CRS is thrilled to invite you to M³ (Mutual Mentorship for Musicians)'s inaugural in-person festival co-presented with NYC Winter Jazzfest at Greenwich House Music School. M³ will present 19 live performances and 6 new duo commissions over June 16 – 18 and June 21 – 22. RSVP for FREE today and see the full schedule at […]
CRS is thrilled to invite you to M³ (Mutual Mentorship for Musicians)'s inaugural in-person festival co-presented with NYC Winter Jazzfest at Greenwich House Music School. M³ will present 19 live performances and 6 new duo commissions over June 16 – 18 and June 21 – 22. RSVP for FREE today and see the full schedule at […]
CRS is thrilled to invite you to M³ (Mutual Mentorship for Musicians)'s inaugural in-person festival co-presented with NYC Winter Jazzfest at Greenwich House Music School. M³ will present 19 live performances and 6 new duo commissions over June 16 – 18 and June 21 – 22. See the full schedule at https://tinyurl.com/2022m3festival All events at Greenwich […]
CRS presents Crossing Boundaries Concert Series Vol. 17: THROUGH HER EYES on June 25, 2022 at 7 pm in the award-winning White Room at CRS. The program features three female musicians — gamin (piri, saenghwang), Jacqueline Kerrod (electric harp), and Mariel Roberts (cello) — and video by Sook Jin Jo from her art installations in Brazil and […]
CRS welcomes back our dear friend award-winning Dutch-Persian singer songwriter Neda Boin of the Netherlands for an intimate evening of soulful music in the White Room. Neda's music is heart touching, powerful, and deeply connective, and will easily bring you in touch with the love you truly are. Tickets for the concert are by donation […]
Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7 pm from July 12 – October 25, 2022 (except Oct 11 and 18) Followed by ACIM Class from 7 – 8 pm (same Zoom link) Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040 Call-in info: Meeting ID: 815 4116 0040 One tap mobile: 1-929-436-2866 Suggested donation $20 via PayPal to https://www.paypal.me/crsny (no one turned away […]
Tuesday from 7 – 8 pm Preceded by Guided Meditation from 6:30 – 7 pm (same Zoom link) Together, let’s come to rest and remember true peace. Each class usually contains some lecture on concepts from A Course in Miracles, some discussion and Q&A, and a meditation, creative visualization and/or spiritual reading practice in order to […]
CRS presents Crossing Boundaries Concert Series Vol. 18: FREEDOM on July 16, 2022 at 7 pm in Marc A. Scorca Hall at The National Opera Center — OPERA America. The program, in celebration of women, features free improvisation by six acclaimed female musicians of different backgrounds: Ayumi Ishito (saxophone), gamin (Korean winds), Gelsey Bell (vocals), […]
Finally, we are able to welcome you back in person for guided meditation and spiritual healing with CRS founder Yasuko Kasaki and CRS healers! And we have a special guest with us this time, visiting artist-in-residence Hyo Jee Kang of South Korea, who has been conducting research into the effects of creativity and meditation on […]
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents DERELICT PORTENT, a solo music and multimedia concert by Jay Afrisando. Also on the bill are gamin (Korean winds) and Okvan Pramudya (percussion). Derelict Portent showcases Jay Afrisando's works in music composition and multimedia arts aimed to raise the awareness of aural diversity (diversity of hearing profiles), acoustic […]
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents LOOKING–MIND, a unique and ground-breaking performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations and improvisation by Seoul-based pianist Hyo Jee Kang in conjunction with the real-time visual presentation of data of her brain activity as measured by a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device while she plays. The program will include a […]
CRS invites you to a live presentation of "Unforgotten Song," a music and multimedia work commemorating the anguish ad resilience of the Comfort Women, local women enslaved throughout Japan-occupied East Asia, 1932-1945. This tribute is intended to include all women who are and have been victims of sexual violence and exploitation. These songs of our […]
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to join in a unique deep listening experience with the jazz quartet Elsa Nilsson: Thyme and the poetry of Maya Angelou on July 31, 2022 at 7pm in the award-winning White Room at CRS. Many species use sound to communicate. Elsa Nilsson, Santiago Leibson, Marty Kenney and Rodrigo […]
