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May 2017 Issue 
NEWS
Deadline: May 15

The Japan Foundation, New York seeks an Associate Program Officer who will be responsible for the management of the institutional grant programs and fellowship programs in Japanese Studies. For details, please see the job description. Applications are due May 15.
 
July 5 - July 25

Register now for the Summer Intensive Course for Teens (Grade 9-12)! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to learn and explore Japanese language and culture through fun and interactive activities, such as the Tanabata Star Festival and Japanese calligraphy! Enroll by Monday, June 19. Please visit our website for more information.

Deadline: June 16

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is currently accepting submissions to the 11th Japan International MANGA Award, honoring manga artists who contribute to the development of manga in the world. For further details, please click here.

EVENTS
Literature
May 3, 6:30pm - 8pm


The Japan Foundation and Asia Society are pleased to co-present another international dialogue, which will be curated and moderated by the co-founders and editors of Monkey Business, Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen, with contributing editor Roland Kelts. This year's featured writers are Japanese authors Hiromi Ito and Hiroko Oyamada, in conversation with American authors Brian Evenson and Jamaica Kincaid. This event is in conjunction with the PEN World Voices Festival 2017. 

For more information and to purchase tickets online, please click here.

Performance

© Anke Schuettler
Direct Path to Detour  is a new dance work by Portland-based choreographer Takahiro Yamamoto. Grounded in the idea that self-identity is rooted in our embodied experiences, this dance evokes mental and physical states at the intersection of value systems, social pressures, expectations, and personal experiences of four dancers, who have an intimate relationship with bridging multiple societies by birth, residence, upbringing and/or religion. Direct Path to Detour envelops the performers in a poetic, visceral experience of resistance, surrender, sincerity, and fiction. This event is supported by the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program.


© William Johnston
A Body in Places is Eiko Otake's first solo project, with its scale varying radically between locations and incorporates both performative and non-performative elements. Central to the project is a drive to explore non-traditional venues and to respond to the innate characteristics of each specific place. On May 6, Otake will present a live performance at TOPAZ ARTS in Queens, NY, in conjunction with her photo exhibition on view from May 6 through 28. On May 19 and 20, she will perform in various sites around Dance Place in Washington, DC. This event is supported by the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program.

Exhibition
May 5 - June 30

Yoko Inoue, Artist in Residence at SPACES, will showcase her research from the Japanese Art collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, focusing on the integration of Japanese aesthetics and cultural iconography into the American economy. Exploring the Museum's archives pertaining to former director Sherman Emory Lee, she examines his pivotal role in the inspection and protection of Japanese artifacts and cultural properties as a "Monuments Man" in Japan during the post-war US occupation and the ensuing process of democratization. This event is supported under the JFNY Grant for Arts and Culture.

Image: Yoko Inoue, Untitled, from the series Pop Protocol (2012), ceramic. Image courtesy of the artist.

Cultural Event
May 6, 12pm - 4pm  
Randall's Island Fields 62 & 63 (New York, NY)

Each spring, the annual festival gives visitors the opportunity to appreciate the spring beauty in Randall's Island Park. Inspired by Japanese culture, the festival features live music, performances, games, exhibitions, face painting and more. This event is supported under the JFNY Grant for Arts and Culture.

May 14, 9:30am - 4pm
Bandshell Area, Central Park (New York, NY)

The Japan Day Festival will feature a wide range of Japanese traditional and family-friendly activities, popular Japanese cuisine, and stage performances throughout the day. This event is partially supported through the Center for Global Partnership Education Grant program.

Lecture & Conference
May 9, 12pm - 1pm
Philippines Conference Room, Encina Hall, Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

Tetsuji Okazaki, Professor of Economics at the University of Tokyo, will present his research on the difference between the regime transition phase and consolidation phase in the pre and post Meiji Restoration period. Please refer to the website for more details and to RSVP. This talk is organized by Stanford University and supported by the Center for Global Partnership. 

May 23, 12pm - 1pm
Philippines Conference Room, Encina Hall, Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

Ryo Sahashi, Associate Professor of Politics at Kanagawa University, will discuss US Allies' reactions to the election of Donald Trump as president. Please refer to the website for more details and information on how to RSVP. This talk is organized by Stanford University and supported by the Center for Global Partnership.

PAST EVENT & REPORT
Shank's Mare Performance at UMass Amherst
March 30
Amherst, MA

© Reiko Sono
The Japan Foundation's Performing Arts Japan grant-awarded project, Shank's Mare, kicked off its North American tour on March 30 at Amherst, MA. Before the performance, Professor Steve Forrest moderated a talk with Koryu Nishikawa V and Tom Lee to discuss the collaborative process of Shank's Mare and the tradition of Kuruma Ningyo (cart puppetry).The Bowker Auditorium at the UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center was filled with an enthusiastic crowd from the university and its surrounding communities. W ith a beautiful stage set and innovative live-feed video methodology, t he audience was mesmerized by the beautiful storytelling woven by Japanese traditional and Western puppetry; the performance  triggered a thunderous applause from the crowd. Afterwards, the audience had an opportunity to mingle with the artists to ask them about their puppets and artistry.

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