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Asian Improv aRts & Genryu Arts present: Shimenawa

Asian Improv aRts and Genryu Arts present

Traditions / Transformations 2009! works by Melody Takata, Genny Lim, and Tatsu Aoki drawing upon cultural legacies that reveal new possibility

Friday and Saturday, April 17-18, 8pm

Sunday, April 19, 2pm

- Post-performance discussion following all shows

Tickets are $15

$5 discount for CounterPULSE members and children 12 & under

Friday, April 17, 2009 / 8pm

Pilgrimage by Genny Lim & Shimenawa by Melody Takata

Saturday, April 18, 2009 / 8pm

Re-ROOTED: The Untold Story of Tokyo Shamisen Music by Tatsu Aoki & Shimenawa by Melody Takata

Sunday, April 19, 2009 / 2pm

Re-ROOTED: The Untold Story of Tokyo Shamisen Music by Tatsu Aoki & Shimenawa by Melody Takata

Shimenawa explores the issues of ongoing cultural erosion in contemporary society and the complexity of re-inventing the Shinto rope to keep evil out. Melody Takata's Japanese American dance narratives unleash women from traditional roles with the sounds of taiko and painted imagery by poet performer Genny Lim.