Datebook: Performing Folk Art at Japan Foundation, Delhi
The Japan Foundation, Delhi presents Performing Folk Art, Shishi-Odori (Deer Dance), scheduled for September 21, 2016. Shishi-Odori is a prominent folk performing art still practiced in Japan's Tohoku region. It is performed as part of rituals in occasions like requiems, memorial service for ancestral spirits, or even to purify evil spirits. At times, it could be an expression of gratitude for a splen…