Prumsodun Ok & NATYARASA

A Deepest Blue follows an artist learning how to swim, who is pulled by a mysterious power into the unknown depths of the ocean. Encountering magnificent creatures, barrages of pollution, and the lost ghosts of merchants, slaves, and warriors, he is eventually confronted with his own fear, loneliness, and mortality. Drowning in his internal strife, the world suddenly quakes and rumbles, a piercing ray of light shoots forth, suddenly revealing the dragon mother in all her blazing glory.

Taking life from an origin myth shared by Cambodia and Japan, in which a prince descends to the bottom of the ocean to marry a dragon princess, A Deepest Blue dives into a world of history and myth, emotion and spirituality. Bringing together Khmer classical dance and gagaku, accentuated by digital recordings and holographic animation, A Deepest Blue blurs the line between wondrous spectacle and sacred offering, asking: What is the place and role of humanity in the scale and movement of the universe?

Land acknowledgement: I was born and raised on Tongva/Gabrieleno lands, and this premiere will take place on Ramaytush and Muwekma lands.
Estimated artist fee: performance Fee: $6,000; weekly residency (Friday and Saturday evening performance): $50,036; weekly residency (Friday and Saturday evening performance, Sunday matinee): $56,036