Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 8 PM - 9:30 PM
Wesley United Methodist Church
566 N 5th St,
San Jose, California 95112
San Jose Taiko, Epic Immersive, and Wesley Jazz Ensemble
team up to present Swingposium: Big Band Music and Dance at Camp, which brings
tribute to Japanese-Americans involved in swing music and dance during WWII
Internment Camps.
“Swingposium is essentially a dance as opposed to a
concert” says San Jose Taiko Artistic Director Franco Imperial. “The intention
is to celebrate the amazing people who, in the midst of being incarcerated,
turned to music and dance as a means of survival. We’ve invited Epic Immersive
to help craft a dynamic environment for the audience. This is not a typical
show where you sit and passively observe.”
Epic Immersive CEO and Founder Steve M. Boyle explains,
“Epic Immersive creates immersive theatrical experiences - 360-degree live
fictional worlds with stories that run through them. There are storylines like
with a movie or a play, but instead of sitting in a seat, guests are part of
the experience’s universe. In this case, guests will be transported to a swing
dance hall at a WWII internment camp. There they’ll dance, meet new people, be
guided through a narrative, and experience from the inside one of the great,
beautiful, under-told, and uplifting stories of the Japanese American
internment camps.”
Cost: Free
