March 3, 2012: The Ainu Museum Fair in Sendai

The Ainu Museum in Shiraoi, Hokkaido will be holding a fair in Sendai, including workshops, performances, and exhibits. This will be a opportunity for those in northern Honshu to get a taste of the Ainu Museum experience without having to go all the way to Hokkaido.

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The Ainu Museum Fair in Sendai

-Together with the Folk Art of Miyagi-

Date/Time: March 3, 2012 (Sat) 12:30-16:30

Venue: Sendai City Youth Culture Center, Theater Hall

Admission: Free

Contact: Cultural Assets Bureau, Sendai City Hall (022-214-8892)

Program:

13:00 - 14:55 
Part 1: Spreading Ainu Culture from Shiraoi to the World

- Organizer's Greetings

- Mukkur Workshop

- Speech by Tomoe Nakano, Ainu Museum curator:

  "Ainu History & Culture -The Connection Between Shiraoi and Sendai-"

- Ainu prayer, song, and dance performance

  Kamuynomi (prayer to the gods)

  Mukkur performance

  Iyohay'ocis (impromptu song)

  Sarorun cikap rimse (crane dance)

  Iyomante rimse (dance of the bear-sending ceremony)

15:10 - 16:30 
Part 2: Let's Connect People to People, From Today to Tomorrow

- Performance: Ogatsu Hoinkagura (Ogatsu Hoinkagura Preservation Society)

- Performance: The Rice-Planting Dance of Akiu (Yumoto Rice-Planting Dance Preservation Society)

- Finale: Ainu Traditional Dance Yaysamanena

- Closing Greetings

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