MOCA Performs – Performing Artists-in-Residence Works-in-Progress Presentation, Day 2

Museum of Chinese in America launched its inaugural Performing-Artist-In-Residence program in summer 2023, and welcomed a cohort of 4 performing artists to generate a theme-based project. This year’s theme, The Past in the Present, encourages the resident artists to explore the legacies and traditions they’ve carried on and to create a project that reflects their identity, creativity, and inspirations. In this presentation, Theatre Artist/Filmmaker Nancy Ma will present an interactive performance piece, This Body Was Made for Bleeding, which explores memory and legacy through the mapping of her relationship to her immigrant mom.