2015 ELA JAM Session (Christine Inouye & Minyo Station Present an Evening of Japanese Classic Folk Dance & Music) FridayNEW

Come join Christine Inouye and Minyo Station as they present an evening of Japanese classic folk dance and music on Friday evening 6:30PM to 8:00PM at The East LA Civic Center, 4801 E. Third Street Los Angeles, CA 90022. 

For many Japanese, minyo dance and music  involves a nostalgia for real or imagined home towns and family; hence the saying common among practitioners and fans of the genre: "Folk song is the heart's home town"  "Min'yÅ� wa kokoro no furusato"  Folk dances are participatory and usually performed during celebrations for a bountiful harvest or catch.  Many of the prefectural dances are identified by the movements such as rowing a boat, pulling in the nets from sea, planting rice or harvesting a successful crop. 

Wear comfortable clothing and shoes for this JAM session.

Uchiwa fans courtesy of The Ford Theater Foundation.