Please join us for the summer installment of Four Seasons in New York: Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 24 featuring the acclaimed vocalist and koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura with special guest Elizabeth Brown (shakuhachi). This concert is presented by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) and Yoko Reikano Kimura and is supported by Hogaku Journal and Mar […]
At long last we invite you back to join our Sufi Dance community for meditative whirling known as Samâ (spiritual listening) with live music by Tomchess and Dan Kurfirst of American Sufi Project. Together, we create a sacred space for you to free your mind, transcend your limits, and share your light. By receiving the […]
CRS is pleased to present the first of three concerts of AMI, a new series of chamber concerts by the international ensemble INTERWOVEN in the award-winning White Room at CRS. The first concert will take place on Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 pm and will feature Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto/shamisen) with Keiko Tokunaga (violin) and Hikaru Tamaki […]
On the occasion of the 815th birthday of the beloved Sufi mystic and poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Mevlana Rūmī, we invite you to join us for an intimate evening of art, poetry reading, and dance under the direction of Sufi dance artist Paola García, accompanied by live music by Hadi and Mohamad Eldebek of the […]
Please join us in the award-winning White Room at CRS on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 5pm for a discussion and live performance by acclaimed saxophonist and scholar Caroline Davis, who has been investigating the therapeutic use of sounds modeled on brain waves. Tickets are $20 ($10 for students and seniors) and are available in advance from […]
CRS presents the second of three concerts of AMI, a new series of chamber concerts by the international ensemble INTERWOVEN in the award-winning White Room at CRS. The concert will take place on Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 pm and will feature gamin (piri/saenghwang) with Alex Fortes (violin), Keiko Tokunaga (violin), and Ana Kim (cello), performing […]
We are happy to invite you back to CRS in person for an afternoon of meditation and healing! Together, let's share stillness and peace of mind. Bring any issue you are facing right now — physically, emotionally, mentally, and/or spiritually. With eyes closed (you will be seated and a healer will stand nearby; no touching is […]
CRS presents Vol. 3 of AMI, a new series of chamber concerts by the international ensemble INTERWOVEN in the award-winning White Room at CRS. The concert will take place on Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 pm and will feature Andy Weiyan Lin (erhu/viola) with Emilie-Anne Gendron (violin), Keiko Tokunaga (violin), Matthew Cohen (viola), and Nan-Cheng Chen […]
We invite you to celebrate the autumn season with us at Four Seasons in New York: Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 25 by the acclaimed vocalist and koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 4pm in the award-winning White Room at CRS. This concert is presented by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) and Yoko Reikano Kimura […]
Supported by a commission from CRS, Berlin-based butoh dance artist Yuko Kaseki and ballet artist Megumi Eda present the first showing of their new collaborative dance work-in-progress, DIVINE, inspired by tragic tales of wronged and resilient women such as ballet’s “Giselle” and the classic Japanese Kaidan ghost story “Oiwa.” The performance will take place on […]
CRS invites you to a two-day Re(in)spiration Performance Workshop in Berlin with Berlin-based Butoh artist Yuko Kaseki, Japan-based performance artist Miho Tsujii, and Japan-based calligrapher Kanako Sehara on Nov 19 – 20, 2022 from 11 am – 5 pm each day. The workshop fee is 180 euros. Workshop participants will have the option of also joining a public performance presentation on […]
CRS invites you to join us in Brooklyn on Dec 4, 2022 for our first collaboration with Roulette, a concert in celebration of CRS Crossing Boundaries curator GAMIN’s recent album “Nong” presented at Roulette with support from CRS and performed by CRS Crossing Boundaries curator gamin with members of the INTERWOVEN ensemble, and composer and electronic sound artist […]
