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Traditional Arts Development Program Round 2 (2003) Traditional Arts Development Program Participants Central California Alliance for the Preservation of Mariachi Congregacion de Danzas Azteca de EECU (Congré) Diamano Coura West African Dance Company The Ink People Center for the Arts Japanese Traditional Arts Organization Kampuchean Buddhist Association Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center (LCMAC) Hideko Nakajima, Japanese Shamisen Musician North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center |
Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization—Redondo BeachFunds from the Traditional Arts Development Program will support the travel and expenses in bringing grand master shamisen player, Kineya Yakichi VIII to teach workshops. Nagauta is a music form, developed along with Kabuki in Japan, and has a history of 400 years. Its music consists of shamisen (3-stringed instrument) and singers along with a percussion ensemble called Hayashi. JTPAO hopes to use the workshops conducted by grand master Kineya Yakichi to start building a group of musicians that can preserve the Nagauta traditions in Southern California. The Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization (JTPAO) was founded in 1992 to preserve and promote traditional performing arts in the United States. JTPAO serves as an umbrella organization to Japanese traditional performing arts groups in the Los Angeles area. Since its inception, the organization has presented more than 250 performers including 80 artists who have traveled from Japan. They now turn their efforts to bringing master artists from Japan to participate in traditional Nagauta workshops and performances in Los Angeles. Contact Information: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization (310) 378-3550—phone Email: mikko@jtpao.org
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