
No Country For Mother
Directed by: Johnny Nguyen
Joe Goode Performance Group, San Francisco
2023
‘Mẹ ơ đâu? (Mother, Where Are You?)
Exploring personal histories, matriarchal myths, and Vietnamese mother goddess religion, No Country For Mother is an autobiographical reckoning and reconciling toward an embodied masculinity untethered by dominant narratives of manhood. Through dance, storytelling, and ritual, this intimate full-length solo honors matriarchal connections across time and space and asks how contemporary masculinity can uncover the divine mother within itself.
Mẹ ơ đâu? Mother, I hope to find you…
Credits:
Performance by: Johnny Nguyen
Music: Transcriptions, Alex Abalos, Vanessa Vân-Ánh Võ
Lighting Design: Gigi Torres
Projection Visuals: fyusha
Projection Mapping: Ainsley Eliz Tharpe
Costume Design: Mey Seychao
Set Design: Giang Trinh
Photography: Robert Sweeny
With Support From:
San Francisco Arts Council
California Arts Council
API Cultural Center
Asian Improv Arts

