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Poetry in Motion (New York Home Season Concert)
Selected poems include “Chieko-sho” by Japanese modern poet Kotaro
Takamura, “Before the Beginning” by Rainer Rilke, “Please Call Me by My
True Names” by Thich Nhat Hanh, “Summer Day” by Mary Oliver, and “Only Breath”
by Rumi. Guest singers and musicians include Beth Griffith, Elizabeth
Knauer, Egil Rostad, and Yukio Tsuji.
The program offerings include two revivals from the 80s and 90s.
Please Call Me by My True Names is a revival of the 1981 Joyce SoHo
production originally entitled as An Invitation to Bell, which was reproduced at
Lincoln Center in the same year. The dance is based on a poem written by
Thich Nhat Hanh about a young boat refugee raped by a sea pirate. The
year 2008 marked the 30th anniversary of the poem, but the condition of
our society has changed little and Hanh’s voice of humanism is still
resonant today. Day to day, we are surrounded by tragedies, the adverse
conditions of our own humanity and violence stemming from hatred and
prejudice. We are in need of finding inner balance and Please Call Me by
My True Names invites the audience to contemplate together on a message
calling for compassion, reconciliation and inner harmony--the basis for
world peace.
Another revival is Chieko: the Element, choreographed to
the contemporary poem, “Chieko-sho.” The piece was originally produced in
1985 at Japan Society and the poem will be sung and recited to a score
set by Dan Erkkila.
The ensemble piece, Only Breath, features dancers from various
disciplines, cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. The dance calls for
the coming together of all humanity on earth to form a global village
surpassing boundaries of east, west, and other geographical, cultural,
and social differences.
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Sachiyo Ito has brought together East and West through her delicate and powerful performances of classical, traditional and contemporary Japanese dance for the last 40 years. In 2008, she received the Foreign Minister’s Award from Japanese Foreign Ministry. Born in Tokyo, she has taught at major colleges such as the Juilliard School and New York University since 1972. She holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Dance from New York University. She was awarded the name, Sachiyo Fujima from the Fujima School of Japanese classical dance in Tokyo. She was Kabuki consultant for the Off-Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures, and choreographer for Off-Broadway productions of Shogun Macbeth. Extensive performance credits in Japan, U.S., South America, and Europe include: American Dance Festival, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Japan Society, Asia Society, City Center in New York, Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Dublin Theatre Festival, and Bonn International Dance Workshop. |
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May 23, 2010, 3pm Location: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 A West 13th Street, NYC (btw. 5th and 6th Avenues) Lively Okinawan folk music and dance will be performed while there will be an audience participation in Kachashi, the improvisation dance, uniquely Okinawan. Now in its 12th 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.
Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Salon Series No. 37 Modernity in Tradition |
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2009 Arts at Tenri Presents - Nami Kineie: Nagauta Shamisen |
4 Master Classes in Okinawan Dance |
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Salon Series No. 35
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Japanese Classical Dance Performance Salon Series No. 34 Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Salon Series No. 33 audition for free Kabuki dance workshop for actors 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: For earlier events: SACHIYO ITO & COMPANY PAST EVENTS 2003-2008
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