Tuesday, November 7 (5:30PM)
EIKO OTAKE: A BODY WITH FUKUSHIMA
Co-presented by Aurora Picture Show and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
Location: Dudley Recital Hall, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77004
Free Admission

Aurora and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts are proud to present Japanese-born interdisciplinary artist Eiko Otake’s solo performance project, A Body with Fukushima. Eiko spent four years of her childhood in a prefecture next to Fukushima. After the region was hit with multiple disasters including an earthquake, a tsunami, and the explosions of the Daiichi nuclear plant, Eiko visited the irradiated Fukushima five times with a historian and photographer William Johnston. Experiencing a deep sense of regret for human-made environmental disaster, Eiko danced alone hoping to use her body as a conduit to people who are far away and to future generations. Eiko has presented this project in various forms, including exhibitions, a photo book, and a film. Here, she will perform live within an installation of moving image projections. A Body with Fukushima presents a powerful embodiment of grief, upset, and remorse while bringing together the present, past and the landscape of post-earthquake Fukushima through and with Eiko’s body. There will be an artist talk and Q&A following the performance.

Dudley Recital Hall is located on the first floor of the Fine Arts building, on the campus of University of Houston (use Entrance #16 or #18). Click on this link for a map and paid parking directions. 

Aurora Picture Show is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

Image: Eiko in Fukushima, 17 January 2014, Komagamine, No 146. Photo by William Johnston. Image courtesy of Eiko Otake.