by Val | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Great art is created only through diligent and painstaking effort to perfect and polish oneself.” — Daisaku Ikeda Min-On’s mission is not limited to enhancing worldwide cultural exchange and providing a wide range of the finest performing arts; the organization also...
by Val | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
“I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They’re just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It’s kind of untouched, it’s not Americanized.” — Toni Collette In addition to cultural exchange programs with...
by Val | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.” — Herbie Hancock Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United...
by Val | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Tango must always be interpreted in terms of human emotions. It has a human voice. That is why we must bring forth the sound that accurately expresses those emotions.” — Osvaldo Pugliese Latin music, found in Central and South America, is a series of musical styles...
by Val | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity, to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.” — Paul McCartney Choral music is the...
by Val | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
“I just know that when I go onstage, I give everything I have, not only my feet, not only my legs, not only my body. I try to tell a story. Sometimes I am able to cry because I feel like it. Sometimes I am able to love because I feel like it.” — Sylvie Guillam Ballet...
