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The Fringe Japan: 'Diversity and Harmony' Lecture from Kris Yoshie

Project Room

50 George Square, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9JU, UK Scotland

55.9438048 -3.187049

Description

This event is a lecture from Kris Yoshie, the Stage Adviser of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Opening Ceremony. Co-hosted by the University of Edinburgh. Check in starts at 10:15am, so please arrive early. Kris Yoshie has been interested in Peace Activism since childhood, focusing on ‘Diversity and Harmony’ through collaboration and dialogue in arts, design, craft, and entertainment. Since 2008, she has created Social Entertainment Projects involving diverse communities, developing a methodology for overcoming community division. In 2010, after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, she founded SLOW LABEL, a non-profit organization. From 2014 to 2020, she produced the Yokohama Paratriennale, enhancing accessibility in creative environments for people with disabilities. Since 2017, she has produced Japan's first Social Circus Company, ‘SLOW CIRCUS’, supported by Cirque du Soleil, and supervised the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Opening Ceremony from a DE&I perspective. https://miracle.fan/pdf/krisyoshie2024.pdf 日本語ページ : https://miracle.fan/about/ Our other Fringe Japan events: https://www.universe.com/events/the-fringe-japan-sumo-demonstration-from-clan-sumo-scotland-tickets-DXMZ0H https://www.universe.com/events/the-fringe-japan-judo-rugby-talk-from-takafumi-kitahara-kenta-kutsuna-tickets-XSVN4R

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Start: 2024-08-13T10:30:00+01:00

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