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Musing on the Making of IzumonookunI

March 8, 2024 by PSF

Aretha Aoki crawling across stage with a child on her back.

IzumonookunI Blog Post Powell Street Festival Society is proud to be supporting the development of “IzumonookunI,” a multidisciplinary dance inspired by Izumo no Okuni, the 17th century cis-female founder of kabuki: a Japanese dance-drama form that currently contains little trace of its cis-female-centric, grassroots, counter-cultural origins. The following blog post is a reflection by choreographer Aretha Aoki on her motivations and ethos in … Read more

Dance Experiment

March 21, 2024February 5, 2024 by PSF

Dance Experiment Photo credit: Still from video by Colin Kelley Saturday, March 9Morrow | 910 Richards St., VancouverFREE Dance and Improvisation Workshop| Register Now! Dance Experiment is a free workshop for movers and choreographers informed loosely by the multidisciplinary dance project, IzumonookunI by Aretha Aoki and Ryan MacDonald. Aoki will lead participants in a warmup and exercises for … Read more

2nd Annual Setsubun New Year Event

February 5, 2024February 3, 2024 by PSF

Saturday, February 3 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PMOppenheimer Park | 488 Powell St.FREE Event Join us for elder Veronica’s Sacred Fire, special appearances and a community meal of Japanese curry rice. This New Year’s event features a nod to Setsubun traditions like mamemaki, alongside Powell Street Festival twists as we celebrate a turning point … Read more

I Have My Mother’s Eyes: A Holocaust Memoir Across Generations

November 20, 2023November 18, 2023 by PSF

Panel Conversation: October 25, 7pm Chamber Opera Premiere: November 18 & 19, 8pm Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre | 950 W 41st Ave., Vancouver Tickets $40 (includes panel conversation and opera) | Buy Now! Powell Street Festival Society is proud to partner with Chutzpah! Festival to present I Have My Mother’s Eyes: A Holocaust Memoir … Read more

Godzilla: King of Kaiju Series at The Cinematheque

November 1, 2023September 26, 2023 by PSF

October 26 – October 31 The Cinematheque | 1131 Howe St., Vancouver Tickets $10~ | Buy Now! Powell Street Festival Society is proud to partner with The Cinematheque to present Godzilla: King of Kaiju, a Halloween season series saluting the epic reign of the kaiju king. This monster-sized, all-ages series draws from the earliest and most … Read more

おやすみ (Oyasumi): A Collection of Japanese Canadian Short Films

October 18, 2023April 19, 2023 by PSF

Thursday, May 25 2023 | 7:00 PM The Cinematheque | 1131 Howe St., Vancouver Tickets $14 | Buy Now! Powell Street Festival Society is proud to join the Cinematheque in co-presenting おやすみ (Oyasumi), a special evening featuring 12 Japanese Canadian short films curated by Natalie Murao. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with … Read more

Setsubun

November 6, 2023February 5, 2023 by PSF

February 5, 2023 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM Oppenheimer Park, 488 Powell St. FREE Event Join us for Taiko and more alongside elder Veronica’s Sacred Fire, followed by a Paueru Mashup Lesson and community dance, complete with special appearances and a community meal of Japanese Curry Rice and hot apple cider. Now at Oppenheimer Park, … Read more

Illuminations: a celebration of seventeen-syllable poems and musings (June 18 live event)

October 18, 2023June 9, 2022 by PSF

June 18 – 9:00 PM (Doors 8:00) Café Deux Soleils Sliding-scale cover charge ($5-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds) Entry at the door only; no advance tickets Powell Street Festival Society, in association with DKAM, is excited to announce Illuminations: a celebration of seventeen-syllable poems and musings—9:00 PM (Doors 8:00) June 18, … Read more

Musing on the Making of IzumonookunI

Dance Experiment

2nd Annual Setsubun New Year Event

I Have My Mother’s Eyes: A Holocaust Memoir Across Generations

Godzilla: King of Kaiju Series at The Cinematheque

おやすみ (Oyasumi): A Collection of Japanese Canadian Short Films

Setsubun

Illuminations: a celebration of seventeen-syllable poems and musings (June 18 live event)

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