Twenty Grains of Rice

COVE/COVOX - Kate Kamo McHugh

Twenty Grains of Rice: Seeds of Reclamation is an exploration of my Japanese Canadian identity - cultural loss, retention and creation. This work-in-progress piece will incorporate a variety of artistic elements such as dance, improvised music, digital art, and video projection. The central questions I have been exploring are: Throughout my family’s five generations in Canada, what has been culturally lost through assimilation and what remains? How can I access the cultural remains of generations past and pass it onto my child, the fifth generation?

Advisors & Additional Crew

Isabel Cisterna - COVE/COVOX Mentor
Colin Boyd Shafer - Photographer and Voiceover Actor
Sarah Chase - Dramaturge
Gilbert Lesperance - Scenic Carpenter

Inter Arts Matrix Team

Sheila McMath - Artistic Director
Samantha Tai - Audience Relations and Communication Coordinator
Kyle Murphy - Digital Projects Manager
Cameron Slipp - Production Manager
Isabella Stefanescu - Artistic Producer
Marie Leblanc Flanagan - Knowledge Mobilization Lead
John Sobol - Digital Engagement Strategist

Special Thanks

Kitchener Public Library
Neruda Arts
G&G Carpentry
The Langley Centennial Museum
Denise Kamo
Sam Kamo
Viktorija Kovac
Cathy Levy
Pam Patel
Kiyo Campbell
Sean and Dorothy Kamo McHugh
Kelly Kamo McHugh