LLD’s 20th ANNIVERSARY in 2027! 

Dear Friends, Family, and Community,

Many blessings to you as we reach the end of 2026. As LLD steps into our 20th Anniversary in 2027-2028, we extend gratitude and love for your ongoing support making this path possible! It has been an honor to build community with you over the last 2 decades, and we would love to share this milestone with you! 

“ LLD remains a pillar of cultural preservation, community healing, and artistic innovation. I am profoundly grateful for its enduring impact on my life and the field at large.” – SanSan Kwan

A Look Back on 2026!

• April 10-12, 2026 LLD’s 1st NEW WORKS Festival Performance & film by choreographers Lynn Huang, Amber Julian, Flora Hyoin Kim (NYC), SanSan Kwan, Lenora Lee & Moyra Silva Rodríguez (London/Lima), Johnny Huy Nguyen, Catalina O’Connor, dazaun soleyn, amplifying the interracial, intercultural perspectives richly unique to the artists, their communities & experiences

• Feb, April, July, Oct 2026 Screenings: At the Heart of Barrio Chino: Tusán Perspectives in Lima, Peru, a film by Lenora Lee & Moyra Silva Rodríguez, a Chinatown Shorts presentation in association with Good Medicine Picture Company: Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema’s Connecting Continents, Choreo Dance Film Festival in France, at Clarion Arts Center & Dance Mission

• September 27-November 22, 2026 FIELDWORK workshop co-facilitated by Mary Armentrout & Lenora Lee – a supportive process-based method of giving feedback on new performance work

Highlights for LLD’s 20th ANNIVERSARY in 2027! 

• • Feb 13-April 17, 2027 Creating Immersive Dance Performances 8-week workshop by Lenora Lee 

• April 1-11, 2027 Journey to Home honors the lives of Alson & JoAnn Lee and the Sunset district home they have lived in for 46 years. This immersive performance is a celebration of legacy and empowerment throughout the 1916 two-story building and within its walls.

• June 4-6, 2027 LLD’s 2nd NEW WORKS Dance Festival at Dance Mission Theater

• Spring 2027 LLD’s 1st Dance Film Festival 
  

• Fall 2027 Re-staging of Convergent Waves: EP (experiences of migration at the border) 

We immensely appreciate your generosity & INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS WITH US!

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In love and gratitude,

Lenora Lee, Artistic Director      Lucy Tafler, Project Consultant