• Saturday, February 22, 2025
• 5:30 PM to 7:45 PM
• Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson (map)
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“FUNHOUSE movement theater returns to Yume Gardens to take the audience on a butoh exploration of body as landscape. In eternal vessels of clay, we wander and wonder, at once in and of the landscape. We are earth and stars and the space between unseen realms. We are clouds and mountains; rivers and forests; presence and prayer. We are the dreams within the clay.

Join us for Lost Among Clouds, an exploration of form, movement, and spirit, featuring Christopher Carlone, Heide Foley, Karenne Koo, Lin Lucas, Sherry Mulholland, Keita Tsutsum with music by Paul Amiel.

Visitors to this unique butoh performance will encounter dancers dispersed throughout the refined splendor of the garden, each engaged in improvisational communion with the sights, sounds, and sensations of the natural environment. Prepare to be moved.

The experience is immersive, allowing for audience members to move throughout the garden as the dancers perform in different spaces.

A contemporary, avant-garde performance art, butoh is a seamless blend of dance, theater, improvisation, and traditional Japanese performing arts. Butoh compels both performers and audience to investigate the primal, universal energies that connect us, and invites us to share an embodied experience of the collective unconscious.”

Date & Time:

2/22

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM & 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM

Tickets:
General Admission: $35

Advanced ticket reservation is required. This is a limited admission event.

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“Join guest speaker Dr. Junko Sakoi to learn about the history of Japanese Incarceration in the United States on our Day of Remembrance. February 19th is the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 enacting the internment of civilians with Japanese ancestry. For questions and concerns, please contact APASA Coordinator at kristietham@arizona.edu.”

Feb. 19, 12 noon at APASA office, 1303 E. University Blvd., room 409A on fourth floor of Student Union Memorial Center.

APASA stands for Asian Pacific American Student Affairs.

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“The University of Arizona is excited to welcome a professional Rakugo performer from the English Rakugo Association in Japan for a special workshop and performance in English! Rakugo is a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, performed while seated on stage with only a folding fan and a hand towel as props.

This year, we are offering both a workshop and a performance to give participants a deeper understanding of this unique art form.

Feb. 20,2025

“Workshop: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Main Library Room 112), 1510 E. University Blvd.

Performance: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (ILC Room 140), 1500 E. University Blvd.

✳︎Workshop registration is limited to 30 participants!

✳︎Performance seating is available for up to 150 attendees!

We encourage students, faculty, and community members to join this cultural experience. Instructors are welcome to share this with their classes, and students may inquire about extra credit opportunities with their professors.”

Register here: https://docs.google.com/…/1RZmwJQJBGDf63…/preview

For more information, please contact Noriko Hayashi at nhayashijoi@arizona.edu.

Come discover the humor and charm of Rakugo!

• Sunday, February 16, 2025
• 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson (map)
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“Please come and enjoy a visual treat from Tucson’s very own Kimono Club and Oakashi Flowers. This fashion show will include many different types of kimono styles, with a live discussion about the the art of kimono. All of the models featured will be members of the AZ Kimono Club, who will also be modelling kanzashi, or hair ornaments, handcrafted by local artist and owner of Oakashi Flowers. After the kimono demonstration, you will get to enjoy watching the intricate and beautiful process of making kanzashi by hand.

Kimono richly diverse, vibrant, and complex in design and in the art of wearing them. AZ Kimono Club prides itself on honoring this tradition by specializing in many ways to wear kimono and obi (the fabric belt worn outside of kimono). Come learn about the symbolizing and signifcance of color, texture, motifs, and more. Kanzashi traditionally were handmade flowers where every individual petal was sewn to create small works of art to be worn with kimono. This craft is painstaking yet amazingly striking to see in person.

Oakashi Flowers will have items for sale before and after the fashion show, proceeds of which will benefit both the organization and the Gardens.”

Dates & Time: 

2/16

12PM – 2PM

Tickets:

General Admission: $20

Children: $5

Advanced ticket reservation is required. This is a limited admission event.

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• Saturday, February 15, 2025
• 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson (map)
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“This is a new session which enhances our Path to Emotional Healing Program at Yume Japanese Gardens. We recommend it as both a standalone experience or as part of your initial journey on the Path to Emotional Healing Program. This two-hour reflective journaling experience invites participants to explore the profound connection between nature and their inner selves. Rooted in the tranquil beauty of the gardens, the session serves as a foundation for the transformative journey ahead, encouraging participants to align their emotional healing with the serenity and wisdom of nature.

Through guided mindfulness exercises, journaling prompts, and personal reflection, participants will begin to perceive the gardens as a mirror to their emotions – a space where growth, resilience, and joy are nurtured. The session encourages them to explore their personal stories with curiosity and compassion, using the natural elements of the garden as inspiration for self-discovery and emotional renewal.

This reflective exercise introduces participants to the program’s purpose: building emotional balance, self-awareness, and a sense of peace through regular solo walks in the gardens. It sets the tone for a month-long journey of healing, where participants are guided by their personal reflections and the garden’s timeless rhythms.

Kenneth Pearson has a MFA in Creative Writing with a MS in Industrial Organizational Psychology. He serves as the Digital Librarian of The Haiku Foundation, is the Facilitator of the Haiku Walk at Yume Japanese Gardens in Tucson, and the author of two haiku collections. For Kenneth, Haiku has become a cornerstone of his life, teaching him to appreciate simplicity, presence, and the fleeting beauty of each moment.“

Date/Time:

Saturday, February 15, 2025

11am – 1pm

Tickets:

$60 General Admission

Advanced Reservations required. Please purchase your ticketsin advance for this event.

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