Hanayui - SOLD OUT

with Kaoru Watanabe

and featuring KODO members Chieko Kojima and Yoko Fujimoto, and Okinawan dance expert, Mitsue Kinjo

Performance Thursday March 13th 8:00 pm - SOLD OUT!

Celebrate spring with Hanayui! On their first US tour from Japan since 2002, Hanayui will enliven the stage with dance, music and song in the tradition of Japan’s traveling folk artisans. Hanayui features stunning dance and graceful taiko drumming of Chieko Kojima and the hauntingly beautiful voice of Yoko Fujimoto, both original members of the internationally renowned taiko ensemble, Kodo. Completing the trio is award winning Okinawan dancer, Mitsue Kinjo. Joining Hanayui will be guest artist Kaoru Watanabe, former Kodo fue (flute) player.

Hanayui was formed in 1991 as an offshoot of Kodo and a vehicle to explore Japanese performing arts by focusing on folk dance with taiko accompaniment. Click here for more information about Hanayui.

KAORU WATANABE
Kaoru Watanabe graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in New York as a jazz flute and saxophone performance major, studied Noh Kan and Edo Matsuri Bayashi styles of shinobue (bamboo flute) in Tokyo, and was a member of Kodo for 8 years. He acted as artistic director of Kodo's annual world music festival, Earth Celebration. In 2006 Kaoru left Kodo to pursue a career as a solo artist based out of New York City.

Workshop with Hanayui on 3/11 - SOLD OUT!