Online A Course in Miracles Class with Yasuko Kasaki
2020-08-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Register & Pay here:
https://bit.ly/3jEuYvA
After paying, we will manually register you for the Zoom class and send you the meeting link.
Each class contains some lecture from the ACIM Textbook, some discussion and Q&A, and typically a meditation, creative visualization and/or spiritual reading practice in order to experience mind change.
Our primary goal in these classes is for each student to learn to listen to the guidance of Holy Spirit and live his/her life with certainty and peace. Slowly, you will re-train your eyes to see the world around you without judgment. You will learn to communicate with your holy spirit.
You can find the text online here (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Course_in_Miracles), among other places.
Students of all experience levels and backgrounds are welcome!
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.
You can listen to a sampling of Yasuko’s recent guided meditations here:
http://crsny.podbean.com

Online Guided Meditation with Yasuko Kasaki
2020-08-04 18:30 - 19:00 | CRS Facebook Live
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 my instruction to the best of your ability. You will learn to meditate as you practice.
Each week via Facebook Live on the CRS Facebook Page I will share with you a different inspirational message from Holy Spirit. This may take the form of creative visualization exercises, or instruction about the nature and purpose of meditation, or about our true nature and relationship to ourselves, to one another, and to the world. In a sense, this is both a meditation practice and a meditation class.
https://www.facebook.com/events/917033915445809/
Some students have been practicing regularly for a number of years. Others drop in and out as they have time or need. Some come to learn and grow, others more so simply to calm down, to take time out from the frenetic pace of their busy lives. If you are new and feeling uncertain or shaky, do not hesitate to introduce yourself to some of the other students, to ask questions before or after. Try to observe and emulate the stillness and concentration of others around you whom you sense are most grounded. Soon, you, in turn, may provide inspiration and guidance for others.
While the principles are based on A Course in Miracles (ACIM), it does not matter if you are unfamiliar with ACIM or are not prepared to study it outside of this meditation. You can still take from this practice some very practical, effective lessons, tools, and experiences that can enable you to lead a more peaceful, purposeful, fulfilling and loving life.
ABOUT YASUKO KASAKI
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.

Online A Course in Miracles Class with Yasuko Kasaki
2020-11-01 21:00 - 22:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Register & Pay here:
https://bit.ly/34i1U7H
The Zoom link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88935322774
When you join the Zoom meeting, please use the same name that you used to register and pay or you may not be recognized and let into the meeting.
Following each class, at 10 pm, Yasuko will give a free guided meditation in the same Zoom meeting that is open to everyone so please feel free to invite your friends.
Each class contains some lecture from the ACIM Textbook, some discussion and Q&A, and typically a meditation, creative visualization and/or spiritual reading practice in order to experience mind change.
Our primary goal in these classes is for each student to learn to listen to the guidance of Holy Spirit and live his/her life with certainty and peace. Slowly, you will re-train your eyes to see the world around you without judgment. You will learn to communicate with your holy spirit.
You can find the text online here (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Course_in_Miracles), among other places.
Students of all experience levels and backgrounds are welcome!
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.
You can listen to a sampling of Yasuko’s recent guided meditations here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-858135220/sets/guided-meditations-in-english

Crossing Boundaries Concert Series Vol. 12: Celebrating Ostad Shajarian
2020-11-08 13:00 - 2020-11-16 03:00 | online
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents CROSSING BOUNDARIES Concert Series Vol. 12: CELEBRATING OSTAD SHAJARIAN, legendary master of Persian classical music who passed on Oct 8. Curated by LÄLE SAYOKO, the concert features Shajraian’s musical adaptations of poems by both revered Sufi poets as well as beloved contemporary Iranian poets, performed by D.C. based KAMYAR ARSANI (vocals & percussion) with dance by LÄLE SAYOKO & members of the CRS SUFI DANCE COMMUNITY.
