A Tale of Two Tables in San Jose
Sat, Sep 26
|Community of Christ San Jose
Hosted by Grateful Gardens San Jose
Time & Location
Sep 26, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Community of Christ San Jose, 990 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95126, USA
About the event
Premiered at the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) 2025 Conference, the performance received a standing ovation and sparked an emotional, deeply personal discussion among peace researchers, activists, and community leaders from around the world. Many audience members shared stories of displacement, survival, and conflict that the piece viscerally brought to the surface, affirming its ability to catalyze dialogue and reflection across cultures.
A Tale of Two Tables: Un/Covered is a 45-minute immersive contemporary dance work that contrasts the tenderness of daily life with the calculated logic of war. Set between a warm brown kitchen table and a cold green baize table, the piece journeys from family rhythms to battlefield tensions to the strategic negotiations of global leaders. Through powerful physicality, intricate partnering, and moments of guided audience participation, the work reveals how the same human hands can protect peace or dismantle it.