La MaMa Moves: Dancing for Japan – Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Benefit Co
At 7:30pm
Dedicated to the Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami victims. Proceeds from this benefit go directly to municipal/local agencies helping victims and families of the disaster through NPO JaNet.
Featured Artists: Take Dance, Abarukas, binbinFactory, Masumi Kishimoto, Megumi Eda, Kensaku Shinohara, Daisuke Omiya, and Haruka Tamura. Curated by Miki Orihara, in association with Noon Tan Music & Entertainment, Inc.
Program
Megumi Eda – Beautiful Boy (work in progress)
Kensaku Shinohara – massmess, MathTome
Haruka Tamura – Losing Lipstick in Motion
Masumi Kishimoto – Came Into View
Daisuke Omiya – S#1988,1room,1p
binbinFactory / SATOSHI HAGA & RIE FUKUZAWA – Untitled
ABARUKAS – The Master (Preview)
TAKE Dance – The Last News / Excerpt from “Somewhere Familiar Melodies”
Silent Auction
There will be a silent Auction and reception in the lobby of the theater after the performance. Items will include art works & private classes.
A part of this program is supported by The Japan Foundation, New York.
La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival
La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival continues to support La MaMa’s commitment to presenting diverse performance styles that challenge audience’s perception of dance by featuring performance/installations, experimental film screenings & public symposiums which address dance artists’ engagement with the current political climate, as well as honoring diasporic histories and legacy, ancestral inspirations and inter-generational dialogue.