No Death, No Magic: Year 4, an evening length work exploring life and death with modern dance and magic

Dance Up Close/East Bay and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center are pleased to present:

No Death, No Magic: Year 4, an evening length work exploring life and death with modern dance and magic

A magic show about life and death. Using dance as a vehicle for “magical” gestures. Allowing the audience to feel what it is like to lose a loved one or to grieve someone they have already lost. Creating a ceremony to celebrate life. East Bay artist Danny Nguyen premieres his show No Death, No Magic: Year 4 on January 27 and 28, 2024, 7:30-9pm at Parker Electric Foundation in Oakland, California as a part of its Dance Up Close/East Bay Series.

There is a magical nature to birth and death. We do not get a choice in getting born and choosing when to die. Oftentimes in magic it seems like we have a choice even though it might be controlled by the magician. For example, a magician can ask you to “randomly” choose a card, but that card choice has been predetermined. We feel as though we have a free choice and even though in reality we don’t have a choice, we can still experience the magic. No Death, No Magic: Year 4 is a solo performance project with East Bay artist Danny Nguyen which combines his work in contemporary modern dance with magic tricks, offering a window into his personal journey grappling with his mother’s death during 2020.

Join into the experience at Parker Electric Foundation in Oakland on January 27 and 28.  This space is ADA accessible.

Use address 221 Washington Street, Oakland CA 94607 to navigate on Google Maps.