PURI ARTS
PERFORMANCE, RITUALS AND WORKSHOPS FOR COMMUNITY HEALING
Our Mission
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.
​Upcoming Events
- Sat, Apr 13OaklandApr 13, 2024, 10:00 AM – May 18, 2024, 4:00 PMOakland, 815 Alice St, Oakland, CA 94607, USAApr 13, 2024, 10:00 AM – May 18, 2024, 4:00 PMOakland, 815 Alice St, Oakland, CA 94607, USACRE 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.
- Multiple DatesThu, Oct 19SausalitoOct 19, 2023, 7:00 PM – Oct 20, 2023, 7:00 PMSausalito, 944 Simmonds Rd, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA
- Thu, Oct 05SeattleOct 05, 2023, 4:00 PM – Nov 25, 2023, 4:00 PMSeattle, 512 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
- Sun, Sep 03Germany and FranceSep 03, 2023, 10:00 PM – Sep 17, 2023, 5:00 PMGermany and France
- Fri, Jul 14Location is TBDJul 14, 2023, 7:00 PM – Jul 23, 2023, 7:00 PMLocation is TBD
- Sun, Jun 25San FranciscoJun 25, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PMSan Francisco, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USAJun 25, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PMSan Francisco, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USAExperience 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
- Fri, Jun 23San FranciscoJun 23, 2023, 7:00 PM PDT – Jun 24, 2023, 10:00 PM PDTSan Francisco, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
- Sat, Apr 08SF Bay AreaApr 08, 2023, 10:00 AM PDT – May 20, 2023, 1:00 PM PDTSF Bay Area
- Wed, Mar 08San MarcosMar 08, 2023, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PMSan Marcos, 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096, USAMar 08, 2023, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PMSan Marcos, 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096, USACalifornia 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.
- Sat, Feb 25New YorkFeb 25, 2023, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PMNew York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USAFeb 25, 2023, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PMNew York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USAGibney, 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
- Fri, Feb 24New YorkFeb 24, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMNew York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USAFeb 24, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMNew York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USAGibney, 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
- Thu, Feb 23New YorkFeb 23, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMNew York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USAFeb 23, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMNew York, 53a Chambers St, New York, NY 10007, USAGibney, 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
- Fri, Nov 18OaklandNov 18, 2022, 6:30 PM PSTOakland, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606, USANov 18, 2022, 6:30 PM PSTOakland, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606, USAì¹ ì„± 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