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Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Photo by Mitch Tobias
Dancer: Catalina Jackson-Urueña
Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm
Friday, July 24th at 7pm
Saturday, July 25th at 1pm
Saturday, July 25th at 7pm
Sunday, July 26th at 1pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions that trace the spirals of memory, time, and transformation. Featuring works including Movement Still, Whispers, Timelapse, Bodhichitta Bunny, and Spiral Moon, the program weaves together flowers, moonlight, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow, return, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace.
Dancers:
Lihong Chan, Moriah Costa, Raychel Hatch, Catalina Jackson-Uruena, Lucie Jerome, Eleanor Kerwin, Erin Landers, Leila Massoudi, Gabby Wei
PEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz, with Gary Turchin, Gary Robinson, Joanne Ruby, Adam Seller
Conceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma
Choreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co.
Composers: Joel Davel, Elainie Lillios
Live Musician: Joel Davel
Lighting, Visual Design, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald
Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh
*Please arrive 30 minutes before for accessibility support
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Photo by Mitch Tobias
Dancer: Catalina Jackson-Urueña
Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm
Friday, July 24th at 7pm
Saturday, July 25th at 1pm
Saturday, July 25th at 7pm
Sunday, July 26th at 1pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions that trace the spirals of memory, time, and transformation. Featuring works including Movement Still, Whispers, Timelapse, Bodhichitta Bunny, and Spiral Moon, the program weaves together flowers, moonlight, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow, return, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace.
Dancers:
Lihong Chan, Moriah Costa, Raychel Hatch, Catalina Jackson-Uruena, Lucie Jerome, Eleanor Kerwin, Erin Landers, Leila Massoudi, Gabby Wei
PEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz, with Gary Turchin, Gary Robinson, Joanne Ruby, Adam Seller
Conceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma
Choreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co.
Composers: Joel Davel, Elainie Lillios
Live Musician: Joel Davel
Lighting, Visual Design, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald
Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh
*Please arrive 30 minutes before for accessibility support
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Photo by Mitch Tobias
Dancer: Catalina Jackson-Urueña
Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm
Friday, July 24th at 7pm
Saturday, July 25th at 1pm
Saturday, July 25th at 7pm
Sunday, July 26th at 1pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions that trace the spirals of memory, time, and transformation. Featuring works including Movement Still, Whispers, Timelapse, Bodhichitta Bunny, and Spiral Moon, the program weaves together flowers, moonlight, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow, return, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace.
Dancers:
Lihong Chan, Moriah Costa, Raychel Hatch, Catalina Jackson-Uruena, Lucie Jerome, Eleanor Kerwin, Erin Landers, Leila Massoudi, Gabby Wei
PEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz, with Gary Turchin, Gary Robinson, Joanne Ruby, Adam Seller
Conceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma
Choreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co.
Composers: Joel Davel, Elainie Lillios
Live Musician: Joel Davel
Lighting, Visual Design, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald
Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh
*Please arrive 30 minutes before for accessibility support
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Photo by Mitch Tobias
Dancer: Catalina Jackson-Urueña
Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm
Friday, July 24th at 7pm
Saturday, July 25th at 1pm
Saturday, July 25th at 7pm
Sunday, July 26th at 1pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions that trace the spirals of memory, time, and transformation. Featuring works including Movement Still, Whispers, Timelapse, Bodhichitta Bunny, and Spiral Moon, the program weaves together flowers, moonlight, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow, return, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace.
Dancers:
Lihong Chan, Moriah Costa, Raychel Hatch, Catalina Jackson-Uruena, Lucie Jerome, Eleanor Kerwin, Erin Landers, Leila Massoudi, Gabby Wei
PEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz, with Gary Turchin, Gary Robinson, Joanne Ruby, Adam Seller
Conceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma
Choreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co.
Composers: Joel Davel, Elainie Lillios
Live Musician: Joel Davel
Lighting, Visual Design, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald
Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh
*Please arrive 30 minutes before for accessibility support
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Where We Meet the Silver Moon
Photo by Mitch Tobias
Dancer: Catalina Jackson-Urueña
Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm
Friday, July 24th at 7pm
Saturday, July 25th at 1pm
Saturday, July 25th at 7pm
Sunday, July 26th at 1pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions that trace the spirals of memory, time, and transformation. Featuring works including Movement Still, Whispers, Timelapse, Bodhichitta Bunny, and Spiral Moon, the program weaves together flowers, moonlight, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow, return, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace.
