This year, The Ume Group Ensemble launched a brand new series of "Social Action Projects." These solo or group performances/installations are the brainchild of each individual Ensemble member and reflect issues about which they deeply care.
November saw the premiere of the series with Yokko's "EDGED" a site-specific group butoh performance both in Times Square and at Grace & St. Paul's Church reflecting on issues of immigration, borders, and identity. On December 13, Byron Hagan performed his piece "LOSS" a meditation on victims of gun violence, by sitting in Union Square and encouraging passers-by to write the names of loved ones lost to gun violence on his body. Below are photos from both events.
November saw the premiere of the series with Yokko's "EDGED" a site-specific group butoh performance both in Times Square and at Grace & St. Paul's Church reflecting on issues of immigration, borders, and identity. On December 13, Byron Hagan performed his piece "LOSS" a meditation on victims of gun violence, by sitting in Union Square and encouraging passers-by to write the names of loved ones lost to gun violence on his body. Below are photos from both events.
EDGED
Site Specific Performance in Times Square, NYC
November 24, 2015
Photos by Vanessa Teran, Concept by Yokko & Vanessa Teran
Photos by Vanessa Teran, Concept by Yokko & Vanessa Teran
LOSS
Site Specific Performance / Meditation in Union Square, NYC
December 13, 2015
Photos by Mike McNulty, Concept & Performance by Byron Hagan
Photos by Mike McNulty, Concept & Performance by Byron Hagan
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