Echoes of Silence

Echoes of Silence is at once a contemporary dance performance, historical record, and moving meditation. Shot at Vancouver's historic Japanese Language School, and featuring original music by traditionally based Japanese drumming group Onibana Taiko, this short film reflects on intergenerational trauma caused by Japanese internment and dispossession during the second world war.

Creative Team

Concept, Direction | Jennifer Aoki 

Choreography, Performance | Jennifer Aoki

Videographer, Creative Edit | Gemma Crowe

Original Music, Performance | Onibana Taiko 

Dramaturgy | Tomoyo Yomada 

Project Mentor | Jill Henis 

Photographer | Andi McLeish

A private screening followed by a poetry reading by Carolyn Nakagawa, and a conversation moderated by Dr Andrea Mariko Grant at Open Space Victoria.

This event was supported by Past Wrongs, Future Choices project, the University of Victoria, Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada, the Frank Hori Foundation, and Open Space. 

A private screening followed by a conversation with collaborators at the Vancouver Japanese Language School.

This event was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Arts Council.