Contemporary choreographer Gerald Casel takes on white privilege in “Cover Your Mouth When You Smile,” the second work in his abstract trilogy exploring Asian American identity. Performed by GeraldCaselDance and co-produced by ODC Theater, where Casel is a resident artist, “Cover” premieres Wednesday, June 13, and runs through Friday, June 15, on a shared bill with a preview of the third installment, “Not About Race Dance.” He seeks to “unsettle presumptions around Asian stereotypes” in his suite of linked but not sequential works.

The trilogy began with 2015’s “Splinters in Our Ankles,” which investigated the tinikling, a colonial-era folk dance of the Philippines, where Casel was born.

In turn, “Cover” looks at self-restraint among Asian women, while “Not About” delves into unexamined aspects of whiteness.

— Claudia Bauer

More Information GeraldCaselDance: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, June 13-15. $30. ODC Theater, 3153 17th St., S.F. 415-863-9834. www.odc.dance