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Zoë Kim’s Did You Eat? Opens at the Public as Critics Weigh In

The solo work arrives via Ma-Yi Theater Company’s Public Theater residency, exploring Korean-American identity through movement-driven storytelling.

Overview

  • The Off-Broadway run at the Public’s Shiva Theater began October 24 and is scheduled through November 16.
  • Presented by Ma-Yi Theater Company as part of its residency at the Public, the production launches a partnership that will also feature Jeena Yi’s JESA.
  • Kim performs an autobiographical, movement-centered piece that examines belonging, love, and healing through a landscape of family memories.
  • The production is directed by Chris Yejin with choreography by Iris McCloughan, and projections translate Korean dialogue within a design by Tanya Orellana, Harriet Jung, Minjoo Kim, Tae Jong Park, and Yee Eun Nam.
  • Playbill is tracking critical responses following opening night, as reviews note the work’s sustained physicality and intimate family recollections.