Asuka Hisa
Choreography for Picketers
Asuka Hisa
A 3-day participatory performance that provides a sign workshop using upcycled cardboard, a movement lesson, and strategies for effective picketing choreography. Each day of the festival will have a different protest topic. Celebrate the city’s history of activism and rehearse moves for one’s next protest.
Asuka Hisa is the Director of Learning and Engagement at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA). She curates and produces programs for museum and community audiences with a focus on artists and social action. In 2024, she was a Smithsonian Fellow in Museum Practice. She is a lecturer and adjunct faculty member for Occidental College, UCLA’s School of Art and Architecture, and Otis College of Art and Design with courses on learning and engagement in contemporary art museums.