ENEMY LINES
by Mayumi Lashbrook
a Powell Street Festival and Firehall Arts Centre Co-Presentation
Choreographer Mayumi Lashbrook looks back at the actions taken against Japanese Canadians during WWII when they were suddenly deemed a threat after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Her family, along with over 22,000 Canadians of Japanese heritage, were forcibly moved from the coastline of British Columbia – their lives forever altered. Enemy Lines is a reminder of the fractures of our collective past and the possibilities for our shared future.
