Rasmuson Theater Celebration Featuring Pamyua

In celebration of 15 years of presentations by outstanding Native (and non-Native) thinkers and performers in the museum’s beautiful Rasmuson Theater,  the Yup'ik music and dance group Pamyua perform. Kevin Gover (Pawnee), director of the National Museum of the American Indian introduces the evening event, the re-dedication of the Elmer and Mary Louise Rasmuson Theater. Also, to celebrate the newly refurbished theater, Roy Agloinga, Rasmuson Foundation Program Officer and senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska give some remarks.

Brothers Stephen and Phillip Blanchett, of Yup’ik and African American descent, formed Pamyua in 1995, with traditional Yup’ik dancer and culture bearer Ossie Kairaiuak joining them in 1996. Revered across Europe and North America, Pamyua brings a unique style and contemporary twist to Yup’ik drum-dance songs. Experience the group’s special cultural harmony and learn more about Inuit culture through this celebration of one of the great cultural arts venues on the National Mall.

This program was webcast and recorded in the Rasmuson Theater of the National Museum of the American Indian on November 7, 2019.

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