PEACE CRANES

PEACE CRANES PROJECT EVENTS 2020

Tune in our Peace Cranes five-hour-programme of online events in 2020, including live theatre performances with Michael Mears, artist’s films, storytelling sessions, curatorial talks, artists’ Q&As and an origami peace crane folding masterclass with Shoji Masuzawa.

6 August 2020 10am BST | Peace Cranes | 49 min – an origami making and storytelling workshop featuring Iliyana Nedkova, Brian Larkin, Shoji Masuzawa, Magnus Byrne, Michael Mears, You-Ri Yamanaka and Jeff Brown WATCH HERE OR JUMP TO SEGMENTS BELOW:

Learn how to make an origami crane with Shoji Masuzawa  WATCH HERE at 14:03 in

Hear the stories of Sadako Sasaki who inspired people all over the world to make origami cranes for peace and of Atsuko Betchaku who initiated our our Peace Cranes project at WATCH HERE at 5:38 in 

2,000 Peace Cranes – an artist’s film by US artist Jeff Brown inspired by Sadako WATCH HERE at 35:56 in 

Peace Cranes Curator Iliyana Nedkova about our plans for the Peace Cranes exhibition at the Just Festival in 2021 WATCH HERE at 38:57 in

6 August 2020 6pm BST | The Message | 6 min– artists Michael Mears and You-Ri Yamanaka deliver a message sent by Kazumi Matsui, the Mayor of The City of Hiroshima on the occasion of the Peace Cranes pre-exhibition events WATCH HERE

6 August 2020 7.30pm BST | The Priest’s Tale | 60 min – a new play written and performed live by Michael Mears featuring Chihiro Ono (violin) with directorial supervision by Rosamunde Hutt  WATCH HERE

9 August 2020 7.30pm BST | The Doctor’s Tale | 90 min – a new play written by Michael Mears and performed live by Leo Ashizawa with support from Michael Mears and Chihiro Ono (violin) WATCH HERE

22 August 2020 4pm BST | The Mistake | 16 min – a short film version of Michael Mears’ play in the making directed and edited by Jatinder Verma. Featuring Michael Mears and You-Ri Yamanaka WATCH HERE

22 August 2020 4pm BST | The Mistake | 77 min – post-screening Q&A with Michael Mears, You-Ri Yamanaka, Iliyana Nedkova and Helen Trew WATCH HERE

CHECK HERE FOR ALL OTHER CURRENT, UPCOMING AND PAST EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS AS PART OF THE PEACE CRANES PROJECT