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Odori Workshop by Master Artist Yoshinojo Fujima

Union Bank Community Room, West Mall Japan Town Peace Plaza
San Francisco, CA

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Free Odori Workshop by Master Artist Yoshinojo Fujima.
Workshop open to all levels. Learn from a professional teacher and dancer of the art form, "Nihon Buyo". Focus will be on the proper usage of the ougi (Japanese fan) in dance practice.

Fujima Yoshinojo is a Chicago-area native and Japanese American who has studied Japanese classical dance for the last twenty-seven years. She received her professional name in 2006 as a member of the Fujima Ryu Japanese Classical Dance School in Japan. The performance name, or natori, is a major milestone for a practitioner of the Japanese cultural arts. She has performed in collaborations with Asian Improv aRts MidWest, Tatsu Aoki, Tsukasa Taiko, Bellisima Productions, the Miyumi Project, and Yoko Noges Japanesque, and is also an active performing member of Toyoaki Shamisen. She attained her grandmastership this year, which certifies her with a shihan (teaching license), and currently continues her performing with Fujima Shunojo Sensei, Founder and Director of Fujima Ryu of Chicago dance troupe. This year she has also been awarded the Links Hall Artistic Associate Curatorial Residency for the 2017 season.

Bring your own Sensu for hands on participation. A limited number of Sensu will be available for rent ($5).