A recital to commemorate Japanese classic dancer Mme. Hisami Wakayagi will be presented by Seiha Wakayagi-ryu Hana-no- Kai on Sunday, March 22, at 1:30 pm at Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo. www.jaccc.org Tickets are $35. For ticket, contact Hana-no-Kai at hisamiwakayagi@gmail.com or (626) 340-0546. Mme. Wakayagi was planning to present her Hana-no-Kai 40th anniversary...
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Clyde Montgomery Concert 2014 The 15th anniversary celebration of the Shumei Arts Council Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 1:30 pm Shumei Hall, Pasadena Free Admission The Shumei Arts Council celebrates its 15th anniversary by presenting this annual concert combined with Japanese traditional dancing by Madame Hisami Wakayagi and her selected disciples. Mike Penny, a...
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History of “Tsunayakata” First debuted in Shintomiza in 1883. Song Writer: Kawatake Mokuami. Music: Kineya Shojiro. This traditional Japanese dance was adapted from the traditional myth “Watanabe no Tsuna.” Dance versions of the “Watanabe no Tsuna” story were inherited as dance titles such as “Ibaragi” or “Tsunayakata.” Ichikawa-sohke 18-ban was a dance group that...
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