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The Theater & Dance Honors Festival will be from 4-6 PM on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 in multiple locations in the Theater & Dance wing of Janet Wallace! Four talented seniors will present the results of their year-long research projects. Jessica Chen has designed and built an immersive installation, empowering the audience to explore and discover stories as they move independently throughout the world. Kitty Jiang has designed a story featuring Chinese traditional folktales presented through Chinese shadow puppetry, in which Kitty creates all visual elements of puppets, costumes, lighting and video creation. Lily Turner presents a brief fashion show and talk highlighting sustainable fashion design and clothing culture in the wake of environmental collapse and global crisis, and the importance of circular design. Nicola Wong’s exposure to a range of movement practices such as Butoh serves as inspiration for her own work, which considers ways we connect to ourselves, to community, and to our greater environment. Admission is free and first-come, first-serve.