POOM 2 - A Page Out Of Order M to M
Yoshiko Chuma & The School of Hard Knocks
May 15-17 , 2008 at Japan Society, New York City

POOM
A Page Out Of Order M to M
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street, NYC
Thursday, May 15, 7:30 PM
Friday, May 16, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 17, 7:30 PM
Box Office: (212) 715-1258, Monday - Friday, 10 am - 4:45 pm
www.japansociety.org
www.yoshikochuma.org

Dance, live music, video projections and commentary collide in 10 scenes on a red-saturated stage in the middle of a driving rainstorm in POOM 2, the latest chapter in the on-going dance/installation "A Page Out of Order" by Yoshiko Chuma and her company The School of Hard Knocks.

Inspired by Teinosuke Kinugasas' 1927 silent film "A Page of Madness", the current episode investigates the relatively unknown country of Manipur in northeast India, the site of Japans' final battle of World War II. An international cast of real and electronic performers will appear on film and via live call-ins.

Chuma, who conceives, choreographs and directs this production, was born in Japan. Over the last 30 years of her artistic career, she and her collaborators have garnered 8 Bessie Awards and created more than 60 full-length performances for theaters and site-specific venues throughout the world. Guests include vocal artist Sizzle Ohtaka; the cutting-edge shakuhachi trio; Hannya Teikoku from Japan; video artist Dave Thoudam from Manipur; and wordsmith and Manipur native Somi Roy.

Picture Courtesy: www.yoshikochuma.org

Tickets: $28/$25 Japan Society members. Purchase tickets online above or call the Box Ofice at (212) 715-1258.

The School of Hard Knocks' POOM2 is supported by The Japan Foundations' Performing Arts Japan Program, Japan-United States Friendship Commission, New York State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts and The Saison Foundation. This production is produced in cooperation with GOH Productions.

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* This announcement is supplied by Yoshiko Chuma . They can be reached at www.yoshikochuma.org . This announcement was webcasted on May 04th, 2008

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