Dancers:
Lihong Chan, Moriah Costa, Raychel Hatch, Catalina Jackson-Uruena, Lucie Jerome, Eleanor Kerwin, Erin Landers, Leila Massoudi, Gabby Wei
PEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz, with Gary Turchin, Gary Robinson, Joanne Ruby, Adam Seller
Conceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma
Choreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co.
Composers: Joel Davel, Elainie Lillios
Live Musician: Joel Davel
Lighting, Visual Design, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald
Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh
*Please arrive 30 minutes before for accessibility support
dNaga Company Class
dNaga Company Class
July 11th, 2026 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Join company members in our 2026 dNaga Dance Co. classes with Director Claudine Naganuma. Open to Intermediate-Adv. Professionals, dNaga classes consists of floor work, across the floor, Corvino barre, choreographic phrasework, and creative prompts.
photography by Mitch Tobias
dancer: Catalina Jackson-Uruena,
Movement Still
Movement Still
FREE Dance for PD®, Oakland event
Includes a dance performance, Q&A session, and resource sharing
Join us to learn more about our Dance for PD®, Oakland program. We will perform work that we have been crafting over the past few months in preparation to perform at the World Parkinson’s Congress in Phoenix, Arizona. A post-show Q&A about the process and PEACE Project will follow, as well as resource and story sharing from our Dance for PD®, Oakland community.
Dancers: Eleanor Kerwin, Leila Massoudi, Gary Robinson, Adam Seller
Director & Choreographer: Claudine Naganuma
Musical Director & Composer: Joel Davel
This event is sponsored in part by
dNaga Company Class
dNaga Company Class
May 9th, 2026 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Join company members in our 2026 dNaga Dance Co. classes with Director Claudine Naganuma. Open to Intermediate-Adv. Professionals, dNaga classes consists of floor work, across the floor, Corvino barre, choreographic phrasework, and creative prompts.
photography by Mitch Tobias
dancer: Catalina Jackson-Uruena,
Dance-a-Rama: Movement Still
Movement Still
dNaga performs at Dance-a-Rama
Sunday, May 3th, 2026 at 1pm & 4pm
FREE admission
dNaga will be participating in the annual Dance-a-rama, celebrating its 27th year! Due to the small space, there will be two performances to allow any & all audience members to attend. Please join us for a lovely afternoon of creativity & art!
Reserve your FREE tickets!
Dancers: Eleanor Kerwin, Leila Massoudi, Gary Robinson, Joanne Ruby, Adam Seller
Director & Choreographer: Claudine Naganuma
Musical Director & Composer: Joel Davel
Tapestry (dNaga performs ‘Time-Lapse’)
dNaga performsTime-Lapse at
Tapestry: Weaving the Community of Dance
FREE Dance Performance
Come see dNaga perform in a celebration event, weaving together the community of dance through the art of performance. This annual concert features professional dance companies, student dance companies, and youth groups from the Bay Area. Tapestry provides participants with the opportunity to share performance space in a friendly and supportive environment. This experience is unique and inspiring for the dancer and the audience.
Dancers: Eleanor Kerwin & Leila Massoudi
Director & Choreographer: Claudine Naganuma
dNaga Dance Co. Class
dNaga Dance Co. Class
March 28th, 2026 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Join company members in our 2026 dNaga Dance Co. classes with Director Claudine Naganuma. Open to Intermediate-Adv. Professionals, dNaga classes consists of floor work, across the floor, Corvino barre, choreographic phrasework, and creative prompts.
photography by Mitch Tobias
dancer: Catalina Jackson-Uruena
dNaga Company Class
dNaga Company Class
February 21st, 2026 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Join company members in our 2026 dNaga Dance Co. classes with Director Claudine Naganuma. Open to Intermediate-Adv. Professionals, dNaga classes consists of floor work, across the floor, Corvino barre, choreographic phrasework, and creative prompts.
photography by Mitch Tobias
dancer: Catalina Jackson-Uruena,
dNaga Company Class
dNaga Company Class
February 14th, 2026 from 2-3:30pm
Where: Paul Dresher Ensemble (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland)
Join company members in our 2026 dNaga Dance Co. classes with Director Claudine Naganuma. Open to Intermediate-Adv. Professionals, dNaga classes consists of floor work, across the floor, Corvino barre, choreographic phrasework, and creative prompts.
photography by Mitch Tobias
dancer: Catalina Jackson-Uruena,