
Swapnō Jhnāp:
Dream jumping
World Premiere: September 19-20, 2025, the o’Shaughnessy at St Catherine University, St Paul MN
Performances
Friday, Sept 19, 2025
Saturday, Sept 20, 2025 7:30 pm
Run time: 85 minutes with no intermission.
Friday’s performance will be ASL interpreted.
The O’Shaughnessy
Saint Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
651-690-6700 | oshag.stkate.edu
ADA accessible
TICKETS AND INFORMATION
Pay-What-You-Can: $5-$55
Suggested price: $35
Purchase at: https://bit.ly/DreamJumpingTickets
5 journeys, 5 portals, 5 medicines:
Moving through horror towards dreams that connect us with ourselves /
we travel through portals /
navigating oceans of grief /
shared rhythms of the dance club /
the hatching of mythical creatures /
war-torn landscapes.
Emboldened by the feminist spiritual practice of quantum jumping /
we birth the miracle of a deeply connected universe.
Ananya Dance Theatre’s work is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund and generous individual donors.
Swapnō Jhnāp: Dream Jumping is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and The Mellon Foundation. 2025 General Operating Support was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation.
More information at www.nefa.org
Concept & Choreography
Ananya Chatterjea
Dramaturgy/Writing
Dr. Nia Witherspoon (INYOSI Sebenzekhaya)
STAGE DIRECTION
k.t. shorb
Composer/Sound Designer
Greg Schutte
costume design
Annie Cady
Scenic/Props Design
Mina Kinukawa
film design
Darren Johnson/Northern Dawn Media
lighting design
Kevin A. Jones
Vocals (recorded)
Queen Drea, Mankwe Ndosi, Aida Shaghesemi
dancers
Mariadela Belle Alvarez, Noelle Awadallah, Heaven Sha’Rae Calvert, Lizzette Chapa, Ananya Chatterjea, Kealoha Ferreira, Davente Gilreath, Zhané “Tenacity” Jackson, Juliet Irving, Vy Nguyen
Stage Manager
Jessie Storovich
Graphic Design/studio photography
Galen Higgens