i’ll be sharing a new piece - a duet with the deeply wonderful beth thompson - as part of the portland dance collective’s 2025 choreographers showcase. come see our work, “carry carry,” along with pieces from a heaping handful of other local movers and makers!

sat 11/22 @ 7p • sun 11/23 @ 5p • 1515 SE 37th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

also if you’re REALLY one to plan ahead, “carry carry” is just a tiny piece of an in-progress full length work to premier at performance works northwest in october 2026, so… see ya then!

past performances

eggshells

performances february 23-25, 2024

at New Expressive Works

elsewhere/otherwise

performances in dc, baltimore, portland, and seattle

elsewhere/otherwise

is a dance theatre performance, featuring original choreography and sound co-created by Kristen Yeung and Sadie Leigh. This work is a vehicle and a vessel for processing the deeply personal and universally shared experience of moving from one place to another.

Kristen moved to Seattle in August 2020 from Baltimore, MD and Sadie arrived in Portland in June 2022 from Washington, DC. We both left behind our families, a beloved community of friends and artists, and the only homes we'd ever known. Our bittersweet relocations propelled us toward the challenge and excitement of newness, and toward romance and partnership with people who wanted to be out west. Though our stories are not identical, the overlap is potent.

There will be four performances of Elsewhere/Otherwise - for one night only in both our old homes and new - serving as a bridge connecting our east coast roots to our west coast bloom. We invite viewers to join us, asking east coast audiences to see us off and west coast audiences to welcome us in.

Washington, DC - Friday, May 12

The Fillmore in Georgetown -1801 34th St NW

Baltimore, MD - Saturday, May 13

Church on the Square - 1025 S Potomac St

Portland, OR - Saturday, June 3

Performance Works NorthWest - 4625 SE 67th Ave

Seattle, WA - Saturday, June 10

Open Flight Studio - 205 University Way NE