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X-WR-CALNAME:Grateful Crane Ensemble: Grateful Crane Shows Over the Years
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DESCRIPTION:The Grateful Crane Ensemble (GCE)\, under the leadership of Exe
 cutive Director and Playwright Soji Kashiwagi\, presents Grateful Crane Sh
 ows Over the Years—a special performance highlighting the Ensemble’s a
 rtistry from 2001–2025.\n\n \n\nThrough music and storytelling\, GCE sha
 res timeless songs and stories that illuminate universal human experiences
  while honoring Japanese and Japanese American history and culture. This p
 rogram showcases highlights from the Ensemble’s repertoire\, including t
 raditional Japanese children’s songs\, wartime stories of resilience\, t
 ributes to Japantowns\, comedic takes on Japanese pop culture\, and a cele
 bration of legendary singer Misora Hibari.\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights Incl
 ude:\n\n“Haru Ga Kita” and “Yuyake Koyake” – Traditional childre
 n’s songs performed at Keiro’s retirement home (2001)\n\n“Sentimenta
 l Journey” and “Moonlight Serenade” – Songs from Camp Dance (2004)
 \, recalling high school students’ resilience behind barbed wire during 
 WWII incarceration\n\n“Ue o Muite Arukou” – From Nihonmachi: The Pla
 ce to Be (2007)\, honoring the 100-year history of U.S. Japantowns\n\n“M
 omotaro” and “Usagi to Kame” – Beloved children’s stories brough
 t to life (2010s)\n\nSelections from Natsukashi no Kouhaku Uta Gassen – 
 A playful spin on Japan’s iconic New Year’s Eve music contest\n\n“Ka
 wa no Nagare no Youni” and “Hibari no Madorosu-san” – A tribute to
  Misora Hibari\, Japan’s all-time favorite singer and entertainer (2016)
 \n \n\nEvent Schedule (approximate):\n\nIntroduction by Velina Hasu Housto
 n – 5 minutes\n\nMusical Performance with Context by Soji Kashiwagi – 
 60 minutes\n\nShort Break – 10 minutes\n\nPost-Performance Talkback with
  Ensemble\, moderated by Velina Hasu Houston – 20 minutes\n \n\nJoin us 
 for this unique journey through 24 years of Grateful Crane Ensemble’s st
 orytelling and music—an uplifting celebration of memory\, culture\, and 
 community. This event is presented by the Shinso Ito Center and co-sponsor
 ed by the East Asian Studies Center.
GEO:34.02213;-118.282691
LOCATION:Montgomery Ross Fisher Building (MRF)\, 340
SUMMARY:Grateful Crane Ensemble: Grateful Crane Shows Over the Years
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 l-crane-shows-over-the-years
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Music
CATEGORIES:Dance/Theater
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