A Meal in Atlanta

A multi-sensorial live performance by Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya with the LEIMAY Ensemble & Guests

From September 7th to 20th, we will be in residency adapting a special iteration for A Meal in Atlanta—adjusting the performance originally presented at HERE Arts Center—and teaching masterclasses at Emory College. The residency culminates in three live performances at 7 Stages from September 17th to 19th.

A multi-sensorial live performance: part ritual, part celebration, part installation, and part shared cooking experience by critically acclaimed multidisciplinary artist duo Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya. Produced by LEIMAY, A Meal explores our deep connection with food—where it comes from, what we eat, and who we share it with.

This immersive experience takes you through a series of vignettes where you’ll partake in the act of cooking and eating together, witness performances by mythological creatures, and encounter offering songs and evocative sound/video movement installations. The layered work features evocative images and dances, resonating with our post-industrial relationship with food and the Japanese and Colombian roots of the co-creators.

For A Meal, Ximena and Shige bring together new and long-time collaborators to their LEIMAY Ensemble, alongside guest performers, composers, and vocalists. These include Masanori Asahara, Krystal Copper, Akane Little, Synead Cidney Nichols and Drew Sensue-Weinstein. Join us for a memorable journey that celebrates food, culture, and community.

Main Credits

Co-conceived, designed, and directed by: Shige Moriya and Ximena Garnica.

Featuring the LEIMAY Ensemble: Masanori Asahara; Krystel Copper; Akane Little.

Guest Performers: Synead Cidney Nichols

Composers: Thea Little, Jeremy Slater, Drew Sensue-Weinstein.

Costumes: Ximena Garnica and Dayeon Jeong.

Video and Systems: Benja Thompson

Videos from A Meal Dream Portraits: Shige Moriya and Catalina Santamaría

Development/Funding Credits

A Meal is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by LEIMAY, 7 Stages, and NPN. Also funded in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project with lead funding from The Mellon Foundation and additional support from the Doris Duke Foundation. This work was originally commissioned, developed, and produced through the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP), NYC.

Additional Credits

LEIMAY’s works, community, and coalition programs are supported in part, by public funds from the New York City Department Of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts. And by Creative Capital, the National Performance Network (NPN); and the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

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Event Dates Range

September 7, 2026 - September 20, 2026

Event Dates

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September 7, 2026 12:00 am
Residency at 7 Stages

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September 16, 2026 12:00 am
Residency at 7 Stages

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September 17, 2026 7:00 pm

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September 18, 2026 7:00 pm

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September 19, 2026 2:00 pm

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September 19, 2026 8:00 pm

Venue / Location

7 Stages Theatre
1105 Euclid Ave NE

Atlanta, GA 30307

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A Meal in Atlanta