MICHIYAYA

Road to Sky

November 6 & 7, 2025
Wood Street Galleries
Digital Program

Artistic Direction: Anya & Mitsuko Clarke-Verdery
Choreography: Anya Clarke-Verdery in collaboration with the dance artists
Visual/Contextual Design: Mitsuko Clarke-Verdery in collaboration with the dance artists
Performance:
Nov 6 Cast:
Shamell:
kira shiina
Schmidt: Sabrina Canas
Sky:
Kanon Sugino
Ensemble: Cam Archie, Lydia Fish & Indigo Sparks

Nov 7 Cast:
Shamell:
Cam Archie
Schmidt: Lydia Fish
Sky:
Indigo Sparks
Ensemble:
Sabrina Canas, kira shiina, & Kanon Sugino

Original Music & Sound Design: Juan-Augusto Lafontaine
Costume Design: Uma Shannon
Lighting Design: Logan Donahue
Projection & Media Design: Jess Medenbach Crawford
Theatrical Advisor: Iliana T. Sharp 
Project Doulas: Bree Breeden & Kathleen Kelley
Stage Manager: Kaben Benavides
Venue Curatorial Assistant & Department Coordinator: Davine Byon
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Venue Support: Joshua Rievel, Vesper Phillips, and Tyler Thompson
Backstage Support: Morgan, Lex Casey,

Special Thanks: Wendy Shafer & Rie Schmidt

MICHIYAYA: Road to Sky is presented at Wood Street Galleries in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

Road to Sky is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature as well as the Tomayko Foundation, Opportunity Fund, and was supported, in part, by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.