“Meiji” Dances
August 22, 2024
“Meiji Dances” is a new dance piece choreographed by Nao Kusuzaki, artistic director of Creative Minds Collaborative. Inspired by the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan, the movements intertwine traditional Japanese dance forms with contemporary vocabularies and reflect the collision and integration of Western influences.
The dance is set in modern-day Japan and mirrors the spirit of the era, celebrating both the richness of Japan's heritage and its embrace of global influences. The performance is accompanied by pianist Kana Mimaki, who draws from Japanese composers such as Rentaro Taki, with Western compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Plan Your Visit
- Free with Museum admission.
- The performance takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building, and the exhibition is on the upper level.
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“Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” is organized by the Japanese Art Society of America (JASA), with funds provided by JASA members, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
In Houston, major support is provided by:
Bobbie Nau
Additional generous support is provided by:
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Anne and Albert Chao
Daikin Comfort Technologies
Marty and Kathy Goossen
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Dr. Ritsuko Komaki
Local Foods Group
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Miwa Sakashita and Dr. John R. Stroehlein
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Nanako and Dale Tingleaf
The exhibition catalogue is made possible with funds provided by The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art, Columbia University.