2025 design highlights :)
1.) ald Appropriate (LD: Alan C Edwards) / meeting @ryanjosborn77 at the old globe
2.) designing at Calit2 Theater (Qualcomm Institute) at UC San Diego / meeting @hanatobias
3.) excerpt from Winterworks 2025 UC San Diego
4.) thesis defense :) @vidahuangdesign
5.) rose colored griefs @freshcongressdance
6.) hemsley portfolio review nyc ! / meeting @michael_crevs , Brandon Stirling Baker, and Al Crawford
7.) usd Orlando / meeting @danielle_sm711 and all the cool staff and MFA students in the program
8.) baby shower Katie for Wagner new play festival 2025
9.) national design portfolio review nyc
10.) the ganggg
11.) design showcase west los angeles
12.) my body’s wake with @sensorydimensions !!
13.) @disco_riot space rising 2025 showcase
14.) focus call for Titus Andronicus at the Old Globe / meeting @ijessedup
such a fun year!!! Stoked for what’s next in 2026 and all the upcoming cool people to meet :)
Native Intelligence / Innate Intelligence (excerpt)
@aadf.sd@christopherkaui
choreography, text and performance: Christopher Kaui Morgan (he/him)
lighting: @taylorolsonlighting
original score: Wytold (he/him)
hawaiian fiber art: Marques Hanalei Marzan (he/him)
photo: @jdpdes1gns
The full work of Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence is an evening length performance on 8 dancers and musicians that incorporates dance, storytelling, Hawalian chant & percussion, original compositions for cello, and multimedia scenic design to examine ancestry, home, and belonging. Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence asks us to consider where we come from and our ways of knowing that are both inherited and learned. The piece premiered in 2023, touring to five US states with additional tour dates in 2026.
함경도또순이
(Spirited Hamgyeong Province Woman)
@aadf.sd@bksoularts
choreography, performance and costume by: grace shinhae jun
lighting: @taylorolsonlighting
music: ZAi, sounds from a South Korean southern shore,
윤다영&김솔다니앨(YoonDayoung&KimSolDanielasCellogayageum)
photo: @jdpdes1gns
Lighting Research for Titus Andronicus. Stoked how this show is my design debut at The Old Globe. ｡◕‿◕｡
So far, trying to decide the best lamp for a stadium atmosphere to give a good punch. Debating between fluorescents or molefay’s at the moment.
What’s interesting about my research is that my director wanted me to look into incorporating green to give off the horror aesthetic. I've never been a green color palette girlie, but I realized that the color green is used a lot in operating rooms to reduce eye strain and improve visibility during surgery.
Looking forward to sharing more of the process!