Ostad Mohammad-Reza Shajarian was called “Iran’s greatest living maestro of Persian classical music.” He toured all over the world, is a multi-Grammy award winner, and was honored with UNESCO’s Golden Picasso Medal and Mozart Medal. While he mastered the styles of many older masters, he also developed his own beloved style and set many famous poems to music, which he sang and recorded. This concert features his musical adaptations of poems by Rumi (13th century), Baba Taher (11th century), Hooshang Ebtehaj (H.E.Sayeh) (20th century), and Ali Mo’allem (20th century).
Due to the ongoing pandemic, this concert will be filmed and streamed online, premiering on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 1 pm with a live Q&A. The concert will be available to watch for seven days. Tickets for this year’s online concerts will be available for $30, $20, or $10.
curator/direction: LÄLE SAYOKO
musician: KAMYAR ARSANI (daf/vocals)
dancers: PACO/FRANCISCO ORDÓÑEZ, FANNY PÉREZ GUTIÉRREZ, CHRISTOPHER PELHAM, LÄLE SAYOKO
video/editing: CHRIS FIORE
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Kamyar Arsani is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter born and raised in Tehran, Iran. At age 7, Arsani began studying the daf (Persian frame drum) with Master Bijan Kamkar. He also spent time playing meditative rhythms for hours at a time for Sufis. In 2009 the Green Revolution in Iran brought Kamyar and his family to Washington, D.C., where he has been based ever since. He travels up and won the east coast playing daf and other instruments and singing and performing Sufi and Persian folk songs as well as his own compositions and contemporary music of all kinds. Kamyar Arsani regularly travels to NYC to offer Persian Daf lessons at CRS. The Daf is a frame drum with lots of rings inside that you can shake when you play for added effect. It is an integral part of Sufi and Persian music because of the variety of sounds it can produce and its ability to induce trance. Kamyar learned from masters in Iran and has been playing and singing for decades.
https://kamyararsani.bandcamp.com
Läle Sayoko lives to embody and transmit the voice of spirit through music and dance. As CRS Resident Sufi Dance instructor, choreographer, performing artist, and musical curator, she loves to welcome people into this holy practice to explore and share their own divinity. She intermittently tours internationally with BELLA GAIA, a live concert blending music, dance, technology, and NASA satellite imagery inspired by the experience of astronauts viewing the earth from space. “Sublime” — Village Voice.
One of the founding members of Japan’s famous SAMANYOLU professional belly dance group in Tokyo, Läle went on to a long solo career performing throughout the northeastern USA and touring with United Kingdom’s Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers on over a 100 city tour encompassing the U.K., as well as Turkey’s Baba Zula. About six years ago, she was forced to retire to support her young daughter through a life-threatening medical crisis. Several years later she discovered that she could whirl as a form of prayer to support her daughter and began studying Sufi Dance with Paris-based Sufi Artist Rana Gorgani. In April 2018 Gorgani awarded her the International Sufi Dance Certification Of Cid UNESCO, granting her authority to teach Gorgani’s method of Sufi Dance training.
https://crsny.org/index.php/sufi-dance-music-art-at-crs/
Paco/Francisco Ordóñez is a seeker, systems engineer and business owner based on Park Avenue in New York City. Originally from Southern Ecuador, in the ancient Cañaris land of Cuenca, and a New York City denizen for over a decade, Francisco has the goal to share all he has learned as a way of emptying himself to allow new collective experiences. He has lived and traveled in several countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America over the past decades. He deeply loves the ancestral Indigenous Andes traditions, poetry, music, dances, cultures and, principally, peoples. Francisco is a passionate student of Sri Aurobindo, Krishnamuti, and Sufism. He is part of a few social justice organizations and Dervish gatherings and mesmerized by beauty and freedom. A graduate of Systems Engendering, he worked in high school education in the South Bronx integrating digital communities and helping minority women to create ePortfolios. He enjoys places of worship, yoga, reading and spending time in nature, especially in the Sani Desert and in Kyoto.
