Photo courtesy of Susa Design.
Younje Cho and Renu Savant in Residence at The Pocantico Center
Composer Younje Cho and filmographer Renu Savant's work-in-process performance at the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center in November 2025.
The following first appeared on YouTube. The opinions expressed are those of the artists and do not necessarily represent the views of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Since 2016, the Composers Now and Asian Cultural Council (ACC) creative residency program at The Pocantico Center has paired a distinguished composer with an artist drawn from a wide range of disciplines to live onsite at Pocantico for two weeks and develop a performance piece that engages the eyes and ears. The residency culminates with a public work-in-process showing of the artists' original work and a moderated discussion of their individual styles and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The fall 2025 residency welcomed composer Younje Cho and filmmaker Renu Savant to Pocantico. The documentary short below offers a behind‑the‑scenes look at their creative process during their residency and at the ways the Hudson Valley and Pocantico’s historic campus inspired their work.
A documentary short sharing composer Younje Cho and filmmaker Renu Savant's creative process during their Composers Now and Asian Cultural Council residency at Pocantico in fall 2025. Video Production by Rally Cap Picture.