Thirty-one-year-old choreographer and dancer Jo Kanamori is at the vanguard of Japan's new generation of dance makers. Having established his reputation during the last decade with noted European companies such as Nederlands Dans Theater II and Lyon Opera Ballet, he is back in Japan with his company, Noism, which will perform “NINA materialize sacrifice,” a full-evening work set to music by Vietnamese-French composer Ton That An. Thursday, February 1 - Saturday, February 3, at 8 p.m. (with Post-Performance Discussion on Thursday; and Pre-Discussion on Friday) at The Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan. Admission is $22-$26; Columbia student discount available.
Three ex-political prisoners who were incarcerated with Nelson Mandela come to the Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor, on Tuesday, January 30, from 4 - 7 p.m. Come check out new film clips from South Africa, participate in a lively Q&A session with the ex-prisoners, learn how to sing prison songs in Zulu and above all, celebrate the intersections between Columbia and South Africa. Student filmmakers and participants will also take the stage to introduce their work on the project.
An exhibition exploring the active role of African visual culture in confronting the AIDS crisis. HIV/AIDS has had a greater impact on the continent of Africa than anywhere else on earth. African posters concerned with HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and treatment provide a unique opportunity to examine how the disease is presented to the African public and to understand the attitudes and issues that shape strategies for dealing with it. The exhibition opens on Monday, January 22, and runs through February 17 at A+D Gallery, 619 S. Wabash