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The Asia TOPA Public Program, a series of creative interventions, talks and panel discussions, masterclasses and performances, is for curious audiences who wish to connect more deeply with Asia TOPA's shows, artists, their lived experiences and performance practices.

After receiving submissions from more than 800 couples from across the United States, Carnegie Hall has awarded its Dream Wedding to Kira Helper and Dmitri Burtis of Boston, MA. Their entry was selected for its creativity and originality as they mused on love and the meaning of music in their original submission video.

YOSHIKI – internationally renowned, composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer and leader of the rock group X JAPAN – has donated $100,000 -- $50,000 to the Australian Red Cross to aid victims of the Australian wildfires and $50,000 to the Rainforest Trust's Conservation Action Fund – to two of the world's most urgent environmental issues through his 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Yoshiki Foundation America.

KYO-SHIN-AN ARTS continues its 11th season of chamber concerts combining Japanese and Western instruments with WINTER LIGHT featuring Duo Yumeno (Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto and Hikaru Tamaki, cello) plus David Yang, viola and James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi. Duos, trios and quartets with KSA commissions by Debra Kaye and Salina Fisher.

La MaMa, in association with Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre and NODA・MAP, presents the U.S. Premiere of One Green Bottle from February 29 through March 8, 2020 at The Ellen Stewart Theatre, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 66 E. 4th Street, NYC. Performances: Mon and Wed-Sat at 7pm, Sun at 5pm. Tickets are $35 ($30 for students and seniors) plus a $1 facility fee, and are available online at www.lamama.org, by phone at 212-352-3101.

This spring, the High Museum of Art will be the first-ever U.S. venue for Live Lab, a photography residency and related exhibition organized in collaboration with the international photographic cooperative Magnum Photos. Live Lab is designed to involve the community in the realization of a new body of photographs, which will be created over a two-week period in a a?oelaba?? at the Museum. The Atlanta project will feature American photographer Carolyn Drake and South African artists Lindokuhle Sobekwa and Mikhael Subotzky, whose projects all will explore themes relevant to the city.

Forbes Asia has named Japanese rock star YOSHIKI one of Asia's 30 Heroes of Philanthropy in 2019.

Japan Society proudly presents The Unknown Dancer in the Neighborhood, as part of the Society's 2019-2020 Performing Arts Season and The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival.  This contemporary dance theater piece is written and directed by one of Japan's most acclaimed rising young playwright-directors, Suguru Yamamoto, of the theater collective HANCHU-YUEI, and performed by dancer/choreographer Wataru Kitao.  

Prolific theatrical songwriter Micheal Friedman died at age 41 from AIDS related complications in 2017, leaving many bereft as the theater community recognized his vibrant creativity was snuffed out too soon. To preserve his legacy and work, Ghostlight Records is partnering with The Civilians to record nine albums of Friedman's previously unrecorded music for THE MICHAEL FRIEDMAN COLLECTION. This past October, the first trio of albums was released.

Catching up with actor Rufus Hound, he takes us through the development of The Boy in the Dress: from tears early on at hearing the songs for the first time, to tech week and getting into the theatre.

Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker returns to Easton for two shows at the historic State Theatre on Sunday, December 8th.

As part of Japan Society's 2019-2020 Performing Arts Season, the Society proudly presents an evening of traditional Japanese theater entitled Taiten: Noh & Kyogen. Rarely performed in the last century, Taiten is a modern noh play that was created to celebrate the Taisho Emperor's enthronement in 1912. In recognition of the arrival of the Reiwa era under Emperor Naruhito (the 126th Emperor), Kurouemon Katayama X, a renowned noh actor and scion of the Kyoto Kanze Association, remounts this historic noh play. Per tradition, the noh play is paired with a comedic kyogen piece. Noritoshi Yamamoto from the prestigious Yamamoto Tojiro Family from Tokyo performs Kagyu (The Snail), one of the most popular pieces from the traditional kyogen repertoire. Performances take place at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street) at 7:30pm on Thursday, November 14; Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16.

