Rabbit God: A Queer Chinese Fantasy

Rabbit God: A Queer Chinese Fantasy is a contemporary dance-theater work rooted in the folklore, mythology, and spiritual traditions of Fujian, China. Blending contemporary dance, martial arts staff work, immersive projection, and theatrical storytelling, the piece transports audiences into a fantastical world where ancient myth collides with a queer present.

Inspired by the legend of the Rabbit God, a deity associated with same-sex love in Chinese folklore, the work follows a journey through friendship, love, desire, identity, loss, and redemption — where the boundaries between human, divine, and underworld begin to blur. An original sound score and live vocals bring the audience into this world.

Visually rich and physically dynamic, the piece combines expressive movement, martial arts, and dreamlike projection to create a cinematic stage world — inviting audiences into a universe where forgotten stories are reclaimed and brought back to life.

ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHER:

Jiemin is a NY-based dance artist and choreographer. His work has been supported by Culture Lab LIC’s Emergence Artist Residency (2026); the NYSCA Support for Artists grant (2026); the Simons Foundation & Gibney Open Interval Residency (2025–26); the CUNY Dance Initiative at Queens College (2020–22). His dance film Wo/我 received the Outstanding Dance Film Award at the Queens World Film Festival 2022. He was named an Artist of Exceptional Merit by the Asian American Arts Alliance (2022). He has presented works at Battery Dance Festival,  Mare Nostrum Elements at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, and at many other venues across the city.

Learn more about the work and the creators
Website: www.jieminyang.art | IG:@jiemin.art

Content Advisory: This performance contains mature themes and depictions of violence and may not be suitable for minors.

This piece was created during Culture Lab LIC’s 2026 New Works Lab and produced as a part of Culture Lab LIC’s New Works Festival. It is made possible, in part, with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a regrant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts, as well as by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.