Black and white photograph of a school dance at Rohwer concentration camp (Gift of Mabel Rose Jamison (Jamie) Vogel).

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From Barbed Wire to Boogie Woogie: All Camps Swing Dance with The Fabulous Esquires Big Band

Black and white photograph of a school dance at Rohwer concentration camp (Gift of Mabel Rose Jamison (Jamie) Vogel).

Special Events

From Barbed Wire to Boogie Woogie: All Camps Swing Dance with The Fabulous Esquires Big Band

About the Event

$10 General, $5 Members

Celebrate the resilience of a community in struggle through swing music and dance! This multi-part program will explore the impact of swing music and dance on youth in America’s concentration camps through personal storytelling, history, and dancing.

Join for a social swing dance with live music from The Fabulous Esquires Big Band and opportunities for all to be a part of the experience. Rusty Frank will lead a dance lesson for those of any dance experience, followed by an afternoon of popular tunes from the 1940s and a chance for all generations to connect through immersive history.

Please note that these tickets are for the DANCE portion of the program only. Sign up for the Conversation with WWII Concentration Camp Survivors at 12 p.m. at this link.

Please note that tickets to each part of the event are sold and priced separately. Contact publicprograms@janm.org with any questions regarding ticketing.

 

Image: School dance at Rohwer concentration camp. Image courtesy of John M. Flaherty Collection of Japanese Internment Records, San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives.

$10 General, $5 Members

Saturday, Jun 17, 2023

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Aratani Central Hall

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

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About the Event

$10 General, $5 Members

Celebrate the resilience of a community in struggle through swing music and dance! This multi-part program will explore the impact of swing music and dance on youth in America’s concentration camps through personal storytelling, history, and dancing.

Join for a social swing dance with live music from The Fabulous Esquires Big Band and opportunities for all to be a part of the experience. Rusty Frank will lead a dance lesson for those of any dance experience, followed by an afternoon of popular tunes from the 1940s and a chance for all generations to connect through immersive history.

Please note that these tickets are for the DANCE portion of the program only. Sign up for the Conversation with WWII Concentration Camp Survivors at 12 p.m. at this link.

Please note that tickets to each part of the event are sold and priced separately. Contact publicprograms@janm.org with any questions regarding ticketing.

 

Image: School dance at Rohwer concentration camp. Image courtesy of John M. Flaherty Collection of Japanese Internment Records, San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives.

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