Thursday, March 5, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Led by Dance Artist Marina Fukushima
Free Admission; RSVP Required
The workshop will invite you to nurture the connections with loved ones after they have passed away through the objects, memories, people, and places that were left behind. Through an open dialog and creative activities, we will explore different ideas of mementos as communal acts of sharing and collective healing. Optional: bring a memento (object, photograph, memory, etc.).
The process is in connection to the multi-media dance performance “Memento Forest — Katami” to be presented at NOHspace, June 5-6, 2026. The workshop participants will receive a complimentary ticket to the performance.
The workshop is supported by US Japan Cultural Trade Network, California Arts Council, Zellerbach Family Foundation, and JCCCNC.
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MARINA FUKUSHIMA is a dance artist based in San Francisco. Born in Tokyo, Japan, she immigrated to the US in 1992. From a cross-cultural perspective, her creative focus is on the themes of silence, family, and intergenerational relationships. Since 2015, she has been developing a Family Project series in primary collaboration with her parents (both visual artists). Also, in collaboration with Isak Immanuel, numerous somatic-based workshops inclusive to seniors, youth, and non-dancers have been created. Various collaborative works have been supported by NOHspace, Kinosaki International Art Center, Little Tokyo Service Centerʼs +LAB AIR, and the Japan-US Friendship Commission.