Friday, May 4th, start 7pm
Our 20th Anniversary
“The FESTIVAL of JAPAN : Drums + Dance”

At Riverside Church Theatre
(91 Claremont Ave. NYC)

Tickets : $25, Seniors & Students $15
Advanced tickets for The Festival of Japan Drums+ Dance will go on sale in beginning of April 2012.

HANAGASA ODORI ( Flower Hat Dance ) PARADE

At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s  SAKURA MATSURI, NYC

All are welcome to parade with us. More information : contact page

Sunday, April 29th, 2:45 – 3:30pm

MINBU ZA Stage performance

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s SAKURA MATSURI at the Cherry Esplanade Main Stage

Friday, May 4th,  start 7pm

Our 20th Anniversary “The FESTIVAL of JAPAN : Drums + Dance”

At Riverside Church Theatre (91 Claremont Ave. NYC)

Tickets : $25, Seniors & Students $15  (Purchase tickets in person at

the Riverside Theater box office, or by telephone at (212) 870-6784.

Tickets can also be purchased online at www.theriversidetheater.org)

Sunday,  May 20^th, 2:00-3:00pm

 ”Second Sundays Performance Series” at Lenox Hill 

Neighborhood House ( 331 East 70th Street, NYC)

http://www.lenoxhill.org/content/who-we-help/visual-and-performing-arts.html

HANAGASA ODORI (Flower Hat dance) WORKSHOP Schedule:

Place: Stepping Out Studios, 37 W. 26th Street, 9th Floor, http://www.steppingoutstudios.com/studio/space.htm

Fees: $10/each

1, Saturday, April 7th, 1:00 – 2:00pm

2, Saturday, April 14th, 1:00 – 2:00pm

Thank you everyone for contributing to the JFDI Japan Disaster Relief 
Fund.  On 9/15, we delivered $7,000 to the Yamagata Shinbun Earthquake 
Fund. Your contributions will help rebuild the lives and homes of 
those so greatly affected by the earthquake.  Again, we thank you ever 
so much for helping us with this important cause.

Momo Suzuki
Director

The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York, Inc. expresses our deepest sympathies for the victims of the recent earthquake in Japan. We hope and pray for a quick recovery. I know that many of you, including myself are in shock over this incredible tragedy.

The JFDI introduces Americans to Japanese culture through folk dance. In particular, our repertoire involves many dances from the Tohoku region, the area most heavily damaged by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The JFDI has a strong and important connection to this region of Japan. After September 11, when many Japanese would not travel to NYC , 35 members of the Yamagata Buyodan visited the city, filling us with their energetic spirit. In 2008, the NY Hanagaskai shipped off to Yamagata to participate in the Yamagata Hangasa Parade. Our connections to this part of Japan are many, and our responsibility to aid them during this difficult time is undeniable.

In order to support the earthquake victims, we have begun a relief drive. I ask for your participation in this important cause. If we can raise even $1 for the relief effort, we believe that it will be a tremendous aid. The money we collect will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross through the Yamagata Shimbun, an organization that has given us much assistance in spreading Japanese folk dance throughout NYC. 100% of all monies will be donated to the effort.

All amounts are welcome. Even the smallest amount can help buy one roll of toilet paper, one blanket, or even one liter of oil. All staples are scarce in these affected regions. Please help us with our relief drive to get Japan back on its feet and dancing!

JFDI is a 501(c) (3) Non-profit organization. Donations of $50 or more will receive a letter detailing the amount and purpose of the donation for tax purposes.

Momo Suzuki

Date:Saturday, April 30th, from 1:00 – 1:45pm
Place: at Osborne Garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Sakuramatsuri

Anyone is welcome to parade, but you have to register and must come to 
the HANAGASA ODORI (flower hat dance) Workshops, more than one time.
Registration Fee: $10/each, $5/senior and student, Free/children(use paper hat) 

Please register here:Register

* We need to know: name, E-mail address, telephone and which workshops 
you would like to attend.

Hanagasa Odori Workshop Schedule:

Place: Stepping Out Studios, 37 W. 26th Street, 9th Floor,

Fees: $10/each, free/under age 8

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