Japanese Dance Tour of South America
Thursday December 1, 2005 – All Day
December 1, Santiago, Chile. Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Avenida Alameda Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363.
December 3, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Centro Okinawense en la Argentina, Av. San Juan 2651, Capital Federal.
December 5, Asuncion, Paraguay. Gran Teatro del Banco Central.
December 6 1:00pm, Montevideo, Uruguay. TV appearance.
December 7 9:00pm, Montevideo, Uruguay. SODRE National Theatre, Balzo Hall.
LOCATION: South America
MORE INFO: Sachiyo Ito & Company 212-627-0265
Salon Series No. 23 Renku and Dance: An Afternoon of Improvisation with Linked Verses and Dance
Sunday October 16, 2005, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Following rules of Renku (linked verses) established in the 16th century, haiku and dance are linked and alternated, as one inspires the other, and composed as an improvisation.
Special Guests: Four poets from the Haiku Society of America, Terry Ann Carter, Penny Harter, William Higginson, and John Stevenson, will join the program. Two musicians, Yumi Kurosawa and James Nyoraku Schlefer, will also offer improvisations.
LOCATION: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York City
MORE INFO: Sachiyo Ito & Company 212-627-0265
Salon Series No. 22 An Art as an Expression of Ethnic Identity: A Case of Okinawan Court Drama
Sunday July 10, 2005, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Following rules of Renku (linked verses) established in the 16th century, haiku and dance are linked and alternated, as one inspires the other, and composed as an improvisation.
Special Guests: Four poets from the Haiku Society of America, Terry Ann Carter, Penny Harter, William Higginson, and John Stevenson, will join the program. Two musicians, Yumi Kurosawa and James Nyoraku Schlefer, will also offer improvisations.
LOCATION: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York City
MORE INFO: Sachiyo Ito & Company 212-627-0265
Program of Okinawan Dance
Saturday June 25, 2005, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, New York City
MORE INFO: Sachiyo Ito & Company 212-627-0265
Salon Series No. 21 An Illusion of Gender Changes in the Japanese Theater and Dance
Sunday May 22, 2005, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York City
MORE INFO: Sachiyo Ito & Company 212-627-0265
Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival)
Sunday May 1, 2005, 1:15 AM – 2:15 PM
Japanese Classical Dance/Okinawan Dance
LOCATION: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11225 at the Cherry Esplanade Main Stage
MORE INFO: http://www.bbg.org/
Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival)
Saturday April 30, 2005, 1:15 AM – 2:15 PM
Japanese Classical Dance/Okinawan Dance
LOCATION: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11225 at the Cherry Esplanade Main Stage
MORE INFO: http://www.bbg.org/