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PURI ARTS

PERFORMANCE, RITUALS AND WORKSHOPS FOR COMMUNITY HEALING

Our Mission

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Puri Arts

Dohee Lee Puri Arts is the producing organization of performance artist, Dohee Lee. Our mission is to create and tour multidisciplinary, community performance rituals under the direction of Dohee Lee. We utilize art to heal fractured relationships in the urban environment – relationships between humans and the land and between individuals and their communities. Dohee's work arises from her intensive training in the practices of mudang (Korean shamanism). This tradition combines singing, dancing, drumming, costuming into village healing gatherings. Dohee Lee Puri Arts applies this ancient, indigenous approach to community healing to our urban village of Oakland. 

 

Puri Art applies an arts-based strategy for empowering voices, community and power building in Oakland refugee and immigrant communities. We lead an extended process of taking personal journey stories and turning those stories into individual and group performance. The development process and public performances empowers individuals and communities where culturally they may never before have been able to express their hopes, wants and needs. This creates a platform of visibility for the groups we work with and ultimately leads to communities being able to organize, advocate and activate for their own needs. 

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​Upcoming Events

  • Ritual on the Road: Waterways, Time Weaves
    Ritual on the Road: Waterways, Time Weaves
    Sat, Nov 23
    Oakland
    Nov 23, 2024, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Oakland, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606, USA
    Nov 23, 2024, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Oakland, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606, USA
    https://shorturl.at/cA8KR
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  • 2024 CRE Spring Public Program
    2024 CRE Spring Public Program
    Sat, Apr 13
    Oakland
    Apr 13, 2024, 10:00 AM – May 18, 2024, 4:00 PM
    Oakland, 815 Alice St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
    Apr 13, 2024, 10:00 AM – May 18, 2024, 4:00 PM
    Oakland, 815 Alice St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
    CRE stands for Connect/Reflect/Enact; the theme of this spring's program is "Body as Land, Seed as Birth." This program is part of a multi-part project integrating body knowledge and art creation to hold space for deep reflection on wounds both suffered and inflicted through systemic oppression.
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  • ARU-CRE Fall Public Porgram
    ARU-CRE Fall Public Porgram
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 19
    Sausalito
    Oct 19, 2023, 7:00 PM – Oct 20, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Sausalito, 944 Simmonds Rd, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA
    Oct 19, 2023, 7:00 PM – Oct 20, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Sausalito, 944 Simmonds Rd, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA
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  • Gilchun Goh's Exhibition "Blind Birds"
    Gilchun Goh's Exhibition "Blind Birds"
    Thu, Oct 05
    Seattle
    Oct 05, 2023, 4:00 PM – Nov 25, 2023, 4:00 PM
    Seattle, 512 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
    Oct 05, 2023, 4:00 PM – Nov 25, 2023, 4:00 PM
    Seattle, 512 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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  • Workshop tour in Europe
    Workshop tour in Europe
    Sun, Sep 03
    Germany and France
    Sep 03, 2023, 10:00 PM – Sep 17, 2023, 5:00 PM
    Germany and France
    Sep 03, 2023, 10:00 PM – Sep 17, 2023, 5:00 PM
    Germany and France
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  •  Puri Arts Ritual for sickness Mexico Tour
     Puri Arts Ritual for sickness Mexico Tour
    Fri, Jul 14
    Location is TBD
    Jul 14, 2023, 7:00 PM – Jul 23, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Location is TBD
    Jul 14, 2023, 7:00 PM – Jul 23, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Location is TBD
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  • I Hear a Butterfly
    I Hear a Butterfly
    Sun, Jun 25
    San Francisco
    Jun 25, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    San Francisco, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
    Jun 25, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    San Francisco, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
    Experience the new film I Hear A Butterfly created by Asian Refugees United. Featuring Asian refugees and immigrant community members, this new short film shares their vibrant stories of migration and resilience. Screening Room Screenings: 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM Run time: 75 minutes
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  • MU-Connector/When the land stands alone and Storyteller's Mero Geet Mero Yatra
    MU-Connector/When the land stands alone and Storyteller's Mero Geet Mero Yatra
    Fri, Jun 23
    San Francisco
    Jun 23, 2023, 7:00 PM PDT – Jun 24, 2023, 10:00 PM PDT
    San Francisco, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
    Jun 23, 2023, 7:00 PM PDT – Jun 24, 2023, 10:00 PM PDT
    San Francisco, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
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  • CRE Spring program with ARU
    CRE Spring program with ARU
    Sat, Apr 08
    SF Bay Area
    Apr 08, 2023, 10:00 AM PDT – May 20, 2023, 1:00 PM PDT
    SF Bay Area
    Apr 08, 2023, 10:00 AM PDT – May 20, 2023, 1:00 PM PDT
    SF Bay Area
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  • Chilseong Saenamgut - Ritual for Sickness
    Chilseong Saenamgut - Ritual for Sickness
    Wed, Mar 08
    San Marcos
    Mar 08, 2023, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    San Marcos, 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096, USA
    Mar 08, 2023, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    San Marcos, 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096, USA
    California State University San Marcos hosts Dohee Lee Artist residency and performance in March 1-10 Performance: Chilseong Saenamgut - Ritual for Sickness Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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  • Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    Sat, Feb 25
    New York
    Feb 25, 2023, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PM
    New York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USA
    Feb 25, 2023, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PM
    New York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USA
    Gibney, the New York City-based dance and social justice organization, presents the world premiere of Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness, created by award-winning traditional and contemporary arts performer Dohee Lee, artistic director of Puri Arts. The work is a performance ritual
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  • Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    Fri, Feb 24
    New York
    Feb 24, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    New York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USA
    Feb 24, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    New York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USA
    Gibney, the New York City-based dance and social justice organization, presents the world premiere of Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness, created by award-winning traditional and contemporary arts performer Dohee Lee, artistic director of Puri Arts. The work is a performance ritual
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  • Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    Thu, Feb 23
    New York
    Feb 23, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    New York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USA
    Feb 23, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    New York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USA
    Gibney, the New York City-based dance and social justice organization, presents the world premiere of Chilseong Saenamgut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness, created by award-winning traditional and contemporary arts performer Dohee Lee, artistic director of Puri Arts. The work is a performance ritual
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  • 칠성 새남굿- Chilseong SaenamGut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    칠성 새남굿- Chilseong SaenamGut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness
    Fri, Nov 18
    Oakland
    Nov 18, 2022, 6:30 PM PST
    Oakland, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606, USA
    Nov 18, 2022, 6:30 PM PST
    Oakland, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606, USA
    칠성 새남굿- Chilseong SaenamGut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness Ritual performance by Puri Arts, CoRazOn, Ieumsae MU Ritual drummers and ARU CRE Cohorts. For tickets, please follow the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/-chilseong-saenamgut-d
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