Following a successful bid by Qatar National Choral Association, supported by Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), Qatar has won the rights to host the World Symposium of Choral Music in 2023. Held once every three years, the International Federation of Choral Music's (IFCM) flagship event is considered the most prestigious non-competitive choral event and will attract 2000-4000 international delegates to the country, reinforcing its position as a hub for cultural events.

Fadi J. Khoury's FJK Dance returns for the company's SIXTH ANNUAL SEASON with three NYC premieres on Thursday, October 10 (7pm), Friday, October 11 (7:30pm), and Saturday, October 12 (7:30pm).

CONTEXT Art Miami, (www.contextartmiami.com) the international contemporary fair dedicated to the development and reinforcement of emerging and mid-career artists, has announced the 2019 exhibitor list for its eighth edition. Taking place December 3 a?" 8, 2019, the fair will feature 96 galleries from 28 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, The Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States.

Calling all Millionaires! Two weeks before the season premiere of 'A Million Little Things,' @AMillionABC will kick-off a Heart for Reminder opportunity, giving Twitter users a sneak peek of the heartbreaking opening scene of the season two premiere. At 12:00 a.m. PDT/3:00 a.m. EDT on Sept. 12, a Tweet with video calling out the season one finale cliffhanger will be posted, encouraging users to like the Tweet to opt-in to the program. Those who opt-in and have notifications enabled on their accounts will instantly receive the season two cold open as a video Tweet notification. They will also be alerted a few hours before the 'A Million Little Things' season two premiere on Sept. 26 with a second video Tweet notification, which will serve as a reminder to tune-in and provide them with an additional exclusive sneak peek of the season premiere.

Fadi J. Khoury's FJK Dance will return to NYC for the company's SIXTH ANNUAL SEASON with three NYC premieres on Thursday, October 10 (7pm), Friday, October 11 (7:30pm), and Saturday, October 12 (7:30pm). Performances will take place at New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011. Opening night will be followed by a gala reception. Tickets are available at https://newyorklivearts.org/event/fjk-season-2019/.

YOSHIKI--internationally renowned, composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer and leader of the rock group X JAPAN--has announced his support for Earth Alliance and its Amazon Forest Fund.

The Florentine Opera Company is excited to announce its 2019-20 Baumgartner Studio Artists a?" soprano Kathryn Henry, mezzo-soprano Meghan Folkerts, tenor Luke Selker and baritone Samuel James Dewese. 

YOSHIKI has donated 10 million yen in support of the victims and survivors of the Kyoto Animation fire which occurred on July 18.

YOSHIKI has donated 10 million yen in support of the victims and survivors of the Kyoto Animation fire which occurred on July 18.

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) will present Curve of Departure by Rachel Bonds in the historic Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Road in Chester, MA, from August 8 - 18. The production is directed by Keira Naughton making her CTC debut.

Japan Society proudly announces its 2019-2020 Performing Arts Season, featuring works by visionary artists in dance, music, theater and more, along with one-of-a-kind related workshops and events, as detailed below.  Notably, Fall 2019 features programming thematically linked to the celebration of Japan's new era, Reiwa, following the recent May 2019 enthronement of the 126th emperor, Naruhito. 

Fathom Events and ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio will screenSound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day on July 11th and 15th. The film will screen with the original Japanese dialogue with subtitles as well as the English dub.

Devendra Banhart announces his new album, Ma, out September 13, 2019 on Nonesuch Records. This is Banhart's first album since 2016's Ape in Pink Marble. Ma, bursting with tender, autobiographical vignettes, displays a shift from the sonic experimentation of his previous albums to an intricate, captivating story-telling and emotional intimacy. Banhart favors organic sounds to accompany his voice and guitar, the arrangements bolstered by strings, woodwinds, brass, and keyboards. He also debuts a fantastical, surrealistic video for the first single, 'Kantori Ongaku.' Ma is available to pre-order here. Nonesuch Store pre-orders include an exclusive, limited-edition print, created and signed by Banhart.