Event Info
Echoes of Silence: A Conversation
Screening, Poetry Reading & Conversation
7:30pm
Free
Event Description
Echoes of Silence: A Conversation
May 24 2023, 7:30pm, no registration required | In gallery
Join us for a screening of Echoes of Silence, an experimental short film by Jennifer Aoki, followed by a poetry reading by Carolyn Nakagawa, and a conversation moderated by Dr Andrea Mariko Grant. This event is supported by the Past Wrongs, Future Choices project, the University of Victoria, Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada, the Frank Hori Foundation, and Open Space.
Echoes of Silence is at once a contemporary dance performance, historical record, and moving meditation. Shot at Vancouver’s historic Japanese Language School and featuring original music by traditionally based Japanese drumming group Onibana Taiko, this short film reflects on intergenerational trauma caused by Japanese internment and dispossession during the second world war.
Open Space respectfully acknowledges that we are located on the unceded territories of the Lekwungen peoples, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. We seek to honour and uphold these ongoing relationships to the land and its stewards as we work on these territories.
Open Space is not wheelchair accessible and is accessed by a flight of 23 stairs with two landings. There are two gender inclusive washrooms, one multi-stall and one single stall with a urinal. If you have any other questions or concerns about accessibility, please contact office [at] openspace.ca or 250-383-8833.
Venue
510 Fort Street
Multi-Purpose / Hall
Capacity220
since 1972
In-Person Event
Wed. May 24th 2023 + Add to Calendar
Open Space