Fanny Pérez Gutiérrez thinks of art as the love that can be channeled into this realm. For the past few years she has been focused on studying altered states of consciousness that can be accessed through the alignment of the body. She produces work that seeks to amplify important themes of the nature of our existence that have remained hidden or which we have been taught to undermine. https://www.instagram.com/fannsystem/
Christopher Pelham is the Director and co-founder of CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) and organizer of the CRS Sufi arts community. A spiritual healer/counselor/teacher and artist, he draws on practices from A Course in Miracles, Non-Violent Communication, improvisational theater, Sufism, and contemporary shamanism to help people remember who they really are. He has taught and/or offered healing in London, in Japan, at the 2018 Awakening to the One Mind Retreat, and at the 2017 Enlight Festival of A Course in Miracles in Ibiza, Spain. Since he began producing live performance events in 1997, he has had the privilege of presenting dozens and dozens of wonderful artists from all over the world. As a performer, he performed in numerous productions Off Off Broadway in NYC as well as in productions in Texas and North Carolina. He is also an avid amateur photographer and filmmaker.
Filmmaker, writer, and artist Chris Fiore, born in 1959 in Norfolk, Virginia, received his BFA from Antioch College in 1984. In the late 80’s he was one of the founders of the Zone, an artist collective occupying an abandoned williamsburg warehouse at 104 South 4th St. Fiore showed at the East Village’s KOAP gallery in the early 90’s. His first documentary, “Trip and Go Naked,” edited over the course of five years between paid gigs won the Excellence in Sexual Theater award at the 2004 Arlene’s Grocery Picture Show. He went on to direct the feature documentary “ ackstage” for Miramax, a behind the scenes look at Jay Z’s Hard Knock Life Tour. The film had a profitable run in theaters and is still occasionally in rotation on the Showtime network 17 years after it was made. Fiore has also directed documentaries on the making of the Victoria’s Secret Christmas Catalog, the band Paramore, as well as two prime time specials for Fox Television. His most recent documentary, “Goodwoman,” tells the story of Debra Goodman, an activist brutally arrested for filming the NYPD. Featured in several film festivals, “Goodwoman” won the Grand Jury Award at the 2016 LA Film Invasion film festival. He’s currently directing a documentary and web series on artist Ken Hiratsuka.
Fiore’s first feature film script, “The Utopia Virus,” was a finalist in the 2006 Final Draft Big Break Competition, garnering him representation and a Hollywood roller coaster ride as directors Darron Aronofsky, Tony Scott, and Renny Harlin all considered making the film. He also wrote the Wassup Obama ad, described by Salon.com as one of the most creative of the 2008 presidential campaign and winner of a Cannes Lion. He’s currently working on a series of film treatments for a Beijing based production company which is also breathing new life into “The Utopia Virus” by translating the script into Cantonese.
Fiore’s film work has directly influenced his art over the years, in his use of appropriated imagery, presentation of sequential images, and in the cinematically dynamic composition of his mosaic photography. Fiore is represented by the Ethan Pettit Gallery.
https://chrisfiore.com
ABOUT CROSSING BOUNDARIES CONCERT SERIES
Now in its third year, CROSSING BOUNDARIES is a performance series devoted to creating unforgettable live art experiences that dissolve boundaries between performers and audiences, traditional and new music, and the local and the global, bringing people together and promoting the awareness that we each possess a limitless creativity inside us. CROSSING BOUNDARIES is produced by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), a healing and arts center founded in 2004 by artists Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and located in NYC. https://www.crsny.org
The 2020 season of CROSSING BOUNDARIES is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC. LMCC empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Manhattan and beyond.

