EVENT DATE & TIME
Sunday, May 3, 2026
3:00pm & 6:00pm (Doors open at 2:40pm & 5:40pm)
VENUE
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Symphony Space
2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
ADMISSION
Free
RESERVATION REQUIRED
*Important Notice Regarding Reservations
Please read the following carefully when making a reservation.
Please be sure to make a reservation through Eventbrite. However, this does not guarantee you a seat. Seating for this performance is on a first‑come, first‑served basis. Once the theater reaches full capacity, no additional audience members will be admitted. If you wish to see the performance, please arrive at the theater early.
About the Show
Japan Performing Arts, Inc. (JPA) announces its free public program: “Traditional Japanese Kabuki Dance Performance & Kimono.”
This event will introduce classical Japanese dance as well as details about each piece. The classical dances include “Fuji Musume” (Wisteria Maiden), “Komori” (The Babysitter), “Shichifukujin” (Seven Gods of Good Fortune), and a creative dance performed by three dancers to the melody of Tsugaru shamisen titled “Haru no Umi” (The Sea in Spring). There will also be a creative dance performed to piano music. Between the dances, the program will present details about the traditional Japanese garment kimono, Japan’s national attire, and explain how kimono relates to Japanese dance. In addition, this event will introduce Yūzen, one of Japan’s highly skilled and celebrated kimono dyeing crafts.
Japanese Dance Performers: Midori Anami, Akiko Matsumoto, Motoko Tadano, Yuko Hamada
Piano: Josh Bodah
Kimono Dressing: Emi Kikuchi, Mayumi Maeda (Assistant)
Hair: Mika Saijo, Satoshi Ikeda, Toshitsugu Kubota
