Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Memorial 2024 (Boston x Oita)

Come join us on Sat, Aug 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM at the beautiful First Church in Boston for a night of remembrance and peace. This event aims to honor the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, while promoting peace and unity between Boston and Oita.

Experience moving performances, insightful speakers, and a sense of community as we come together to reflect on the past and strive for a peaceful future. Let's join hands and spread the message of peace!

Don't miss out on this meaningful event that celebrates hope and reconciliation. See you there!

(Last updated on June 16th, 2024)

Program

Livestream / In-Person (Livestream LINK will appear here)

BOSTON DATE & TIME: 8:00PM - Saturday, August 10th, 2024

OITA DATE & TIME: 9:00AM - Sunday, August 11th, 2024

Boston & Oita Intro video

Opening Remarks

Virtual Peace Art Exhibition - video presentation

Participating visual artists:

From BOSTONーIris DuPont(Multimedia), Junko Otake-Faber (Origami), Takahiro Miyao (Map art, Kiri-e), Michiko Imai (Calligrapher), Shawni Kaffe (Accessary), Alison Wilensky (Food Art), Michael Steele (Food & Wood craft art), China (Anime art), Dan and Amanda Fingers (Multimedia, Jewelry art), and .more to come!

From OITAー Peace messages on bamboo leaves

Music by Sumie Kaneko

From BOSTON - Move & Inspire Kids Dance Troupe - video presentation

Choreography by Mai Telesford

Music* by Max Hase

Videography/Editing by Nic Pithis

From BOSTON - A Short Play - video presentation

BOSTON - Hortense Gerardo, playwright and video editor

From OITA - Hibakusha Testimony - video presentation

Kazumi Okujo, Nagasaki a-bomb survivor

Ryoko Hirano, Interviewer / Videographer-Editor

Mayoral Peace Messages

Messengers (4 kids TBA)

Moment of Silence with Peace Bell ring

Messaged Paper Lantern Ceremony of Peace

Origami lanterns designed by Junko Otake-Farber

Music "Sakura Sakura" arranged by Yoko Nakatani

"Icho No Ki (Gingko Tree)" composed by Yoko Nakatani

Atsuko Jozaki, Pianist

Video "Kenka (Flower Dedication) by Hiroshima 7rivers photography club

From BOSTON - Hiroshima Nagasaki Piano Suite third movement*

Composed by Yoko Nakatani

Atsuko Jozaki, pianist

From OITA ー Dance & Percussion

Oita x Boston closing video

Closing Remarks

Audience Talkback Session

This event is presented by Actors Refuge Repertory Theatre, Boston, MA & our loving community in Oita city, Japan.

Event Venue

First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, United States