a woman dressed in Japanese kimono and headband stands in a green room filled with lights and cameras. Behind her photo is a sub layer of close up images of kimono fabric
The Spirit of Obon with Nobuko Miyamoto
Learn from a hologram.

Prices

General: $0.00

Dates

Tue, Oct 3, 2023 - Thu, Oct 26, 2023

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    • Thursday, Oct 12, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Friday, Oct 13, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Saturday, Oct 14, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Thursday, Oct 19, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Friday, Oct 20, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023, 9am - 6pm
    • Thursday, Oct 26, 2023, 9am - 6pm

Event Details

This work is one of four installations that comprise NI DO TO: never again. Learn more on our website.

Free and open to the public in the Ferst Center lobby. October 3 - 26, Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Closed October 21.

Through the spirit of Obon, a folk dance honoring those who’ve passed on, we disrupt and awaken a new movement experience outside the theatrical proscenium and illuminate the importance of making dances for communities. 

Nobuko Miyamoto is an icon of Asian American music and activism. Since the early 1970s, she has been exploring ways to reclaim and re-spirit our minds, bodies, histories, and communities, using the arts to create social change and forge solidarity.  Join folk dancer, Chie Saito, and KAMBARA+ dancer, Lani Yamanaka, in learning Nobuko’s Bon Odori dance Kangie (Gathering of Joy).

Location

Ferst Center Lobby
NI DO TO (Never Again): the Spirit of Obon Team
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