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9/28: Japan’s puppet theater to return to Los Angeles for first time after 20 years: “National Bunraku Theater” to be performed at Aratani Theatre Sep. 28 at 7:30PM / SOLD OUT

Featuring “Oshichi, the Greengrocer’s Daughter” and “The Love Suicides at Sonezaki” The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) presents “National Bunraku Theater” at Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 on Saturday, September 28 from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Reserved seating: $35-55. Buy tickets Performed in Japanese with English […]

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2024/1/13: Japan Foundation to present high-definition screening “Cinema Kabuki: Yugen” with pre-screening Taiko performance and Kabuki lecture at Aratani Theatre on Jan. 13

The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents high-definition screening “Cinema Kabuki: Yugen” at Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, on Saturday, January 13 at 1:00 pm. Free admission. Registration Preferred. “Cinema Kabuki: Yugen” features Tamasaburo Bando, Kodo, Jusuke Hanayagi, and Hanayagi-ryu Dancers. Recorded live at Hakataza Theatre, Hakata, 2017. 121mins. Subtitled in English. […]

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2023: Cultural News is accepting comments and photo images of “KAGURA: Divine Tales from Japan” from readers: Deadline is Nov. 26, midnight

KAGURA: Divine Tales from Japan presented by Town of Kitahiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center at the Aratani Theatre on Nov. 19 was a sold-out-event. The Japanese traditional performing arts with modern presentations attracted the audience in Los Angeles. Cultural News is accepting comments and photo images of KAGURA: […]

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2023/10/29: The Jazz Bakery presents composer/conductor MIHO HAZAMA & her m_unit ensemble at Aratani Theatre, Sunday, Oct. 29 at 7PM

The Jazz Bakery is returning to the Japanese American Cultural Community Center to present Grammy nominated Tokyo-born jazz composer extraordinaire Miho Hazama and her unique fourteen-piece ensemble m_unit. A consummate composer/conductor dedicated to artistry and exploration, Miho has written for jazz artists such as Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, and Lionel Loueke. Hazama has built an […]

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2023/8/5-6 : With message of global peace to Hiroshima, musical “Peace On Your Wings” makes Los Angeles debut from Honolulu, Aug. 5-6 at Aratani Theatre

LOS ANGELES  – Honolulu youth theater company Ohana Arts and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) will premiere the revival production of Ohana Arts’ signature musical Peace On Your Wings on August 5-6 at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo, downtown L.A., the epicenter of Japanese and Japanese American performing arts. Inspired by […]

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2023/7/23 : Japanese American wartime experience stage “Defining Courage” comes to Aratani Theatre, Sunday, July 23, 3:00PM(Sold Out) & 7:00PM

Japanese American’s wartime experience stage “Defining Courage” will come to Aratani Theatre, 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 on Sunday, July 23 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm. (3:00 pm show was sold out) “Defining Courage” is a journey into the legacy of the Nisei Soldier, Americans of Japanese ancestry who served […]