2023 SFC Fall Festival Event (Japanese Bon Odori Dances, Origami, Crafts, Taiko, Martial Arts..)NEW
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JSFC Fall Festival. Our annual Fall Festival is coming to Jesup Green in Westport, CT. We will have taiko drums, martial arts demos, brief folktale plays, Bon dancing, and more! It will be an ALL OUTDOOR EVENT on Jesup Green, outside the Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880, from 1:00 pm to 4 pm.
Festival Date
September 10, 2023, Sunday
Festival Time
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
We invite you to join us in Japanese Bon dances. These folk dances are easy.
TANKO-BUSHI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Ni_uUAPBg
HANAGASA-ONDO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pruHDou7e9s
AWA ODORI:
Facing forward: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ANczoJJhPIPxM-LBkqWrmJ-XPxTtdn28
In a circle: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O6nxaYUj6OhUcJ-PzbnLfpRUlyduaQTl
AIUE Ondo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udo7b5bTdwI&t=28s
DANCING HERO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIgGcCu8ONA
The Japanese story the Bamboo Princess, a popular folktale, will be narrated and performed with original props made of twisted balloons. Another brief play Obon season & the Water Lantern Festival will be done in a similar manner.
The Festival Will Also Feature
• Japanese bon odori dances
• NY Taiko Aikokai
• Martial Arts demo by Aikido of Norwalk
• Seiza Meditation
• Origami crafts
• Water yo-yo game
• Japanese language table
• Japanese Game of GO
• Tenugui by Tenugui Arts
• Kimonos by SoNo Kimono
• Japanese crafts by Obi Obi
• And MORE!
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Sunday, 10 September, 2023
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