Category: Arts & Entertainment

Vangeline, Yuka C. Honda, butoh, improvisational music, Omoto Tannaker, Gibney Dance
Arts & Entertainment, Events

Vangeline and Yuka C. Honda Perform “Elsewhere” 🗓 🗺

ELSEWHERE by Vangeline and Yuka C. Honda Thursday, May 24 through Saturday, May 26 at 8:00 p.m. Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center – 280 Broadway (Entrance at 53A Chambers Street) Admission: $15 in advance / $20 at the door Renowned Japanese composer and musician Yuka C. Honda (Japan) and butoh dancer Vangeline (France), perform the World Premiere of Elsewhere. Celebrating the life of … Continue reading Vangeline and Yuka C. Honda Perform “Elsewhere” 🗓 🗺
Susan
Shirotama Hitsujiya, NYC, Japan, Asia, Japan Society, playwrights, Vietnam, immigration, women in theater, AJOKAI, Southeast Asia
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events

Japan Society Presents a Public Forum on Theater, Women, and Immigration 🗓 🗺

“Rest in Peace, New York.” A Public Forum on Theater, Women and Immigration Monday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Japan Society – 333 East 47th Street (between First and Second Avenues) Admission: $10/$8 Japan Society members Japan Society welcomes back Shirotama Hitsujiya, internationally known performance artist, artistic director of the experimental theater company YUBIWA Hotel, and founder of AJOKAI (Asian Women Performing Arts Collective), for … Continue reading Japan Society Presents a Public Forum on Theater, Women, and Immigration 🗓 🗺
Susan
Japan Day @ Central Park, Japan, NYC, Central Park, Japanese culture, Japanese food, calligraphy, origami, yukata, yo-yo fishing, bullet train, Hello Kitty
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events

The 12th Annual Japan Day @ Central Park 🗓 🗺

The 12th Annual Japan Day @ Central Park Sunday, May 13 from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Bandshell Area at Central Park – Entrance on 69th Street and 5th Avenue Admission: Free The 12th Annual Japan Day @ Central Park is bringing Japanese culture to New York this Mother’s Day! It’s a festival that celebrates the diversity of Japanese culture through food, activities, and performances … Continue reading The 12th Annual Japan Day @ Central Park 🗓 🗺
Susan
Asia Society, First Friday, NYC, Asia, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, sake, okaki
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Asia Society 🗓 🗺

First Friday: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Friday, May 4 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Asia Society – 725 Park Avenue (at E. 70th Street) Admission: Free May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so kick it off right with Asia Society’s biggest First Friday of the year! Enjoy free admission to Asia Society Museum’s exhibition Unknown Tibet: The Tucci Expeditions and Buddhist … Continue reading Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Asia Society 🗓 🗺
Susan
Japanese American Association, JAA, NYC, Japan, art exhibition, Japanese artists
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events

The Japanese American Association Presents Its 23rd Art Exhibition 🗓 🗺

23rd JAA Exhibition of Japanese and Japanese American Artists in New York Thursday, May 3 through Saturday, May 12 Opening reception: Thursday, May 3 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Japanese American Association of New York – 49 W. 45th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), 11th Floor Admission: Free For more than two decades, the Japanese American Association of New York has held an … Continue reading The Japanese American Association Presents Its 23rd Art Exhibition 🗓 🗺
Susan