SACHIYO ITO & COMPANY RECENT PAST EVENTS

Salon Series No. 36 Japanese Flutes:
        Fue and Shakuhachi      
Performance and Lecture Demonstration of the Japanese Flutes and Dance
February 7 (Sunday), 2010, 3-4pm
Guest Artists: Nobuko Miyazaki, Ralph Samuelson, Ann MarieYoo
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 A West 13th Street, NYC (btw. 5th and 6th Avenues)


Join us in the rare performance of Michio Miyagi's Ham no Umi (The Sea in Spring) played by fue and violin!

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2009

Arts at Tenri Presents - Nami Kineie: Nagauta Shamisen
Topic: Music from the Kabuki Theater. Contemporary Music and Dance
October 10 (Sunday) 2009, 8pm
Guests: see the announcement, below
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York NY

With Shizuko Kineya and Sakurako Satoh - Shamisens
James Nyoraku Schlefer - Shakuhachi
Special Guest Artist - Sachiyo Ito.

Nami Kineie is well known to Japanese audiences for her frequent performances of both the traditional Nagauta style of shamisen, and her dedication to performing contemporary music. The program for October 10 will include several classic Kabuki Theater pieces (Suehirogari, Sagimusume) plus contemporary music by Seiho Kinea, James Nyoraku Schlefer and Etsuo Kawasaki.

Accompanying Ms. Kineie on several pieces will be her top student Sakurako Satoh and she is delighted to be joined on one piece by the venerable shamisen master Kineya Shozuko. Additionally two well known New York based artists will perform with her – dancer Sachiyo Ito and shakuhachi master James Nyoraku Schlefer.

4 Master Classes in Okinawan Dance
with master choreographer Sachiyo Ito
July 7, 14, 21, 28 (Tuesdays) 2009, 6pm to 8pm
Location: 520 Eighth Avenue (betw. 36th and 37th Sts.), 3rd floor, New York NY

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Salon Series No. 35    
Topic: Body Discipline and Healing Arts
June 14 (Sunday) 2009, 3pm to 4pm
Guest: Wataru Ohashi
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York NY

The breath, stance, alignment, use of energy, centering and balancing of body and mind from the view point of dance and the healing arts will be discussed and co-demonstrated by Wataru Ohashi and Sachiyo Ito. Wataru Ohashi is the founder of Ohashiatsu--the healing touch based on eastern methods and philosophy.  Okinawan dances such as Me-nu-hama, and an excerpt from Nuha-bushi will be performed by Sachiyo Ito to illustrate the above demonstrations.

Now in its 11th year, the Salon Series is a series of informative and educational lectures, lecture-demonstrations and performances on the performing arts of Japan held three times a year on Sunday afternoons at Tenri Cultural Institute.

Japanese Classical Dance Performance
June 13 (Saturday) 2009, 1pm
Location: Bronx Library Center of the New York Public Library, 310 East Kingsbridge Road, NY, NY 10458

Salon Series No. 34
Topic: Gagaku and Ancient Songs of Japan
May 17 (Sunday) 2009, 3pm to 4pm
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York NY
Gagaku with Tenri Gagaku Society: A world premier of "Kashin," choreographed by Sachiyo Ito, will be performed by Sachiyo Ito and Company.

Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
May 2 (Saturday) 2009, 1pm
Japanese Classical dance
May 3 (Sunday) 2009, 1pm
Okinawan Dance
Location: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11225
at the Cherry Esplanade Main Stage (see the above link for map)

Salon Series No. 33
Topic: Sanshin and Shamisen
March 29 (Sunday) 2009, 3pm to 4pm
Guests: Saburo Ochiai, Mutsumi Takamizu
Location: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York NY
General admission: $15, Students and Seniors: $10

Sanshin, the Okinawan three-stringed instrument, was first introduced from China in the 14th Century. Sanshin and Shamisen players will talk about the instruments and their music traditions, and demonstrate how they are played. Okinawan dance accompanied by sanshin and Jiuta-mai dance accompanied by shamisen will be performed.

audition for free Kabuki dance workshop for actors
March 23 (Monday) 2009

Audition Call for Free Kabuki Dance Workshop for Actors, Supported in part by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Participants selected must sign a contract to agree to meet every Monday from April 5 through June 1 and participate in a rehearsal and public culmination concert on June 19 in New York City.

Both beginners and experienced dancers are welcome. Program includes introductory historical background of Kabuki, including earlier Noh Theater. The "Danmari" scene from a Kabuki play – similar in style to that performed in Black Comedy by Peter Shafer – will be taught. Other Kabuki elements taught will be Female and Male impersonation, techniques, and two dances from 18th & 19th century Kabuki repertory. In addition to the techniques of acting and dance, aesthetics of Kabuki and Noh will be introduced. The goal of this workshop is to introduce the techniques and understanding of the Kabuki to Western actors to inspire you and enhance your craft.

Auditions will be held on March 23rd at 6pm, at 520spaces, 520 8th Avenue. Audition pre-registration by e-mail is required. Email your request to register with a resume to Sachiyoito@verizon.net.

Japan Society Family Program:
Oshogatsu: Japan’s New Years Day Celebration
January 25 (Sunday) 2009 2pm and 3pm
Location: Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017

For earlier events: SACHIYO ITO & COMPANY PAST EVENTS 2003-2008

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New York, NY 10011
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