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From Tokyo to Brooklyn: A Jagged Journey

Northrop at the University of MN

Thu, Sep 4–Fri, Sep 5, 5:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Sun, Sep 7, 2:00 pm & 5:00 pm

Hubbard Broadcasting Rehearsal Studio & Beyond

Jinza Thayer’s From Tokyo to Brooklyn Residency at MANCC. Video by Chris Cameron.

As the world has turned upside down, two-time McKnight Choreographer's Fellow Jinza Thayer is turning herself inside out. At the impressionable age of 6, Thayer emigrated from Tokyo, Japan to Brooklyn, NY—never to speak Japanese nor see her grandparents again. Thrown into a culture she did not understand, Thayer has since lived with a dual sense of identity: internally Japanese (like her mom) and externally a funky, who-knows-what Brooklynite.

Her Japanese-American identity inspired her to examine the impact that culture has on our bodies; how the swirling alchemy of physical and social forces influences the ways we move through the world. During From Tokyo to Brooklyn: A Jagged Journey, audience members will move through Northrop backstage spaces, from the Rehearsal Studio and beyond, among the dancers.

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

This activity is made possible by the Bridge Fund for Dance program through the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.

This project was also made possible through residencies held at Tofte Lake Center, MANCC (Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography), and Rosy Simas Danse.

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