Meiji Dances Thursday, August 22, 2024 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
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. This dance narrative is set in modern-day Japan and mirrors the spirit of the era it seeks to portray, 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 of Saint-Saëns.
Plan Your Visit
- This program is included with Museum admission and takes place in Brown Auditorium Theatre in the Law Building. The exhibition is in the Law Building.
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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
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Miwa Sakashita and Dr. John R. Stroehlein
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.