Past Events
Fall Dance and Lecture Event
Save-the-Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019
Location: First Lutheran Church, 2900 Carson St., Torrance, CA 90503
Time: 2:00 to 4:30 pm
Tickets: $25 for adults and $20 for children 12 years and younger | Tickets will be held at Will Call
An Afternoon of Japanese Dance: Performance with Lecture/Demonstration on the Koken (Stage Assistant) (in Japanese with English translation)
Featuring
- Bando Toshitaro, Guest Artist from Bando Kai Japan
Dancers
- Azuma Kikusue (representing Azuma Sumako II)
- Bando Hidesomi
- Wakayagi Kiyoka and Wakayagi Rinsen (for Wakayagi Hisame)
Learn the secrets behind this on-stage-costume-quick-change.
The Art of Shamisen
September 29, 2018 / 2:00 pm
James R. Armstrong Theater, Torrance, California
3330 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA 90503
Guest Artists From Japan:
- Honjoh Hidetaro, Headmaster of the Honjoh School of Shamisen in Tokyo
- Honjoh Hidegoro, Shamisen
- Honjoh Hidejiro, Shamisen
- Honjoh Hideeiji, Shamisen
- Tousha Chiho, Ohayashi (drums, percussion)
- Mochizuki Mika, Ohayashi
- Tousha Kiyoho, Ohayashi
- Takei Makoto, Fue & Shakuhachi (flute)
Performing Artists from Southern California
- Matsutoyo Sato, Founder and Head Instructor of the Matsutoyo Kai Japanese Folk Music
- Bando Hidesomi, Japanese Classical Dancer
- Bando Hiromiya, Japanese Classical Dancer
- Nakamura Narumi, Japanese Classical Dancer
An Afternoon of Japanese Dance
September 23, 2017 | 1:00 pm
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Kaikan (Hall)
815 E. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Participating Dance Teachers:
- Azuma Sumako II
- Bando Hidesomi
- Bando Hiromiya
- Majikina Aiko
- Nakamura Narumi
- Wakayagi Hisame
The Art of Tokoyama: The Japanese Traditional Dance Wig – Lecture and Demonstration
August 6, 2016 | 2:00pm
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
1964 W. 162nd St.
Gardena, CA 90247
Guest Artists From Japan: Tokuo Toyotani and Kazuhiro Toyotani
