Amplify: Japanese Arts Network

Commemorating AAPI Heritage Month, creative catalyst and producer Courtney Ozaki of the Japanese Arts Network presents a multimedia version of AMPLIFY. This AMPLIFY series begins with multiple videos highlighting the work of Asian American artists and culminates in a live event featuring performances and a panel discussion with artists.

Encompassing music, dance and a wide variety of art forms, this AMPLIFY series explores the deep impact of AAPI artists who identify as "mixed" on the cultural landscape of Colorado and the country. Join us on May 27 for an evening of discussion and live performance, as well as a screening of the multimedia video series!

AMPLIFY is a series of live performances that amplify voices that have not traditionally been heard - at the Center or beyond.

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Kimberly Ming - Performer

Margaret Ozaki-Graves - Musician

Akemi Tsutsui-Kunitake - Illustrator

Han - Choreographer and Film-maker

About Curator Courtney Ozaki

After receiving her MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College Courtney Ozaki worked as a project manager and dance producer for Joyce Theater Productions with whom she developed and toured new works by international artists including Wendy Whelan's (former Principal Dancer and current Associate Artistic Director at NYC Ballet) Restless Creature with choreographers Kyle Abraham, Alejandro Cerrudo, Brian Brooks, and Joshua Beamish, with Daniil Simkin's (Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre) INTENSIO with Jorma Elo, Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Alexander Ekman, and Gregory Dolbashian, and coordinated touring for MalPaso Dance Company from Havana, Cuba. The Lone Tree Arts Center brought Courtney back to Colorado as Operations and Business Director for their presenting and producing theater.

Courtney is a professional taiko musician with over 25 years of experience and has performed across the globe in Dubai, as well as in major cities throughout the United States. She has taught at Swallow Hill Music School and is a teaching artist for the Cleo Parker Robinson International Summer Dance Institute. She is a 2017 U.S. Japan Council Emerging Leaders Fellow, Steering Committee Representative, and the Operations and Programming Director for the Mountain Region. She is also a 2018 Association of Performing Arts Professionals Emerging Leaders Fellow, and a 2019 - 2020 Colorado Business for the Creative Arts Leadership Arts Fellow, and she serves on the boards of Mile High Japanese American Citizens League, and the Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple.

About the Japanese Arts Network

The Japanese Arts Network (JA-NE) is a national resource for artistic collaboration and connection.

They provide access to resources and develop programs and platforms that support and strengthen visibility for JaJA (Japanese and Japanese-American) Artists in America who create with ‘cultural intention’ and are vital to society. They are dedicated to bringing together artists, communities, and stakeholders by celebrating and advancing Japanese arts experiences in America.