JPA Kimono & Dance Project
EVENT DATE & TIME
Saturday, November 15, 2025
5:00 – 7:00pm (Doors open at 4:30pm)
VENUE
Sharp Theater at Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th street, NYC
ADMISSION
Free
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*Important Notice Regarding Reservations
Please be sure to read the following information carefully before making a reservation.
All attendees must reserve their spot via Eventbrite. However, please note that a reservation does not guarantee a seat. Seating for this performance is on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the venue reaches full capacity, no additional guests will be admitted. If you wish to attend, we strongly recommend arriving early.
Japan Performing Arts, Inc. (JPA) proudly presents the stage performance of its Free Public Program, “Ages of Enchantment 2025.” JPA hosts two Free Public Programs annually in theater venues, and we are delighted to announce that both performances this year will be held at Symphony Space.
The performance lineup for “Ages of Enchantment 2025” includes:
- Traditional Japanese Kabuki Dance
- Japanese Harp Performance
- Collaborative Performance: Kabuki Dance & Japanese Harp
- Contemporary Dance
- Kimono Fashion Show
- Awa Odori (Traditional Festival Dance)
- Japanese Drum Performance
This is a two-hour showcase celebrating the richness and diversity of Japanese performing arts.
See you at Symphony Space on November 15th 2025!
About the Show
Japan Performing Arts, Inc. started “Cultural Repertoires – “AGES of ENCHANTMENT” in 2017. The performance shows one of our on-going core activities, Nihon Buyo (Traditional Japanese Kabuki Dance) as well as our Kimono Show. Also, we will invite several distinguished Japanese performing art groups, such as NY-ren of Tokushima Prefecture Association (Awa Odori dance), and Koto Master, Masayo Ishigure (Japanese harp), Soh Daiko (Japanese drums). For each performance genre, our MCs will provide detailed explanation using projection images on the stage screen. This year, we are continuing the 2023 collaboration of the Koto instrumental performance with Nihon Buyo dance. Koto Master Masayo Ishigure and her students will perform a contemporary tune called “Okoto” and JPA Nihon Buyo dancers will perform the dance which combines both traditional and modern dance body movements. (show length: 2 and 1/2 hours)
The photos below are from our past events
Nihon Buyo dance has long been one of the emphasized JPA activities. At the event, We will present a few dance pieces including both classic and modern-fusion styles. The classic piece is called “Tatsumi Hakkei,” which portrays a scene how two geisha girls are chitchatting in their room. It is a dance with a rare choreography for a classic piece. Together with its jaunty tune, the two-dancer piece will be performed.
For this Nihon Buyo dance program, we are inviting Masayo Ishigure, New York based Koto Master who can perform us both Shamisen and Koto instruments as well as classic and contemporary music pieces.
JPA Nihon Buyo dancers, together with the live Shamisen and Koto music by Master Ishigure, will perform one classic and one modern-fusion Nihon Buyo dance pieces. JPA has been making effort to refine classics as well as developing new dance formats by integrating Nihon Buyo with modern dance styles.
We will also have Master Ishigure’s solo performance in the middle of the program.
