STRING OF ECHOES follows a young boy’s journey from a fish canning town to a perilous journey on the high seas where he discovers a mysterious orb left behind by his ancestors.

STRING OF ECHOES is a National Performance Network/Visual Artist Network (NPN/VAN) Creation & Development Fund Project, co-commissioned by Links Hall, Asian Improv aRts, and NPN/VAN. For more information: www.npnweb.org.

Miniature boats

Fish canning sequence on overhead projector

Crankie sequence

Crankie with music

Shadow puppetry inside crankie

Capsizing boat

Live projection

Boy explores music gear

Boy climbs up double bass

Crankie with live projection backdrop

Boy discovers orb

Orb sequence

Orb-lit stage

Scrolling ink on overhead projector

↑Photos by Nagle Photography↑

Concept by:

Myra Su & Tatsu Aoki

Story, Visual Design, Direction:

Myra Su

Music:

Tatsu Aoki & The MIYUMI Project (Kioto Aoki, Rami Atassi, Jamie Kempkers, Edward Wilkerson)

Puppeteers:

Full-length version: Myra Su, Kelly Nesheim, Kevin Michael Wesson
Slam version: Myra Su, Mike Wydrzynski
Neo’s version: Myra Su, Neil Bhandari

Build Assistant:

Nick Hall

Venue:

Links Hall on Feb 7-9, 2020
(Chicago IL) — full-length version

Nasty, Brutish & Short for Puppet Quarantine Livestream on Apr 6, 2020
ONLINE — slam version

“I, Object” with the Neo-Futurists for the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival on Jan 21-23 & 28-30, 2022
(Chicago IL) — excerpt

Shadow Cabaret at Dragon Con on Sep 2, 2022
(Atlanta GA) — excerpt