Burden of Proof World Premiere
Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 26, 2026
7:00 PM / 3:00 PM
Bindlestiff Studio
Work in progress performance at Bindlestiff Studio, June 2025. Photo by Alyssa Cortez.
Burden of Proof is an immersive multimedia dance performance set in the near future. Inspired by a true story* it delves into the generational truama inflicted by the American Justice system and how traumatic experiences blur the line between memory and nightmare, told through the lens of the fictional Calinao immigrant family. Original sound score features text drawn from The Diary of Lenora Megabo Perez* and the writings of her son, Jason Magabo Perez, 2024 San Diego Poet Laureate.
*Pilipina nurses Leonora Megabo Perez and Filipina Narciso were convicted in the 1975 unexplained deaths at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor Michigan. They were incarcerated, until a judge ordered their release due to prosecutors “overwhelming prejudice” against the nurses.
Performance Show Times
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This production is created with funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission, Map Fund, Zellerbach Family Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts, Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, California Arts Council, and SF Grants for the Arts.