花和霧 flowers and fog

花和霧 flowers and fog joins artistic forces of mother-child duo Joy ChenYu Lewis and Melissa Lewis Wong, for the world premiere of their live duet performance in San Francisco's Chinatown. 花和霧 flowers and fog shares circling stories about separation, rupture and reconnection across timelines, generations and artistic mediums. Joy’s power as a vocalist weaves with Melissa’s distinct movement—in a new world of prismatic video projection, sonic landscape, and experimental drag elements.

What do we remember? What do we long for?
What’s here right now, changing in front of our eyes?

What if a parent and a child were actually two individuals destined to be with each other at important life moments? What’s possible when we reimagine who we can be to one another?

As a special prelude to the feature-length performance, guests are invited to join Joy and Melissa for a very limited capacity dimsum picnic in the historic Portsmouth Square park (before it gets torn down for redevelopment later this summer). Visit for more details.

The feature performance is at the historic Gateway Theater (215 Jackson St - a former movie-theater-turned-Broadway-musical venue). Each performance will feature an opening number by a different guest Drag artist; and conclude with offerings of tea, snacks and a communal mahjong game for volunteers from the audience.

Guest Drag Performers
May 17: Obsidienne Obsurd
May 18: Peekaboo
May 19: Sir Acha
May 25: Hennessy Williams
May 26: LOTUS BOY

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For help with sliding scale / NOTAFLOF reservations, please email [email protected]

(above photo by Robbie Sweeny - Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency ; header photo by RJ Muna)

Directed and performed by: Melissa Lewis Wong + Joy ChenYu Lewis
Assistant Director: Kat Cole
Contributing Directors: Erika Chong Shuch, Kim Ip, Lawrence Tome
Sound Design & Live musical accompaniment: Lawrence Tome
Lighting Design: GG Torres
Projection/Visual Design: Ainsley Tharp, with support from Zoe Huey
Production Director + Front-of-House Manager: Eric Garcia
Guest Drag Artist Collaborators: Hennessy Williams, LOTUS BOY, Obsidienne Obsurd, Hennessy Williams, LOTUS BOY, Peekaboo, Sir Acha
Publicist: John Hill
Producing Support: Asian Babe Gang, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center's USAAF, FACT/SF's Production Support Grant
Photos by: RJ Muna, Robbie Sweeny

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This project has received producing support from Asian Babe Gang, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center's 2024 USAAF, Dancers' Group's CA$H Grant, Dresher Ensemble Arftist Residency, FACT/SF's Production Support Grant, Horizons Foundation, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, San Francisco Arts Commission and Zellerbach Family Foundation.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Gateway Theatre, 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, United States