Culture, Art, Freedom, Peace, Community
文化、芸術、自由、平和、コミュニティ
Culture Day on the Island
Promoting intercultural understanding through art -
Culture, Art, Freedom, Peace, Community
文化、芸術、自由、平和、コミュニティ
Culture Day on the Island
Promoting intercultural understanding through art -
Bunka no Hi 文化の日 Bainbridge Island, WA
Sunday, November 2, 2014 1 p.m.
The Island Art Center - 9463 NE Business Park Lane, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Bunka no Hi (Culture Day) is a Japanese national holiday held annually in the beginning of November. It started in 1948 as part of post-war reconstruction efforts, to commemorate the announcement of the new Japanese Constitution, and to foster its ideals - the love of peace and freedom – through art.
Workshops 1 - 3 p.m.
1 - 1:25 p.m. Aikido demonstration and workshop
1:30 - 1:55 p.m. Japanese Dance fundamentals workshop
2 - 2:25 p.m. Let’s YOSAKOI! (Japanese festival dance) workshop
2:30 - 2:55 p.m. Okinawan Taiko Eisa performance and workshop
Performance: Japanese Dance and Music 3:10 p.m.
Tickets: Each workshop - $5 per person; $8 per family
Performance only - $10 per person; $15 per family
All the four workshops + Performance packet - $20 per person; $30 per family
*A family ticket admits the whole family with any number of family members
Doors open at 12:30