{"id":5899365,"date":"2025-10-07T21:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=5899365"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:42:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:42:02","slug":"fall-2025-villa-albertine-grantees-take-the-stage-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/fall-2025-villa-albertine-grantees-take-the-stage-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa Albertine\u2019s 2025 Grantees Take Center Stage in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From Wanjiru Kamuyu\u2019s\u00a0<em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorklivearts.org\/event\/fragmented-shadows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fragmented\u00a0Shadows<\/a><\/u><\/em>, a journey through memory and healing, to Caroline Guiela\u00a0Nguyen\u2019s\u00a0<em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bam.org\/lacrima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LACRIMA<\/a><\/u><\/em>, a global tale of craft and secrecy, catch a sweeping panorama of contemporary\u00a0dance, theater, and cross-disciplinary creation at venues across New York. Other highlights include Compagnie Dyptik\u2019s\u00a0<em>Le Grand Bal<\/em>; Kaori Ito, Paul Lazar, Makoto Yabuki, and Yoshi O\u00efda\u2019s reinvention of a timeless Japanese fable with\u00a0<em>The Silk Drum<\/em>; and\u00a0<em>By Heart<\/em>, an intimate and participatory play by Avignon Festival director Tiago Rodrigues that explores memorization through the story of his grandmother.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the upcoming performances below and reserve your tickets today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2436\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1465\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wanjiru-K.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Fragmented Shadows by Wanjiru Kamuyu <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 15 \u2013 17, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorklivearts.org\/artists\/wanjiru-kamuyu\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Tickets\">Tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>New York Live Arts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1465\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1465);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kenya-born, French-American choreographer Wanjiru Kamuyu explores the body\u2019s ability to question the stories and emotions it holds. How do we break free from the memories stored in our cells, our muscles, our tissues, our organs, and our blood? How do we reclaim our life stories? In this piece, three performers come together to investigate the body\u2019s capacity to liberate itself from the entanglement of inherited, lived, and repressed stories.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/crossing-the-line-2025\/\">Crossing the Line Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo:\u00a0\u00a9 metlili.net<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1353\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LACRIMA-e1759873325121.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">LACRIMA by Caroline Guiela Nguyen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 22-26, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bam.org\/lacrima\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Tickets\">Tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>BAM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1353\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1353);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW132441072 BCX0\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\">LACRIMA<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\">, which premiered at the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW132441072 BCX0\">Festival<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW132441072 BCX0\">d\u2019Avignon<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\"> in 2024, follows the secret creation of a Princess of England\u2019s wedding dress by a Parisian haute couture house. The play centers on the \u201cshadow laborers\u201d\u2014<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\">seamstresses<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\">, pattern makers, and embroiderers\u2014whose extraordinary craftsmanship hides deep personal struggles. Under Caroline <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW132441072 BCX0\">Guiela<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\"> Nguyen\u2019s direction, <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\">LACRIMA<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\"> unveils the human drama<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW132441072 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\">behind the<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW132441072 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\"> glamour<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW132441072 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132441072 BCX0\">of high fashion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW132441072 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/crossing-the-line-2025\/\">Crossing the Line Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258386147 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258386147 BCX0\">Photo: \u00a9<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258386147 BCX0\">Jean Louis Fernandez<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW258386147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1058\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Silk-Drum.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">The Silk Drum by Yoshi Oida and Kaori Ito <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 24-25, 2025 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/japansociety.org\/events\/le-tambour-de-soie\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Tickets\">Tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Japan Society\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1058\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1058);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"7f3b8dfc-0d6e-4b7a-8ddd-d09f9dedb056\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"930dee35-4588-4724-801f-7041093c9bf7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"432\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Drawing from Yukio Mishima\u2019s adaptation of the <em data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"63\">Aya no Tsuzumi<\/em> Noh drama, the piece opens with an elderly man (Paul Lazar) sweeping a theater stage who becomes infatuated with a beautiful dancer (Ito) rehearsing nearby. Set to music by Makoto Yabuki, the darkly seductive performance centers on the tension between the old man\u2019s desperate longing for love and the young woman\u2019s indifference, which ultimately leads to his downfall.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/crossing-the-line-2025\/\">Crossing the Line Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Courtesy of the Maison de la Culture d\u2019Amiens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1033\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Compagnie-Dyptik.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Le Grand Bal by Compagnie DYPTIK<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 28 &#8211; November 1, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joyce.org\/performances\/compagnie-dyptik-q2ct\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Tickets\">Tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>The Joyce Theater\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1033\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1033);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this intense production, ten isolated, immobile dancers gradually pulse back to life with powerful energy, mirroring society&#8217;s recovery from the pandemic&#8217;s standstill. The choreography fuses dance and music, urging the body to rebel as the only path to freedom. Compagnie Dyptik, a Saint-\u00c9tienne-based company founded by Souhail Marchiche and Mehdi Meghari, is renowned for its dynamic hip-hop performances often exploring social issues and collective identity.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/crossing-the-line-2025\/\">Crossing the Line Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW175179241 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175179241 BCX0\">\u00a9 Romain Tissot<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1404\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7723b638-53b9-a55b-0532-72dd4e6b7eee-scaled.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">By Heart by Tiago Rodrigues <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 3-4, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lallianceny.org\/event\/by-heart\/?__cf_chl_tk=iYSSn3QBKP73BonsgoUtL6rAAy0eLMI4QF2Rtr_ZqSQ-1759872839-1.0.1.1-NeR8duJFls3hIsGirsvu.ikX3w8BT75AEPuh7CtAq0I\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t title=\"Tickets\">Tickets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>L&#039;Alliance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1404\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1404);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <em data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"271\">By Heart<\/em>, writer, director, and performer Tiago Rodrigues teaches a poem to ten audience members onstage, uniting them in the act of memorization. The piece explores the profound importance of transmission and the role of memory as a safe hiding place for words and ideas\u2014guaranteeing the survival of culture even in desolate times. 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