Please join me in the sharing of miracles. Here, your mind can come to rest and you can remember true peace. No experience with meditation is required, and everyone is welcome. I ask only that you make it your intention to sit still, quiet in body and mind, and to listen to, receive, and follow […]
CRS and Tenri Cultural Institute of NY present Crossing Boundaries Concert Series Vol. 16: FOCUSING ON HER. The program features three AAPI female musicians — Amirtha Kidambi (Indian-American, voice/saxophone), Yoko Reikano Kimura (Japan, shamisen), and gamin (Korea, saenghwang) — improvising and performing music by female composers: Amirtha Kidambi (Indian-American), Yoko Sato (Japan), and Yoon-Ji Lee […]
Join us for our next Sufi dance / music event, a Sacred Dance, Music and Healing Journey with visiting Sufi Master of Yarsan Order and Scholar, Farima Berenji, PhD at Last Frontier NYC in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in celebration of Rumi's Wedding Night! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/462455676377 Schedule: - 12/17/2022 from 6 – 8 pm Rumi’s Wedding Night: Evening […]
Join us for our next Sufi dance / music event, a Sacred Dance, Music and Healing Journey with visiting Sufi Master of Yarsan Order and Scholar, Farima Berenji, PhD at Last Frontier NYC in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in celebration of Rumi's Wedding Night! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/462455676377 Schedule: - 12/17/2022 from 6 – 8 pm Rumi’s Wedding Night: Evening […]
CRS and The School of hard knocks present Secret Journey: Stop Calling Them Dangerous #4: Love Story, Palestine a long-table discussion between Yoshiko Chuma and assembled artists/panelists with Ryuji Yamaguchi https://jordantimes.com/news/local/experimental-dance-performance-delves-questions-identity-and-self from Jordan. The panel symposium will conduct several discussions that will explore, examine, and translate stories about oppression, marginalization, prejudice, and profiling. To aid in […]
Please join us on Saturday, Dec 31 at 6pm for our annual year ending guided meditation with CRS Founder Yasuko Kasaki. This year the meditation will be held in our award-winning White Room and space is limited so registration is required. Please RSVP by email to etsuko@crsny.org. Let's join our minds in stillness to remember […]
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents “Being Now Together” with SACO & As It Is, celebrating the New Year. The free spirit of this ten-piece ensemble will take you to the space of galactic love and harmony where we all can create, and experience beautiful vibrations together. One Love! Tickets are $20 and are available […]
CRS presents Crossing Boundaries Concert Series Vol. 19, curated by Maya Keren. Careful In The Sun traverses a verdant landscape of collective improvisation grounded in loops and songs by Maya Keren. The collective (Eliza Salem on drums, Anna Abondolo on fretless bass and voice, Emmanuel Michael on electric guitar, Eden Girma on voice and electronics, […]
Due to the forecast of dangerously cold weather this Saturday, we have decided to postpone this Saturday's in-person meditation and healing clinic. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we look forward to welcoming you back on a warmer day! We are happy to invite you back to CRS in person for an afternoon of meditation, […]
We invite you to celebrate the winter season with us at Four Seasons in New York: Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 26 by the acclaimed vocalist and koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura, with special guest composer and shakuhachi player Elizabeth Brown, on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 4pm in the award-winning White Room at CRS. This concert is presented by CRS […]
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents Shoko Nagai's TOKALA ensemble featuring Shoko Nagai(piano/accordion), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion) and Sita Chay (violin). Tokala explores the ancient connections between Japan and the Middle East established via the Silk Road; this conduit of cultural and commercial exchange left an imprint that became an integral part of Japanese culture. […]
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents the Hot Wrk Ensemble: WRKin It Out in the award-winning White Room at CRS on March 4, 2023 at 4pm. With J Brooks Marcus (J Why) on percussion, Lois Hicks-Wozniak on saxophones, and Brad Hubbard on baritone sax & woodwinds, Hot Wrk Ensemble performs diverse, genre-busting chamber music […]
