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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