CelloGayageum
Featuring milkleaf Contemporary Dance Company
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 5pm
This performance is presented without an intermission.
Where East Meets West in Perfect Harmony
CelloGayageum is more than a duo—it’s a musical journey across continents, cultures, and centuries.
Founded in 2016 by Austrian cellist Sol Daniel Kim and Korean gayageum player Dayoung Yoon, CelloGayageum bridges the soulful depth of Western classical music with the distinctive beauty of Korean gugak (traditional music). Inspired by Berlin’s Pavilion of Unity, this unique collaboration celebrates the connections between instruments, histories, and people.
Through original compositions rooted in Korean folk melodies and infused with global influences, CelloGayageum creates a sound that is both deeply rooted in tradition and refreshingly contemporary.
Lighting Design: Stacy Fireheart
Costume Design: Kaylynn Sutton
Company Dancers: Lorrin Brubaker, Haihua Chiang, Anaya Gonzalez, Arianna Hartanov, Julia McCullock (understudy), Natalie Shirota
PROGRAM
Am Kanal
Dancers: Lorrin Brubaker and Natalie Shirota
Hangyang
Dancers: Haihua Chiang, Anaya Gonzalez, Arianna Hartanov, Natalie Shirota
Special Thanks to the University of California, Irvine
milkleaf Board Members: Dane Atkinson, Charles Griffin, Jeni Kim, and Margaret Lee
milkleaf is an interdisciplinary contemporary dance company contributing to the vitality of the arts in Southern California and beyond. Learn more here: https://www.milkleaf.org/
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