by Peter | Jun 21, 2013 | ChinaRA, Interviews
Expressing the Energetic Life Force of Daily Living Grand collaborative acrobatics entitled Binding Forces Min-On: Thank you very much for staging such wonderful performances every day. Your acrobatics, called zaji in Chinese (zatsugi in Japanese)—literally,...
by Peter | Jun 21, 2013 | ChinaRA, Features
Award-winning Lion Dance, Majestic Dignity This year, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Min-On Concert Association (founded in 1963), and in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the conclusion of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between Japan and the...
by Peter | Mar 13, 2013 | IndiaRA, Interviews
A Country of Stunning Diversity H.E. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Ambassador of the Republic of India “There is a wonderful concept in India: ‘the entire world is one family’. It’s an important belief we all should have.” Min-On: It was a wonderful performance to...
by Peter | Mar 13, 2013 | IndiaRA, Interviews
“Everything in India is different and colorful.” Daksha Mashruwala (Odissi), Vaibhav Arekar (Bharatanatyam), Uma Dogra (Kathak) Min-On: Thank you for such wonderful performances. You came all the way from India to introduce Indian culture. What, for you, are the...
by Peter | Mar 12, 2013 | News, Outreach
Shoka exhibition at the Min-On Music Museum in Tokyo From January 1 through April 14 this year, the Min-On Music Museum in the Min-On Culture Center in Tokyo is hosting a special exhibition entitled Recalling Nostalgic Melodies of Japanese Shoka Songs. ‘Shoka’ refers...