MOCA PERFORMS – Echoes of Arrival: Becoming
October 16, 2026 · 7 PM
Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre Street, New York
A multidisciplinary performance about migration, transformation, and identity, featuring five artists scheduled for October 16 and combining narration, poetry, music, dance, and stand-up comedy.
Watch immigrant artists tell stories of migration and becoming through personal narration, poetry, music, dance, and stand-up comedy.
Seven immigrant artists from Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago reflect on their journeys to the United States—what they had to learn to survive and build a life, what they chose to carry with them from home, and what new parts of themselves emerged along the way. Through personal narration, poetry, music, dance, and stand-up comedy, they share stories of migration, transformation, and becoming. CREATIVE TEAM Conceived by Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li Devised & Performed by Shan Y. Chuang, Nikkiesha N. McLeod, Timmy Ong, Pascal Phoa, Jeremy Rafal, Nedelka Sotelo, Fang Tseng PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Friday 10/2 Shan Y. Chuang, Nikkiesha N. McLeod, Pascal Phoa, Jeremy Rafal, Fang Tseng Thursday 10/8 Shan Y. Chuang, Timmy Ong, Pascal Phoa, Jeremy Rafal, Fang Tseng Friday 10/16 Shan Y. Chuang, Timmy Ong, Pascal Phoa, Jeremy Rafal, Nedelka Sotelo Thursday 10/22 Shan Y. Chuang, Nikkiesha N. McLeod, Timmy Ong, Nedelka Sotelo, Fang Tseng Friday 11/6 Nikkiesha N. McLeod, Timmy Ong, Jeremy Rafal, Nedelka Sotelo, Fang Tseng ABOUT ARTISTS SHAN Y. CHUANG Shan Y. Chuang is a Taiwanese queer multidisciplinary performing artist, actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and immersive theater artist based in New York City. For over a decade, she has performed, collaborated, and created across the city’s vibrant arts community.