@CPR | Planting Seeds of Peace in America

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents @CPR | PLANTING SEEDS OF PEACE IN AMERICA, a dance and film event marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This commemorative performance will take place on September 21, 2025, at 7pm at CPR – Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $20 and are available via Eventbrite.

This powerful program features rare U.S. performances by Japanese choreographer and dancer Chizuko Kotani, a second-generation atomic bomb survivor, her Nishinomiya, Japan-based ensemble P Company, and butoh master Nobuo Harada, known for bridging humor and gravity in his striking solo work. NYC-based butoh artist Azumi Oe will present her solo “Solitude.” The evening also includes a screening of Chris Fiore’s short film “A Few Laughed.”

This year, as Hiroshima marks 80 years since the bombing and the Hibakusha organization is honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, we invite you to join in a deep reflection on peace and the horrors of war through the power of movement and memory. The artists’ decades-long commitment to cross-cultural healing through art takes on new urgency in today’s global climate. This program is made possible, in part, by a production grant from CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing).

Highlights from the program include:
* “I Will Become a Dove” (Chizuko Kotani solo)
* “Life” (P Company group dance)
* “The Red River of Ether” (Nobuho Harada solo)
* “Solitude” (Azumi Oe solo)
* “A Few Laughed” (Chris Fiore, 2019, running time 05:37)