Cultural News, 2010 August Issue
The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena presents “Music and Dance of Edo” by the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization on Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:00 pm in conjunction with the current woodblock print exhibition “Hiroshige: Vision of Japan.”
Admission free with a museum admission. Seats are open as first come first serve.
Master performers Wakana Hanayagi, Jyorokusho Kineya, Kikusa Katada and Yasoyo Kineya of the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization present a concert of traditional Japanese music and dance in a Japanese theater setting. Included are musical pieces for nagauta, the ensemble that traditionally accompanies kabuki theater performances, and for koto.
Norton Simon Museum, 411 West Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105, (626) 449-6840. www.nortonsimon.org