Apollo Chamber Players Presents Mekong: SOUL

“MEKONG: SOUL” tells three powerful and multi-sensory stories about life on the Mekong River of Southeast Asia. With music, audiences will hear the sounds of Vietnamese, Khmer, Thai, Lao, and Burmese communities. With dance, they will see the pains of departure from the homeland and the struggles faced by those torn from the river. With spoken word and moving images, all can appreciate the bonds of the mother who sustains life whether on the river or in diaspora.

With water as a universal and multicultural bond, Apollo collaborates with Houston Ballet Principal Connor Walsh and Demi Soloist Chae Eun Yang for a genre-fusing performance of Marty Regan’s “Splash of Indigo.”

Apollo Chamber Players:
Matthew J. Detrick, Founder, Artistic & Executive Director, violin
Anabel Ramirez Detrick, violin
Aria Cheregosha, viola
Matthew Dudzik, cello

MEKONG: SOUL

Artistic Director, Lead Composer, and Performer:
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ

Co-composer:
Jonathan Berger, Stanford University

Singer:
Doy Charnsupharindr

Burmese Harp, Percussion, Vocalist:
Su Wai Maria Hliang

Choreographer:
Charya Burt

SPLASH OF INDIGO

Choreographers & Performers:
Connor Walsh, Principal Dancer, Houston Ballet
Chae Eun Yang, Demi Soloist, Houston Ballet