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Performances Voices of Hiroshima - January 27, 2012 TomoeArts and the UBC Museum of Anthropology Featuring: Eien Hunter-Ishikawa, Colleen Lanki and Alcvin Ryûzen Ramos Location : The UBC Museum of Anthropology Great Hall A concert of music and text about Hiroshima and the atomic bomb. Created in conjunction with the MOA exhibit hiroshima by Isiuchi Miyako click HERE for more information and images. Buyoh & Bharata Natyam - September 18, 2011 TomoeArts and Shakti Dance Featuring: Colleen Lanki and Anusha Fernando Location : The Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre Produced by: New Works as part of their Dance Allsorts Series A concert of solo classical dances of Japan and India. click HERE for more information and images. EN: a raincity street dance - July 7-9, 2011 Featuring work from: Hope in Shadows community photographers Choreographed by : Colleen Lanki Music Composed by : Eien Hunter-Ishikawa with Alcvn Ryûzen Ramos Designed by : Craig Alfredson (sets/projections) and Yulia Shtern (costumes) Dancers : Matthew Romantini, Hideaki Kanamaru and Colleen Lanki Location : The courtyard of the Firehall Arts Centre Produced by: The Dancing on the Edge Festival A full-length version of our March 2010 EN (circle/fate) exploring community, relationships and the rain that makes us all common. click HERE for more information and images. Summer Odori - Japanese Dances of the Season - July 18, 2010 Featuring: TomoeArts and the Otowa-ryu Japanese Dance With special guests: Alcvin Ryûzen Ramos and Eien Hunter-Ishikawa Location : Ron Basford Park Granville Island (near PerformanceWorks) Produced by: NewWorks as part of their All Over the Map Series TomoeArts teams up with Otowa-ryu Japanese Dance to do a fun, outdoor concert of many kinds of Japanese traditional dance. Also featuring taiko by Eien Hunter-Ishikawa and yokobue (flute) with Alcvin Ramos. click HERE for more information and images. Odori: The World of Kabuki Dance - April 10-11, 2010 Featuring Master Dancer: Fujima Shôgo With master dancers : Izumi Tokuho and Fujma Monyo Location : The Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC Produced by: TomoeArts in Association with Theatre at UBC and Pangaea Arts Odori: The World of Kabuki Dance showcases odori, the dance of the kabuki theatre, performed by master dancer-actors from Japan and local dancers in full costume and make-up. Also workshops, lecture-demos and displays... click HERE for more information and images. EN (circle/fate) - The Procession of Performing Circles - March 7, 2010 Directed/Choreographed by : Colleen Lanki Music Composed and performed by : Eien Hunter-Ishikawa Costumes and Projections Designed by : Yulia Shtern Dancers : Maki Komori and Tami Mukai Location : Chinatown and Gastown Procession of Performing Circles curated by: Glenn Lewis of LIVE EN is part of The Procession of Performing Circles a performance event in BRIGHT-LIGHT. Six groups perform in procession through the downtown eastside using circles and lights as their main motifs. EN is TomoeArts' part of the public art event. click HERE for more information and images. Ten Nights of Dream - May 21-23, 2009 Choreography and performance: Colleen Lanki Composition and performance: Alcvin Ramos Projection design: Craig Alfredson, David Kim, Yulia Shtern, and Ana Luisa Espinoza Vaca Direction: Matthew Romantini Produced by: Tomoe Arts and Centre A Ten Nights of Dream combines solo choreographies, original music composition, and visual projected images, based on the writings of Japanese novelist Natsume Sôseki... click HERE for more information and images.