Open Art: "When Dreams Are Interrupted"

Purple Moon Dance Project's Artistic Director Jill Togawa presents a riveting performance that uncovers the imprint left on a neighborhood by the forced removal and mass evacuation of Japanese American communities in 1942. Weaving together community history, personal stories, dance, visual art, and live music, this collaborative project combines the talents of choreographer Jill Togawa, visual artist Ellen Bepp, dancers Arisika Razak, Ruth Ichinaga, and Sharon Sato, and musicians Claudia Cuentas and Laura Inserra. Space is limited.

Jill Shiraki, Production Manager for the Purple Moon Dance Project: "Sacramento was home to a large, thriving Japantown that served as a downtown for the Japanese immigrants working in the fields and orchards in the northern region of California. Although it was re-established after the war, it was forced out several times during the redevelopment era, with the establishment of state office building on Capitol Avenue in the 1950s, the construction of Highway 99/I-5 in the 1960s, and all but destroyed as a result of the development of the Capitol Mall on K Street. Through movement and memories, When Dreams Are Interrupted will uplift the traces of a former street-scape and the imprint of a community that persists through its re-telling of stories and civic engagement."

Free to Members, $6 Nonmembers in advance (by 5 PM, February 22), $12 Nonmembers at the door.

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Open Art is a part of the program series Thursdays 'til 9.