The Okinawa Association of America will be presenting its 18th biennial Utayabira Wuduyabira concert at the James R. Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503 on Sunday, May 5 at 2 pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by contacting the Okinawa Association at mensore@earthlink.net or (310) 532-1929. Translated as “let’s […]
Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau hosts its own booth at the 15th annual Los Angeles Times Travel Show on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Travel Show opens from 10:00 am – 5 pm. Regular admission is $10. Los Angeles Convention Center is located at 1201 South Figueroa Street, […]
Ship of the Ryukyu will present “The Legend of Hagoromo: Ryukyu ‘Opera’ & Okinawan Dance Performance” on Saturday, February 9, 3:00 pm at James Armstrong Theater, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503. General admissions are $20. For tickets, call the Okinawa Association of America at (310) 532-1929. “The Legend of Hagoromo” show consist of […]
The Okinawa Association of America Geinobu Performing Arts Committee is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year at a banquet celebration at the Quiet Cannon, 901 Via San Clemente, Montebello on Sunday, June 3 from 11:30am to 3:00pm. The deadline to purchase tickets to the 25th Anniversary Banquet is Friday, May 25. Tickets are $35 and […]
On Sunday, May 22, at 2:00 pm at the James Armstrong Theater in Torrance, the Okinawa Association of America, Inc. (OAA) will put on their biennial program showcasing the unique performing arts of Okinawa. The show’s title, “Utayabira Wuduyabira” is in the Okinawan language meaning, “Let’s sing, let’s dance.” Seventeen groups affiliated with the OAA […]
Cultural News 2011 March Issue The opportunity to experience the performance of a Japanese Living National Treasure is rare, even in Japan. Here in California, it is extraordinary. Sanshin master Choichi Terukina was designated in 2000 as a Living National Treasure of Japan, for his mastery of Koten (Ryukuan Classical Music). This month Mr. Terukina […]
Three strings, pulled taut across a thin ebony neck, and balanced over a narrow bamboo bridge, stretch tightly across a body framed in wood and wrapped in python skin. That is the sanshin, an instrument as simple—and as richly complex—as its description. In the hands of sanshin master Choichi Terukina, the resonance of the sanshin […]
Okinawa Folk Song concert will be presented by the Ryukyu Folk Song Association North America Branch and the Okinawa Association of America on Sunday, May 16 at 2 p.m. at Gardena Buddhist Church located at 1517 West 166th Street, Gardena, CA 90247, (310) 327-9400. This is a ticketed event. The OAA’s annual Utayabira Wuduyabira (Let’s […]