Okinawan Dance at Pearl City Public Library

Jimpu Kai USA, directed by Cheryl Yoshie Nakasone, is an Okinawan performing arts group that brings the vibrant culture of Okinawa's music and dance to life. Enjoy numbers ranging from traditional folk dances, to the classical art of kumiwudui, the dance-drama performed for the kings of Ryukyu in old Okinawa, and to colorful, contemporary dances with taiko. Sing along with music performed on the Okinawan sanshin, the snakeskin three-stringed instrument, and learn the freestyle dance of atchame that everyone can join in! This 45-minute program is suitable for all ages. Young children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

This cultural program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, Hawaiian Electric Companies, Meadow Gold Dairies, HMS Host, Hansen Distribution Group, Roberts Hawaii, Aloha United Way, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Rotary Club of Windward Oahu and Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc. “Okinawan Dance” is a production of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College's Statewide Cultural Extension Program with additional funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the University of Hawaii.

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Event cost details: Free

Location info: 1138 Waimano Home Rd., Pearl City, HI, us