assassin is a theatrical piece that combines poetry, spoken word, and storytelling to illustrate the nuances of our social dilemma of addiction. The powerful pervasive while sometimes seeming innocent corrosive impact it wields through easy access and how we as a culture all participate in varying degrees, partially out of necessity, and all too often willingly for distraction and convenience.