MOCA PERFORMS – Echoes of Arrival: Becoming

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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. In June 2026, she premiered her dance work Quiet Acts of Becoming at the Museum of Chinese in America, inspired by the stories of pioneering Chinese American lesbian women. Her work explores LGBTQIA+ identity, social justice, and self-discovery through theater, movement, and dance. She has performed at Prelude Festival ’23, PhysFestNYC ’25, and MOCA, and is a member of the New York Chinese Cultural Center. IG: @shanychuang | shanychuang.com

DENNIS YUEH-YEH LI
Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li is a director/playwright. His works explore sexuality, power structure and diaspora experiences, culminating often in devised, immersive and participatory theatre. Dennis excels at adapting modern classics, connecting them with timely sociopolitical issues. His directorial portfolio spans across plays, musical theatre, and opera. His playwriting focuses on queer and diasporic lived experiences, and has received support from organizations including Queens Council for the Arts. Master’s in Performance Studies, NYU.

Dennis is an alumnus of Drama League's New York Directing Fellowship, Target Margin Theater's Institute Fellowship, and a member of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. Dennis worked with The Living Theatre and is Al Límite Collective’s founding member. Currently, Dennis is the Director of Performance, Storytelling & Community at the Museum of Chinese in America. www.dennisyuehyehli.com

NIKKIESHA N. MCLEOD
Nikkiesha Nicole McLeod is a queer, non-binary/trans Trinidadian singer-songwriter, drummer/percussionist and writer. They began playing the steel pan at the age of twelve when they convinced their parents to let them