Shubukai

Thank you Yurino Fujima for coming to Chicago and helping/performing at the 49th Annual Shubukai Performance! See you next year for the 50th!
#日本舞踊　 #藤間流　

Join us ! We are inside the North Park Nature Village Center for the Bon Odori Workshop starting at 10am to avoid the rain!

Today Ikunojo and I are at the Ghibli Festival. Tonight they are showing Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫) stop by our display !

Happily starting the first okeiko (practice/training) days for 2025! #日本舞踊
#藤間流　 #秀舞会

We are so happy to be a part of ChicagoLive! What an amazing pivot in response to the rain. Thank you for having us!
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The 48th Shubukai performance has finished! Onwards towards the 49th and then the 50th! Gratitude to AIRMW executive director Tatsu Aoki, Tsukasa Taiko, Toyoakimoto Shamisen, members and students of Shubukai, volunteers, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, and especially to our guest from Tokyo, Takane Umeya. THANK YOU!

The Summer Obon season is done and we thank all of the workshop students who came and practiced; we were ready for the BonFest but Mother Nature Decided otherwise so we will learn two more dances!! Our gratitude to the Hyde Park Art Center, Logan Arts Center, Japanese Cultural Center, and AIRMW for allowing us to have the workshops in your space. Special thanks to Tsukasa Taiko's Noriko Sugiyama for her taiko drumming, and Fujima Ikunojo, and Apprentice Yukio Nang for their time and energy! See you Next year!

We want to express our gratitude to all those who have sent their support and/or attended the Memorial Service for Fujima Sensei to celebrate his life and contributions as a Teacher, Mentor, Father figure and Artist. Yesterday we placed Fujima Shunojo Sensei in his resting place. For those who may wish to pay their respects, the urn is now in the Japanese Mausoleum at Montrose cemetery. (5400 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60630)

Dear Shubukai Supporters and Friends,

This is a reminder of the memorial service that will be held to honor Shunojo Fujima Sensei, who passed away on April 6, 2024.
The service will be held on two days.

Saturday, July 13, 2024, 1pm-3pm
Sunday, July 14, 2024, 3pm-5pm

The service will take place at the AIRMW building at
4875 N. Elston Avenue, Chicago IL, 60630

For those who wish to contribute to support Shubukai and Fujima Sensei’s legacy, O-Koden or Donations are gratefully received.
Checks can be made to AIRMW, and by ZELLE, PayPal or Venmo to [email protected].

Please confirm your attendance by calling or texting Kay Kawaguchi at 773-633-1273.

or Register using the links below:
Sat July 13 https://www.airmw.org/event-details/24-fujima-memorial-sat
Sun July 14 https://www.airmw.org/event-details/24-fujima-memorial-sun

We hope to see you at the memorial services
Sincerely,

Fujima Ikunojo
Fujima Yoshinojo

Fujima Shunojo Memorial Service | AIRMW Memorial service for Fujima Shunojo of Shubukai who passed away in April 2024 Open to the public. RSVP requested. Register below or contact Kay Kawaguchi at (773) 633 – 1273 to confirm your attendance.

So very proud of our 7yr old dancer. She had her debut performance at the Garden of the Phoenix stage for the Hanami/Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) Festival. #日本舞踊　 #藤間流日本舞踊