The Festival of Japan: Drums + Dance

The Festival of Japan: Drums + Dance
Presented by The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York

Saturday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Abrons Arts Center Playhouse Theater – 466 Grand Street (between Pitt and Willett Streets)

Admission: $25 ($30 Door) | $20 Seniors | $15 Students

The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York celebrates its 30th anniversary with The Festival of Japan: Drums + Dance, a collaborative dance performance between JFDINY’s own dance ensemble Minbuza, accompanied by world renowned taiko ensemble Sukeroku Taiko from Japan.

Minbuza

Sukeroku Taiko

Powerful taiko performances will be weaved throughout a full repertoire of more than one thousand years of folk dance, including “Tsugaru Aiya Bushi” (umbrella and fan dance from Aomori) and “Onikenbai” (demon-masked sword dance from Iwate that is on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List).

Tsugaru Shamisen Singer/Player Yuzu Natsumi will also join as a special musical guest.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit JFDINY’s website.