What Is War
Created by Eiko Otake and Wen Hui
Oct 21—25
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
BAM.org/WhatIsWar

Created and performed by Eiko Otake (of Eiko & Koma) and Wen Hui (of Living Dance Studio), What Is War is a powerful collaboration that fuses dance, video, and personal testimony excavated from the artists’ recollections of war and its aftermath. Otake grew up in post war Japan and Wen grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. Friends since 1995 and working closely since 2020, Otake and Wen explore the enduring impacts of war on human consciousness, collective memory, and the body.

Each performance is followed by a post-show gathering in the BAM Fisher Lower Lobby, where audiences can meet the artists and reflect on their own experiences of war.

Tickets start at $35
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