Houseguest is de novo's inaugural production: a mixed dance performance incorporating butoh and belly dance with live and original composed music. It explores the tension between quotidian existence and other realities – seen and unseen, invited and uninvited, real and imagined. It is about deep longing from below and the struggle to stay alive in hibernating sleep. It is our reflection on transformation and awakening. www.houseguestdenovo.com Conceived by Ian Wen and Irina Kom and created by the ensemble. With: Christian Barthod, Erin Holmes, Aurie Hsu, Lauren Jeanette, Steven Kemper, Irina Kom, Bob Lyness, Hanna Madbak, Hiram Pines, Lauren Marie Robbiani, Estefania Vaz Ferreira, and Ian Wen. We will also be performing with participants from the Hanac JVL Senior Center in Astoria, Queens! --Eileen A. Baker, Lydia Barcala, Jennie Criskos, Steven George, Alice Jaworsky, Selenia Martinez, and Angie Welby.