A Journey Home

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center

City: Medford, MA 02155

Room: Distler Performance Hall

Campus: Medford/Somerville campus

Open to Public: Yes

Event Type: Performance

Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences

Event Sponsor Department / Area: Music department

Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required

Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis

Event Contact Email: [email protected]

In this original creation, the Khmer Urban Ballet retells the journey of a Cambodian-American family navigating intergenerational trauma as refugees and descendants of refugees, and the will to survive as a family torn apart by deportation. Through a series of seven poetic scenes bringing together traditional and contemporary music, dancers draw from lived experiences and memories to invite audiences to reflect on the fractures caused by forced displacement while shining light on the emotional complexity of migration, resilience, and healing. The 45-min performance will be followed by Q&A with the artists.