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Three States of Matter (2025)
Directed and adapted by Anna Zheng, in collaboration with Andrew Lee, et al. (see full list of collaborators below)
Wood, Ink on acetate sheet, OSB. Dimensions Variable (8 4’x8’ panels and 29 31.5’ x 31.5’ floor boards).
Three sisters try their best to live in a rapidly shrinking world in Three States of Matter, a devised movement adaptation of Three Sisters exploring climate migration and immobility.
Originally written and set at the turn of the 20th century of a Russia less than a decade away from revolution, Three Sisters explores questions of how to find meaning in everyday life within shifting and uncertain landscapes. Our modern-day, movement-based rendition places the Prozorovs in a landscape of coastal flooding, where the world is literally shrinking under their feet.
Run time: 65min
Originally written and set at the turn of the 20th century of a Russia less than a decade away from revolution, Three Sisters explores questions of how to find meaning in everyday life within shifting and uncertain landscapes. Our modern-day, movement-based rendition places the Prozorovs in a landscape of coastal flooding, where the world is literally shrinking under their feet.
Run time: 65min
Installation shot of a collaborative set/installation designed in Three States of Matter, a devised movement adaptation of Anton Chekov’s Three Sisters exploring climate migration and immobility. The floors and walls come apart and reconfigure, becoming more claustrophobic over the course of 65 minutes run time.
(You might be interested in how my awesome collaborator thought about the project on: Anna Zheng’s Website)
This project would not have been possible without the critical support from: Andrew Lee, Bren Bartol, AB Rhodes, Jahfari Maddo, Henry Tian, Cesar Valenzuelas, Emily Lim, Marina Castilla-Liu, Esme Oliva, Sebastian Blue Hochman, Isabella Terrazas, Jaden Southern, Nona Hungate, Kaelyn Ong, Tri Hernandez, Sharon Wambu, Atticus Griswold, Jude St. John, Matthew Canlas, Hannah Shu, Linshi Furgeson, Cyprien Fasquelle, Xiyuan Wu, Keanu Su'a, Da-hee Kim, Claire Morton, Rwaida Gharib, Lana Tleimat, Crystal Peng, Melody Peng, Ezra Melosh, Maggie Cheung, Joshua Kendalland and Tuan Ngyuen