seed is a multidisciplinary performance piece that explores the collision of contemporary dance, projection mapping, and ikebana–the Japanese art of flower arranging. How can we honor and embody traditional art forms to reconnect with our cultural histories, the seed of our existence?
Performed by Entity Contemporary Dance and Sogetsu Ikebana master artist Haruko Takeichi, seed examines the ephemerality of beauty and the cycles of fragmentation, destruction, and rebirth within both nature and society.
Scope
Projection Mapping
Show Programming
Realtime Animation with TouchDesigner
Credits
Directors/Choreographers: Will Johnston + Marissa Osato
Ikebana Master Artist: Haruko Takeichi
Projection Artists: Caroline Marks, Akiko Yamashita
Composer: Matt Cady
Additional Thanks to: Dom Ricci, Rani de Leon, EJ Orlando, Yuki Uehara, and JACCC staff .
Performed by Entity Contemporary Dance
Kent Boyd, Karen Chuang, Emily Crouch, Shiori Kamijo, Angel Mammoliti, Jason Martin, Grayson McGuire, Vickie Roan, Eugenia Rodriguez, Diana Schoenfield, Derek Tabada
Location:
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
James Irvine Japanese Garden & George J. Doizaki Gallery
244 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90012