DESCRIPTION:

The last wish of Yvonne’s Yeh Yeh 爷爷 (Mandarin Chinese for paternal grandfather) before he passed away was for her to find a good husband. Blending live narration, Hip-Hop/Street dance, and Asian folklore, this dance theater piece examines Yvonne’s relationship to this message and its often-unquestioned passage across generations.

Growing up as the first daughter of an only son in a Chinese American household, Yvonne reflects on how this wish reveals the distance between what is known of her life and what remains unseen. This reflection unfolds a deeper self-love journey, all the while accompanied by a mysterious mythological figure: the LuoSha bird.

Through an embodied inquiry into Confucian-influenced values around duty, lineage, and womanhood, we ask the audience how we might honor our ancestors while authoring our own future.

FEATURING:

Ella Kennedy, Hovie Nguyen, Nikki Renojo, Shanna "SlimBoogie" Lim, Shimoli Shah, Simeng Wang, Yuchen Jin, & Yvonne Huatin Chow

IN COLLABORATION WITH:

Goddard Riverside Community Arts Program

We’re honored to be selected as a 2025—2026 Goddard Riverside Community Arts Artist-in-Residence Program which has afforded us time, space, and production support to develop this work.

"Find a Good Husband" by House of Chow

Team Members