Thursday, May 14, 7:30 PM
Friday, May 15, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 16, 7:30 PM
Where:
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY Warning: Undefined array key "postalcode" in /home/sites/asianloop/www.asianloop.com/htdocs/events/index.htm on line 275
Solo dance, light, sound & video<br /> <br /> <strong>Engaging... Like a tin man with oil flowing freely through his veins, Mr. Umeda mirrored the pulsating score with an accumulation of motion... </strong> <em>The New York Times</em><br /> <br /> Multidisciplinary solo artist <strong>Hiroaki Umeda</strong> commands all elements of his unique spectacle: choreography, dance, lights and computerized sound and video images. Minimal and radical, subtle and provocative, Umeda’s extraordinary butoh/street dance-inspired choreography appears within an environment of sparse, dramatic lighting, flashing cyber-imagery, electronic beats and crackling digital soundscapes. Based in Tokyo, Umeda studied photography and began dancing at the age of 20, delving into his own extraordinary original movement and refining a powerful sensuality in his work. Umeda founded his company S20 in 2000 and has since created numerous works that have been presented at dance festivals and theaters throughout Asia, Europe, South America and the U.S.<strong><br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/hiroaki_umeda">View an image gallery from the show.</a></strong><br /> <br /> <iframe width="462" scrolling="no" height="400" frameborder="0" src="http://media.japansociety.org/flash/PA_Hiroaki.html"></iframe><br /> <br /> Tickets</strong><br /> $28/$25 Japan Society members<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/buy_tickets?eid=3fcd2a3b">Buy Tickets Online</a> or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm.<strong><br /> </strong>
Tora-san, My Uncle
Who:
Japan Society
When:
Friday, May 22, 7:30 PM
Where:
333 East 47th Street
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Episode 42 - Otoko wa Tsuraiyo: Boku no Ojisan<br /> <br /> <em>1989, 108 min., 35 mm, color. Directed by Yoji Yamada. With Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho and Kumiko Goto.<br /> <br /> </em>Secretly in love with Izumi, Mitsuo, Tora-san’s restless nephew, embarks on a motorcycle journey to find her in Saga and runs into his uncle on the way. Tora-san tries helping Mitsuo capture Izumi’s heart, despite the disapproval of her uncle. Kumiko Goto stars as Izumi, who plays the “Madonna” for four consecutive <em>Tora-san</em> films as Mitsuo’s love interest.<br /> <br /> This film is part of the Monthly Classics series, <a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/film"><em><strong>Best of Tora-san</strong></em></a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tickets</strong><br /> $11/$7 Japan Society members, students & seniors<br /> <strong><br /> <a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/buy_tickets?eid=a04675d">Buy Tickets Online</a></strong> or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm.
