Fwd: Dohee Lee at EastSide: ARA Gut Ocean Ritual

[K.F.]

The following performance on Aug 30 at Eastside Arts Alliance is inspired by shamanic ritual from Jeju Island in Korea, where my grandfather is from (many Zainichi Koreans in Japan are) and my mom has told me stories of some of the shamanistic practices she remembers experiencing as a child.

The performance also includes a sneak peak at another production which is about the struggle in Jeju Island.

For 3 years, the struggle in Jeju Island has been one of the people in Gangjeong village resisting the naval base being built by the South Korean military. Jeju is famous for being a popular honeymoon destination, praised for its pristine natural environment, which will be devastated by this construction.  The building of yet another military base in the Asia-Pacific is an expansion of US imperialism and militarism, and an extension of the Cold War conflict between China/Russia/North Korea and U.S./Japan/South Korea.

Jeju also has a history of conflict and resistance, including the very bloody Jeju massacre,  a precursor to the Korean War, where 10% of the island's population was obliterated because they resisted the division of the nation and were labeled as communist by the new US-backed South Korean president, Syngman Rhee.

For more info on Jeju, see: http://savejejunow.org

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From: Susanne Takehara <kiy...@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 4:54 PM
Subject: Dohee Lee at EastSide: ARA Gut Ocean Ritual
To: Susanne <kiy...@mindspring.com>

Dear Friends,

Please join us, one night only, at the EastSide Cultural Center on Sat. August 30 at 8pm. Spread the word, thanks!

susanne

EastSide Arts Alliance and Dohee Lee present ARA Gut Ocean Ritual Saturday, August 30 at 8pm Tickets: $15, seniors and students: $10 EastSide Arts Alliance:  2277 International Blvd, Oakland ARA Gut (Ritual of Ocean) is a new form of ritual, influenced by Korean Shamanic ritual in Jeju Island will performed by Korean percussionists from the East Bay – Adria Otte, Codie Otte, Elisa Gahng, Yeri Shon and Dohee Lee. MAGO a work-in-progress performance A work-in-progress preview of MAGO, dedicated to the Jeju island people who continue to struggle for justice and to keep their land, people, natural environment, and belief system. Mago is performed by Dohee Lee, Adria Otte, and and Korean percussionists in collaboration with artists Steven Sanchez, David Szlara, Donald Swearingen, Jose Maria Francos, Alenka Loesch and Frank Lee. The world premiere of MAGO will be performed at YBCA in SF on November 14 and 15, 2014 Need more information? www.eastsideartsalliance.org www.doheelee.com