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Ikebana International 11th World Convention

12-15 April 2017

A few photos from the dinners and demonstrations...


Convention Center with wave-like roofline

Sen'ei Ikenobo arriving to the Welcome Dinner

Princess Takamado delivering welcome remarks

Traditional Okinawan welcome dance

Traditional Okinawan welcome dance

Okinawan Yotsutake classical court dance in bingata kimono and lotus hat

Okinawan Yotsutake classical court dance in bingata kimono and lotus hat

Okinawan Yotsutake classical court dance in bingata kimono and lotus hat

Okinawan Yotsutake classical court dance in bingata kimono and lotus hat

Okinawan Yotsutake classical court dance in bingata kimono and lotus hat

Member demonstrations

Member demos - Ohara and Ichiyo schools

Member demos - Misho-ryu

Thaater curtain

Arrangements from the Saga Goryu demonstration

Arrangements from the Saga Goryu demonstration - representing mountains on the left, land in the ox cart, and religious offering in the background

Arrangements from the Saga Goryu demonstration - dragon boat

Arrangements from the Saga Goryu demonstration - dragon boat

Arrangements from the Saga Goryu demonstration- representing water

One of the Misho-ryu demonstration arrangements

Meanwhile, shadows outside...

Sample lisianthus

Sample lisianthus

Sample lisianthus

Ohara school tropical landscape

Ohara school tropical landscape - with paper birds

And Okinawan lion dancers, who stole the show!

And Okinawan eisa folk dancers

Eisa and lion dancers together

Ohara headmaser takes a bow...

Member demos - Sogetsu and Ichiyo

Member demos - Ikenobo with Sogetsu in background

Member demo -- Ohara in front and Ichiyo in back

Member demos - Ikenobo with Sogetsu in background

Ichiyo school demonstration

Ichiyo school demonstration

Part of the Ichiyo School demonstration

Part of the Ichiyo School demonstration

Arachnid

Part of the Koryu Shookai demonstration - 5 variations on a basic form

Final Koryu Shookai demonstration arrangement

Sogetsu school demonstration

Sogetsu school headmaster takes a bow

Part of the Sogetsu school demonstration

Senko Iknobo and local assistants

Some of the Ikenobo arrangements

Waiting before the Sayonara Banquet

Old friends...

Kurashige-sensei and her sister, with Reiko, Barbara & Kyoko

Reiko, Barbara & Kyoko

Charmaine and husband

New Sogetsu members from Honolulu

Part of the Honolulu contigent

Diana and Wienia

Closing remarks

Table Centerpiece

Demonstrating how they flambé dessert...

Diana takes the mic...

Eisa dancers

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