Melody Takata, founder of GenRyu Arts, will take audiences on an aural and visual adventure based on the classic tale of The Monkey King. This special afternoon celebration brings dance, drumming and jazz to the museum in both traditional and contemporary arrangements—featuring GenRyu Arts’ intergenerational performers in an affirmation of our connection to nature, family and community. The event will showcase JCCCNC’s GenRyu Arts school of dance and taiko, Gen ensemble, Gen Taiko alumni, master artist Hideko Nakajima, and special guests Tatsu Aoki and Kioto Aoki, visiting from Chicago.
Melody Takata, founder of GenRyu Arts, will take audiences on an aural and visual adventure based on the classic tale of The Monkey King. This special afternoon celebration brings dance, drumming and jazz to the museum in both traditional and contemporary arrangements—featuring GenRyu Arts’ intergenerational performers in an affirmation of our connection to nature, family and community. The event will showcase JCCCNC’s GenRyu Arts school of dance and taiko, Gen ensemble, Gen Taiko alumni, master artist Hideko Nakajima, and special guests Tatsu Aoki and Kioto Aoki, visiting from Chicago.
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