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JFNY & CGP NEWSLETTER | MAY 20, 2020
As many still have to stay home, we continue to explore new ways to bring Japanese arts and culture to you during these challenging times. We are also sharing more information regularly on Facebook . Please stay safe and well!
Art
Dohi Miho uses materials such as yarn, wire, paint, fabric, sheet metal, and tape to create lively, invitingly tactile sculptures she describes simply as buttai , or objects. This solo exhibition by Dohi was originally scheduled to open to the public on April 18. As the Renaissance Society remains closed until further notice, images of each work in the show are available on the museum’s website . A suite of new online programming accompanies the presentation. This exhibition is supported through the JFNY Grant for Arts and Culture.
Take a virtual tour of Asia Society's latest exhibition, The Art of Impermanence: Japanese Works from the John C. Weber Collection and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection !
Performance
JS-ENCORE is Japan Society's new bi-weekly video series of Japanese performing arts. From May 15 to May 29, two contemporary dance productions will be streamed: About Kazuo Ohno: Reliving the Butoh Diva’s Masterpieces and Fruits borne out of rust . Both performances were supported through the Performing Arts Japan program.
Orihara Miki 's solo concert Resonance III is now available online. Orihara is best known for her work as a principal dancer in the Martha Graham Dance Company. This project features both American and Japanese early modern dance pioneers' works. This performance was supported through the Performing Arts Japan program.
Invitation of Nohgaku is an online introductory guide to classical Japanese performing arts Noh and Kyogen. It is a good starting point for those who are interested in these classical theater forms but don't know where to start. The guide covers fundamental knowledge, history, masks, costumes and performance techniques. Some famous pieces are also introduced with audiovisual excerpts.
Film
Japanese Animated Film Classics streams early Japanese animations from the collection of the National Film Center, Tokyo. All films are available for free with English subtitles, including the oldest surviving Japanese animated film The Dull Sword (1917). Staff favorites are Arichan the Ant , Will Power and A Day after a Hundred Years .
Japanese Language
Learn Japanese anytime, anywhere with the comprehensive JF Japanese e-Learning platform Minato . It offers free self-study courses; choose the level, course type, study category, and you're set to go! 
Irodori is a new free learning resource developed by the Japan Foundation. It focuses on essential Japanese phrases to navigate daily life and work in Japan. PDF and audio files are available to use and download here .
Grassroots Exchange & Education
Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinators promote awareness and understanding of Japan in regions of the U.S. with relatively few Japan-related activities and opportunities for exchange. Year 17 and 18 Coordinators collaborated to create this video of regional variations on "Wash up and have fun at home." Can you recognize their local dialects?
For inquiries, please contact: info@jfny.org
Image credits (from top):

Dohi Miho, Buttai 57 , 2019.

Video thumbnail image of VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: Japan's 'Art of Impermanence' at Asia Society Museum .

Fruits borne out of rust © bozzo.

Still from Resonance III

JF Japanese e-Learning Minato © The Japan Foundation.

Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan © The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa.

Video thumbnail image of Wash Up and Have Fun at Home!
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