Forwarded for the Okinawa Association of America Lunar New Year’s Traditions in Okinawa: Lecture and Performance On Saturday, Feb. 6, 1:00 pm, the Okinawa Association of America in Gardena will host a special event focusing on Lunar New Year’s traditions in Okinawa. A Skype video lecture will be presented by Eric Wada from Hawaii. Mr. […]
UCLA Colloquium January 25, 2016 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM Nationalism and Vitalism on the Okinawan Stage UCLA Royce Hall 314 Colloquium with James Rhys Edwards, Ph.D (UCLA Ethnomusicology 2015) In 1879, Imperial Japan annexed the Ryūkyū Islands, dissolving the Ryūkyū Kingdom and establishing Okinawa Prefecture. This “disposition of Ryūkyū” triggered a fitful transformation of […]
Classical Okinawan koto school Ryukyu Sokyoku Koyokai will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their establishment as the Los Angeles Branch by presenting the concert entitled “Hibiki Wataru” (The Journey of Sound) on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2:00 pm at the James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance. Near 100 artists from Los Angeles, Okinawa, and Hawaii will […]
On Sunday, May 17, the Okinawa Association of America will bring the sights, sounds, and spirit of the Ryukyu Islands to the James R. Armstrong Theatre in Torrance! Titled “Utayabira Wuduyabira,” – which means “let’s sing, let’s dance” in Uchinaaguchi (the Okinawan language) – this biennial concert is one of the only recurring events in Los Angeles that celebrates […]
On Sunday, Nov. 2, the Majikina Honryu Aigen no Kai dance company, led by artistic director Aiko Majikina, will present “Nufa Gukuru – My Spirit Dances” at the Aratani Theatre in the campus of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Little Tokyo. The show starts at 2:00 pm. The show pays homage to the […]
Sold Out The18th Awaya-Kai Koto Concert Sunday, November 3, 2013, 2:00 pm James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance CA 90503 Tickets: General Admission, $25; At the Door, $30; Student (Under 18 years old), $20 Tickets are available at Sakuraya in Gardena at (310) 323-7117, Yoko Awaya in Gardena at (310) 329-5965, Hiromi Komiyama […]
The Miyagi Nosho Ryukyu Dance/Music School presents the Miyagi Nosho 60th Performing Arts Anniversary Recital at Aratani/Japan America Theater in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 2:00 pm – 6:00pm. The recital commemorates Master Nosho Miyagi’s 60 years of performing dance and music, as well as to host the school’s […]
The Miyagi Nosho Ryukyu Dance/Music School will present Miyagi Nosho’s 60th Anniversary Recital at Aratani/Japan America Theater in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2:00 pm. The recital is to commemorate Master Nosho Miyagi’s 60 years of performing dance and music, as well as to host the school’s teaching credential award […]
Fija Byro Live: pirin paran USA tour 2013 Presented by Okinawa Cultural Association of Texas Date: July 20 (Saturday) 8 pm – 9 pm Location: Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 West 166th Street, Gardena, CA 90247 Ticket: $15 (Online ticket: fijabyron.eventbrite.com) The Okinawa Association of America at (310) 532-1929 For more information call (888) […]