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

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