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In an evocative dramatic performance at Centre A, Yayoi Theatre Movement explores the impact of ancestral memory by looking at the life of Japanese-Canadian artist, Roy Kiyooka. A multi-media production of dance, music and video, Identity - Ancestral Memory - poignantly depicts the struggle of the artist grappling with dual Japanese and Canadian identities, against the backdrop of racism in wartime Vancouver. Roy Kiyooka was one of Canada’s premier abstract painters. Born in 1926, he lived through the relocation of the Japanese community in WWII and established his national reputation as an artist in the 1960s. He died unexpectedly in 1994 at the age of 68. Yayoi Theatre Movement (YTM) blends traditional Japanese dance and theatre with contemporary themes. Company founder, Yayoi Hirano came to know Mr. Kiyooka in 1992 while visiting Vancouver from Japan as part of a theatrical tour. Yayoi settled permanently in Canada in 2002. Collaborating with YTM, is Vancouver dance icon Jay Hirabayashi of Kokoro Dance. Performances take place 8:00 pm, April 22nd to the 24th at Centre A located at 2 West Hastings Street, (604) 683-8326. Admission is free. A symposium takes place 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, April 24th at Centre A. A film by Jesse Nishihata, Watari Dori/Bird of Paradise, takes place at 1:00 pm, followed by a panel discussion beginning at 3:00 pm. The panel discussion will be moderated by Kirsten Emiko MacAllister. 【Title】 Identity - Ancestral Memory inspired by the life and art of Roy Kiyooka 【Schedule】 April 22nd (thu)-24th (Sat) Performance April 22nd 23rd 24th 8:00pm Symposium April 24th 1:00-5:00pm Coordinator: Grace Eiko Thomson 1:00 Watari Dori/Bird of Passage, film by Jesse Nishihata (1929-2006) 3:00 Panel Discussion Moderator: Kirsten Emiko McAllister 【Venue】 Centre A 2 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC V6B 1G6 Canada Tel:604-683-8326 【Concept & Directed】 Yayoi Hirano 【Choreographer】 Jay Hirabayashi 【Stage Performers】 YAYOI, Jay Hirabayashi, Carolyne Chan, Tomoko Hanawa 【Video Participants】 Harry Aoki, Roy Miki, Linda Ohama, Judy Nakagawa, Takeo Yamashiro, John Endo Greenaway 【Musicians】 Koto (Japanese Harp): Kozue Matsumoto Shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo Flute): Minoru Yamamoto 【Creative Team】 Set Designer: Vivian Nishi Video Editor: Shebnem Ospeta Photographer: Yukiko Onley(Canada), Mikiya Kadota(Kochi) Graphic Designer : Ryoko Ninagawa Costume Designer: Naoko Shimada Videographers: Takeshi Yonekura (Canada) , Hiroshi Kawauchi (Kouchi, Japan), Yusuke Yuguchi (Tokyo, Japan) 【Show Length】 75mins. 【Tickets】 Admission Free 【Produced by】 YAYOI THEATRE MOVEMENT SOCIETY 【Sponsors】 Centre A, Canada Council, BC Arts Council National Association of Japanese Canadians Escapes.ca, The Listel Hotel 【Supporters】 Top Scene Inc.(Tokyo Japan), Mamoru Hiraoka ,Kana Kiyooka, Matsuki Masutani, Kayo Kitakomi , Masako Matsuda, Ruriko Taylor, Cindy Mochizuki, Yukiko Anthony, Makiko Yoshiii, Angela Hollinger, Rina Suzuki, Doug Owen, Atsuko Yoda, NAOTO HORITA Inc, Artisan Sake Maker, Chieko Konishi Tea shop Sawa, Estate of Roy K Kiyooka 【Contact Information】 YAYOI THEATRE MOVEMENT SOCIETY (Tel: 1-604-739-7760) |