Category: Events

Keiko Fujii Dance Company, Gibney, Kenny Endo, taiko, dance, performing arts, Japan, NYC
Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events

Keiko Fujii Dance Company at Gibney 🗓 🗺

Keiko Fujii Dance Company Thursday, September 18 through Saturday, September 21 from 8:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center – 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers Street) Admission: $15 in advance/$20 at the door The Keiko Fujii Dance Company of Osaka, Japan, returns to New York with the US premiere of Fujii’s Tamashii No Tibiki II (Soul Vibrations). It is an ensemble … Continue reading Keiko Fujii Dance Company at Gibney 🗓 🗺
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Erika Matsuo, Jazz at Kitano, jazz, The Kitano Hotel, Japan, NYC, music, concert
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ERIKA MATSUO Quintet at Jazz at Kitano 🗓 🗺

ERIKA MATSUO Quintet Thursday, August 29 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Jazz at Kitano – 66 Park Avenue (at E. 38th Street) Cover: $18 with a $20 minimum for food and beverage Jazz at Kitano hosts New York-based Japanese jazz singer Erika Matsuo for two sets. Matsuo burst onto the international jazz scene in 2010 with her self-produced album Obsession, a sensual sojourn through … Continue reading ERIKA MATSUO Quintet at Jazz at Kitano 🗓 🗺
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Bon Odori, Japan Performing Arts, obon, Japanese traditions, Japanese festivals, Governors Island, NYC, Japan
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Japan Performing Arts Bon Odori Festival on Governors Island 🗓 🗺

Japan Performing Arts Bon Odori Festival Friday, August 30 from 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday, August 31 from noon until 9:00 p.m. Governors Island – Outlook Hill and Nolan Park Admission: Free Japan Performing Arts (JPA), a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing Japanese traditional performing arts to New York, is hosting a two-day Bon Odori Festival on Governors Island. In the Buddhist observance of … Continue reading Japan Performing Arts Bon Odori Festival on Governors Island 🗓 🗺
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My Neighbor Totoro, Studio Ghibli, NYC, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki, GKIDS
Arts & Entertainment, Events, Features

My Neighbor Totoro in Theaters for Special Three-Day Event 🗓

My Neighbor Totoro Sunday, August 25 at 12:55 p.m. Monday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. Admission: $12.50 Various Locations UA Kaufman Astoria STM 14 & RPX 35-30 38th Street, Long Island City Regal E-Walk STM 13 & RPX 247 W. 42nd Street AMC Empire 25 234 W. 42nd Street AMC Kips Bay 15 570 Second Avenue Regal Union Square STM 14 … Continue reading My Neighbor Totoro in Theaters for Special Three-Day Event 🗓
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Taka Kigawa, Beethoven, piano sonatas, (le) Poisson Rouge, NYC, Japan, concert, recital, music, classical music
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Taka Kigawa to Play Beethoven’s Late Piano Sonatas at (le) Poisson Rouge 🗓 🗺

Taka Kigawa Plays Beethoven—Late Piano Sonatas Monday, August 26 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) (le) Poisson Rouge – 158 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and Sullivan Streets) Admission: Table seating $25 in advance/$30 day of show; Standing room $20 in advance/$25 day of show Critically acclaimed concert pianist Taka Kigawa will present a solo recital at (le) Poisson Rouge, performing the late piano … Continue reading Taka Kigawa to Play Beethoven’s Late Piano Sonatas at (le) Poisson Rouge 🗓 🗺
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