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Friday, September 14, at 7:30 PM HIDETARO HONJOH Hauta Shamisen: Edo-Period Love Songs
Shamisen master Hidetaro Honjoh offers a traditional-style concert featuring works from the hauta repertoire, the quintessential "pop music" of its time. Let this virtuoso of Edo-period love songs gently serenade and transport you to the streets of pre-modern Tokyo. The program also includes tunes from the working class of various rural areas that radiate a tender, à la mode vibe. Awarded Japan's highest honor for artists, the Medal with Purple Ribbon, Hidetaro restores gems from this fading genre of music from the end of the samurai era. Joined by Hidejiro Honjoh on shamisen and kokyu, and Yumi Kurosawa on koto. Cash bar opens at 7 pm.
A pre-performance lecture begins one hour prior to the start of the performance.
Tickets: $35/$28 members Tickets can be purchased Here, or by visiting/calling the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.
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Robert Browning Associates in partnership with Flamenco Festival presents Friday, March 16, 2018 at 8:00pm 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn (tel. 917-267-0363)
The passionate and soulful vocalist Angelita Montoya, daughter of dancer Antonio Montoya and singer La Negra, is from one of the most famous Gypsyflamenco families, the Montoyas. Since making her debut at the age of nine in Nuevo día directed by Lole and Manuel, she has worked with Familia Montoya, Fernanda de Utrera, Chocolate, Camarón, Chano Lobato, Manuela Carrasco and Pastora Galván, among others. Acclaimed for her deeply expressive interpretations of martinetes, malagueñas, soleás, seguiriyas, tangos and bulerias,she has appeared at major flamenco festivals, including the Bienal de Sevilla. For this program, she will present Versos olvidados (Forgotten Verses), a 90th anniversary tribute to the women poets of the Generation of 1927 who have long been forgotten. Their poetry, now rescued, has been put to the music of Alejandro Cruz Benavides. Accompaniment by Benavides on piano and Fran Cortés on guitar. NY debut. Tickets: $32; seniors, students $28 |
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Robert Browning Associates in partnership with Flamenco Festival presents JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ Roulette One of Spain’s leading flamenco guitarists, Córdoba’s award-winning José Antonio Rodríguez will be making a rare New York appearance. A remarkable guitarist acclaimed for his powerful and evocative renditions of contemporary flamenco, he has composed music for orchestras and dance companies, participated in major projects with Paco de Lucía and Alejandro Sanz, and appeared in Carlos Saura’s Flamenco. As a teenager in 1981 and 1982, he won first prize for flamenco guitar at prestigious contests at Minas de la Unión and Jerez de la Frontera. His recent CD, Adiós Muchachos, was declared by Spain’s El País newspaper to be the best flamenco album of 2016. For this program, he will be accompanied by Patricio Cámara “Pachi” (percussion, vocal) and Paco Peña (bass).
Tickets: $32; seniors, students $28 “(he) took us to the highest spheres of the flamenco guitar universe… amazing technique…exceptional composing skills.” - Diario Córdoba
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Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates presents PAOLO ANGELI
From the island of Sardinia, Paolo Angeli draws on the folk heritage of his homeland, adding elements of jazz, early music, and other genres to create an intriguing sound that is hard to categorize. His instrument, a prepared guitar with multiple strings and pedal-controlled effects, becomes a veritable orchestra. “Sardinia's madly imaginative master of the guitar…veers, in dreamy and almost stream-of-consciousness kind of way, between the traditional music of his island homeland, improvisational jazz and punk with a palette of super-saturated colors and amazing textures.” – NPR
Tickets: $48, $38 |
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World Music Institute Presents:
Meredith Monk and Ani Choying Drolma Concert
Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 9:30PM
National Sawdust, 80 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY
Click here for more info!
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Romanee and Company Presents:
WHERE KATHAK AND BOMBA MEET IN ME
An Intercultural Series
11/8 - 11/20, 2016
Click here for Tickets and Info!
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The Japan Society presents:
WORKSHOP
Meditative Chanting with Ko Ishikawa
Thursday, November 10, 7 – 8:30 PM
Escape from the busy streets of New York and immerse yourself in the meditative chanting of kagura-uta (god songs) and roei (poem recitation), enjoyed by aristocrats during the Heian period (794-1185). Notable gagaku (Imperial Court music) musician Ko Ishikawaleads this introspective workshop.
Tickets: $35/$30 Japan Society members
Max. 50 participants; no experience required.
Link: http://www.japansociety.org/
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To register for Kathak classes with Pt. Charka, please call 845.783.7514 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You may also visit: www.anandaashram.org/EastWestSchoolofDance
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GONG: Spirits of the Archipelago
September 9th and 10th, The Riverside Theater, 91 Claremont Ave, NY, NY 10027, 7 pm. Tickets: $25 each
Saung Budaya is proud to present eight newly choreographed traditional dances from Papua, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, in addition to contemporary dances accompanied by a live music ensemble from Indonesia. The title GONG, is based on the South East Asian metal percussion instrument that is hit with a mallet. Though Indonesia’s various islands have different cultures, stories, and souls, the one constant in all things music is the sound of the gong. Its distinct sound is quite deep and subtle however, it is a sound that is familiar to the people of Indonesia. Its significance in daily life is to bring communities together for a start of a celebration; in music and dance, it is the constant sound for tempo and movement. Like the gong, Saung Budaya has a similar role within the Indonesian American community. This production will showcase the different stories of these islands through the subtle yet important sounds of the gong and how it unifies Indonesian people and its various cultures.
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Gorana Dance Presents: Rhythms & Patterns
7:00pm Saturday, April 2, 2016:
JCC Manhattan - Goldman-Sonennfeldt Family Auditorium
334 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10023
Join Gorana Dance Company as they celebrate their Ten Year Anniversary!!
Past Events
Click here for more info - The Pedritio Martinez Group
Click here for more info - Vincente Amigo Guitar
organized by Asia Society, New York
November 15, 2015 at 2pm
Kinding Sindaw Family Performance
A journey into the ancestral heritage of the phillipines through legends, epics, and myths. Families will experience and participate in dance, kulintang music and silat martial arts. An optional family -friendly tour of Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms.
Danza Espana
Thalia Spanish Theatre
Danza Espana
Friday April 24- May 10, 2015
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 4pm
