Our lives changed in 2020. How do we carry on when life is disrupted? In Silicon Valley, Chinese Performing Arts of America (CPAA) found a way to energize their artistic community and keep looking forward.

Persevering in Pandemic

Chinese Performing Arts of America (CPAA) keeps its community energized despite the pandemic.

Critically ill medical student Lú Ho travels through time to thwart an old immigration ban and save many lives, but her own may be at risk.

Flight of the Heron

Critically ill medical student Lú Ho travels through time to thwart an old immigration ban and save many lives

A young woman does not want to attend her debutante ball, and finds a most unusual friend to go in her place.&nbsp;

The Debutante

A young woman finds a most unusual friend to take her place at debutante ball

Dance: A&nbsp;colorful, light-filled, retelling of a folk tale through dance and sweeping vistas.&nbsp;

How Turtle Got the Cracks on his Back

A colorful, light-filled retelling of a folk tale through dance and sweeping vistas.

<a href="https://www.sjdt.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">San Jose Dance Theatre </a>(SJDT) has produced San Jose's longest-running live production of&nbsp;the classic Nutcracker&nbsp;story each year since 1964. When the COVID crisis struck in its 55th year, SJDT took this Bay Area family tradition outdoors for a one-time-only special event featuring excerpts of The Nutcracker filmed on location around San Jose.&nbsp;This unique production incorporates for the first time the new San Jose Dance Theatre Ballet Company, the students of the <a href="https://www.sjdt.org/ballet-classes-schedule/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">San Jose Dance Theatre Academy</a>, and some favorite guest artists.&nbsp; The Story: On Christmas Eve, young Clara falls asleep after the family Christmas party. As the clock strikes midnight, Clara is transported to a wonderful world where toys become larger than life, her beloved Nutcracker defends her from the evil Mouse King and stunning Snowflakes dance delicately. A joyous explosion of color, set to Tchaikovsky’s inspired score, San Jose Dance Theatre’s&nbsp;The Nutcracker&nbsp;is sure to enchant audiences from the very first moment.&nbsp;

San Jose Dance Theater's The Nutcracker 2020

A Masked Ball-et! A COVID-safe Nutcracker filmed outdoors around San Jose, California.

&nbsp;A crow tries to cheer up a sad squirrel.&nbsp;&nbsp;He doesn’t get the response he expects, but both leave happier and wiser.&nbsp;

The Crow and the Squirrel

A crow tries to cheer up a sad squirrel. He doesn’t get the response he expects.

Young people preparing to join a church group on a missionary trip are kidnapped and forced to confess their “sins.” But what is considered sinful?

Bound 4 Heaven

Young people preparing for a missionary trip are forced to confess their “sins"

A young couple loves their flat, but the landlord evicts them in order to rent to a higher-paying tenant.&nbsp;&nbsp;The couple decides to resist by any means.

Buy Any Means

When their landlord evicts them from the flat they love, a young couple resists by any means.

Horror: An artist who draws bizarre horror-themed illustrations loses himself in his dark world.

Sketch

An artist who draws bizarre horror-themed illustrations loses himself in his dark world.

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