Laurana Wong - Performance Art The Face of Laurana Wong
Laurana Wong in fine print

December 2007

The Problem With Being Mortal

A meditation on human interaction through improvisation and the loss of control in a performance. An experiment in extreme audience participation

Night 1:

Night 2:

Laurana Wong - - dance, performance and costume concept, costume construction
Andy DeDominici - - saw, performance design
Katie Anible - - costume construction, noise, vocals
Adam Elfers - - bass drum, performance design
Audrey Malhotra - - vocals, performance design
Matt James - - bass drum, performance design
Liz Landis - - violin
Orion Malhotra - - steel drum, Night One
Braille - - steel drum, Night Two
John Maloney - - percussion, vocals
Scott Pedicord - - footage
"Fruit for the Egg" - - benefit show by Goloka
Front Street in Dayton Ohio - - location

Photo by Emanuel Cavallaro:

surrounded by flashes of light, Laurana Wong bows onstage as she faces the mass of watching people
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