Dances
Noodle Women
Noodle Women explores cultural practices, developmental disability, noodles, and being a girl in a Chinese family.
Circle of Sisterhood
A product of the GIRL Project, Circle of Sisterhood was inspired by the wisdom of women elders and their process of sharing their thoughts and ideas with the next generation of leaders.
Layers of Oak and Stone
Layers of Oak and Stone investigates the layers of identity in relation to culture, gender and Parkinson’s Disease.
revealFREEDOM
revealFREEDOM is inspired by civil rights leader Yuri Kochiyama, and is danced to interviews with Kochiyama collected by Artistic Director Claudine Naganuma in 2010 and 2011.
Spider Inside Her
Spider Inside Her explores sexism in medicine through the lens of women diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
Deep Brain Matters
dNaga performed Deep Brain Matters in the East Bay Dances festival on June 3, 2018, presented by the Oakland Ballet Company.
Lovely Gibberish
Lovely Gibberish was premiered in 2013, alongside Dave Iverson’s film Capturing Grace, at the Laney Theater in Oakland.
Mental Health and Tikkun Olam
Sparked by an interview with Renee Grimani-Kardener, Mental Health and Tikkun Olam draws inspiration from the tireless work of domestic care workers who take care of our loved ones.
Pieces of Freedom: A Tribute to Yuri Kochiyama
Pieces of Freedom is part of an artistic project that began when dNaga Artistic Director Claudine Naganuma first interviewed Yuri Kochiyama in Oakland in 2010 and 2011.
Brooklyn’s PEACE
Brooklyn’s PEACE, a moving piece uniting the dance communities of Oakland and Brooklyn, explores what it's like to live (and dance) with Parkinson's.
peace about life: Dancing with Parkinson’s
peace about life beautifully portrays an exploration of finding personal peace through the lens of those living with Parkinson’s Disease.
Faerie Birds
Faerie Birds is inspired by the Japanese folk tale of the Crane Wife. It is an abstract exploration of a story that spans three generations,
Ceremony of Angels
Highlighting the use of organic materials, Ceremony of Angels was dNaga's premiere piece.