International Women’s Day event

I went to Salon sYmphoNY 2018 by International Women’s Artists Salon at Dixon Place, LES.

It was awesome and very impressive night. 

18 woman performers represent each country held presentation honoring respected woman of each artist of country by poetry reading, singing, playing instrument, dancing, and 5 visual woman artists show their works.

Host:  Jenny D Green

Nations and Presenting Artists:

Afro-Peru: Monica Carrilo
Australia: Helena Gouros
Austria:  Luisa Muhr
Bangladesh: Rahi Brasil Rafaela Raposo
China:  Linda Pan
Cuba: Katherine Leyva
Guyana:  Ingrid Griffith
Ireland:  Fiona Walsh
India:  Yamini Kalluri
Israel/Palestine:  Yael Acher "KAT" Modiano- Electroacoustic Flute
Italy:  Laura Caparrotti
Japan:  Asako Takasaki
Korea:  Lucite Tokki
Norway: Emelia Brawn
Puerto Rico: Keila Fontánez La Salle 
Scotland:  Helen McMillan
South Afric:a Ziaphora Dakile
USA/Canada:  Christine Dixon

Visual Art Exhibition 
Vernissage March 8th, runs thru March 30th

Denmark:  Cecilie Beck Kronborg
France:  Sophie Malleret
Romania:  Ella Veres
Russian:  Maria Petrovskaya
Ukraine:  Sophia Romma

NYCエリアにすむ女性が、自分の国にまつわる歴史的な女性たち、そしてほとんど取り上げられることもなかった女性たちを紹介していくパフォーマンス。FBやTwitterで流れていく情報とは違って、目の前の女性パフォーマーが自分で選んだ女性を生き生きと誇らしく紹介していく。そこには私たちが、今、ここにいる、そして過去の女性たちが築いてきた社会と縦糸と横糸で繋がり織られた今の世界で私たちは生きているのだという感動があった。

Visual Art Exhibition 
Vernissage March 8th, runs thru March 30th.