CRS presents the international chamber music ensemble INTERWOVEN on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 2pm at Resobox East Village, our first collaboration with Resobox. INTERWOVEN’s Yoko Reikano Kimura (Shamisen/Voice), Andy Lin (Erhu/Viola), Emilie-Anne Gendron (Violin), Keiko Tokunaga (Violin), and Nan-Cheng Chen (Cello) will perform a program featuring Japanese, Chinese, and western compositions such as “A Popular Tune” by JungYoon Wie, “Sekiheki […]
Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7 pm from Jan 10 – March 28, 2023 (except this week) Followed by ACIM Class from 7 – 8 pm (same Zoom link) Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040 Call-in info: Meeting ID: 815 4116 0040 One tap mobile: 1-929-436-2866 Suggested class donation $20 via PayPal to https://www.paypal.me/crsny (no one turned away due […]
Tuesdays (except this week) from 7 – 8 pm from Jan 10 – March 28, 2023 Preceded by Guided Meditation from 6:30 – 7 pm (same Zoom link) Together, let’s come to rest and remember true peace. Each class usually contains some lecture on concepts from A Course in Miracles, some discussion and Q&A, and a […]
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents "Gratitude to Spring" with SACO & As It Is and special guest Kevin Nathanial (mbira). Let's appreciate and embrace the nurturing energy of spring and celebrate it together with singing and dancing! An eleven-piece, cross-genre music ensemble, SACO & As It Is creates uplifting and soothing sound experiences […]
Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7 pm from Jan 10 – March 28, 2023 Followed by ACIM Class from 7 – 8 pm (same Zoom link) Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040 Call-in info: Meeting ID: 815 4116 0040 One tap mobile: 1-929-436-2866 Suggested class donation $20 via PayPal to https://www.paypal.me/crsny (no one turned away due to lack of […]
Tuesdays from 7 – 8 pm from Jan 10 – March 28, 2023 Preceded by Guided Meditation from 6:30 – 7 pm (same Zoom link) Together, let’s come to rest and remember true peace. Each class usually contains some lecture on concepts from A Course in Miracles, some discussion and Q&A, and a meditation, creative visualization […]
We invite you to celebrate the spring season with us at Four Seasons in New York: Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 27 by the acclaimed vocalist and koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura, with special guest composer and shakuhachi player James Nyoraku 如楽 Schlefer, on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 4pm in the award-winning White Room at CRS. This concert is presented by […]
La MaMa Moves! in partnership with Movement Research and Pool Shine - "New York Traces", MOVEMENT ART FILM Festival Berlin Featuring Yvonne Rainer Organized by Yoshiko Chuma Moderated by Wendy Perron A panel featuring a conversation on cinemas power and a film screening including works by groundbreaking artist Yvonne Rainer. The panel is organized by choreographer […]
Tuesday, 5/16 from 6:30 – 7 pm Followed by ACIM Class from 7 – 8 pm (same Zoom link) Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040 Call-in info: Meeting ID: 815 4116 0040 One tap mobile: 1-929-436-2866 Suggested class donation $20 via PayPal to https://www.paypal.me/crsny (no one turned away due to lack of funds) Please join me in the […]
Tuesday, 5/16 from 7 – 8 pm Preceded by Guided Meditation from 6:30 – 7 pm (same Zoom link) Together, let’s come to rest and remember true peace. Each class usually contains some lecture on concepts from A Course in Miracles, some discussion and Q&A, and a meditation, creative visualization and/or spiritual reading practice in order […]
BETA Quartet — flutists Eftihia Arkoudis, Tatiana Cassetta, Alyssa Schwartz, and Meg Brennan — perform cutting edge contemporary flute music.
CRS is thrilled to invite you to Berlin for the world premiere of DIVINE, inspired by tragic tales of wronged and resilient women such as ballet’s “Giselle” and the classic Japanese Kaidan ghost story “Oiwa.” Supported by a commission from CRS, Berlin-based butoh dance artist Yuko Kaseki and ballet artist Megumi Eda created and perform […]
CRS invites you to enjoy a cutting edge sound meditation experience from Japan by Zen master Ryūgyō Kurashima and renowned music producer Masahiro Nakawaki (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Perfume, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, etc.). Three sessions will take place on June 4, 2023 at 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm in the award-winning White Room at CRS. In […]