Talk: "A Japanese Dancer in America" by Miki Orihara (CAS MillerComm)
- Event Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023
- Time: 5:00 pm–6:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Miki Orihara was 18 years old when she arrived in New York to study with Martha Graham, in whose company she performed from 1987 to 2015, eventually as a highly acclaimed principal dancer. Along the way she received a Bessie Award and Dance Magazine called her “the kind of Graham dancer who comes along once in a decade.” She has performed on Broadway and in films and with many other notable companies including Twyla Tharp, Martha Clarke, and Anne Bogart (SITI Company) Today she will discuss her new solo concert series that includes her own choreography, with the aim of defining who she is now, how she got to be this artist, and honoring her mentors and teachers.
Hosted by: Department of Dance
In conjunction with: Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Department of Gender & Women's Studies, Department of History, Department of Theatre/Theatre Studies, Japan House, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Program in Jewish Culture & Society, School of Music, Spurlock Museum
Miki Orihara
- George A. Miller Visiting Artist
- Krouse Family Visiting Scholar in Judaism and Western Culture
- Regisseur, Martha Graham Dance Company
Contact
For further information on this event, contact the Museum Information Desk at spurlock-museum@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 333-2360
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.