Crossing Boundaries Concert Series Vol. 13: On the Silk Road Through Dunhuang
2020-11-15 13:00 - 2020-11-23 03:00 | online
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents CROSSING BOUNDARIES Concert Series Vol. 13: ON THE SILK ROAD THROUGH DUNHUANG, curated by GAMIN with music by the EURASIA CONSORTwith guest artist GAMIN and dance by KAESHI CHAI. This program celebrates the intoxicating musical and cultural influences that propagated along the legendary Silk Road and features music from Tang Dynasty China (7c – 10c), 13th and 16th century Iran and 13th century Spain.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, this concert will be filmed and streamed online, premiering on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 1 pm with a live Q&A. The concert will be available to watch for seven days. Tickets for this year’s online concerts will be available for $30, $20, or $10.
EURASIA CONSORT brings together three artists recognized as specialists in the ancient musical traditions. Through their research, teaching, and performances, they seek a common understanding of the world’s great music traditions along the ancient Silk Road. https://www.eurasiaconsort.com
GAMIN is widely considered to be the foremost Korean traditional woodwind player in the Americas today and has performed around the world with luminaries such as Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble.
KAESHI CHAI is one of the leading figures in the NYC Near East dance scene, having performed at Central Park’s Summerstage, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, BAM, etc. From 2009-2016 she directed, co-choreographed, and toured the theatrical dance show Journey Along the Silk Road throughout the US, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Australia and Italy.
curator: gamin
musicians: Tomoko Sugawara (kugo/harp), Rex Benincasa (percussion), Adem Birson (oud), gamin (piri/flute)
choreography/dance: Kaeshi Chai
This program brings us from China to Spain at a time when Chang’an was China’s capital. We follow the famous Silk Road, illustrated with caves showing Buddhist ensembles and orchestras. There are many harps, lutes, zithers, flutes and percussion. Some of the music survived in manuscripts, and have been transcribed by Chinese, Japanese, and Western scholars. Some transcribed ones are on today’s program. The paintings depict a large number of percussion instruments, far more than what the manuscripts mention.
Many kinds of people moved on the Silk Road. The Chinese brought silk to the West, and Iranians imported harps and lutes to China. Sogdians lived in the North-East of Iran and controlled merchandise on the road, and some settled in China, where Sogdian tombs have been found. Their coffins were decorated with Sogdian musical instruments – more so than Chinese ones. Their fast dance (the Sogdian whirl) was beloved by the Chinese, and is often depicted on Chinese images.
Next, the concert moves west to Iran – and half a millennium closer to our time. Modes or scales incorporate quarter-tones in distinctive fashion. Al-Farabi was a great Islamic theorist, whose voluminous treatises offer a major source on early Arabic music.
Finally, the journey goes to Castille, León and Galicia, three provinces of Northern Spain. King Alfonso X ruled them and is said to have composed 420 Cantigas, with words that praise the Holy Virgin. The King also published a book, Libro de los juegos, which shows instruments and board games. Many chess games are shown accompanied by musical instruments. One is an Angular Harp, played by a Spanish Moor. It is similar to the ancient Asian harp played in China on today’s program. However, it differs greatly from the Western harp, which has a pillar.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
Tomoko Sugawara, Kugo
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Tomoko Sugawara began playing the Irish Harp at twelve, added the Concert Harp at sixteen, and graduated in harp at Tokyo University of the Arts. Since 1991 she plays the ancient Asian harp kugo, which arose in 1900 BCE in Iran and migrated via the Silk Road to the Far East during the early first millennium CE. After moving to NYC, Sugawara also learned Early European harp, Gothic and Baroque harp. She leads Eurasia Consort, her ensemble playing Silk Road music. She has received awards from the Japan Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, and the Dunhuang Foundation,among others. She has given solo recitals on the kugo at major international venues such as The World Music Institute (NYC), and World Harp Congresses (trice: Prague, Amsterdam, and Vancouver), The Early Music Guild of Seattle, The British Museum, Central China Conservatory of Music (Beijing), The Symposium on Historical Harps (Berlin), and Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She has given recitals at many US Universities: Columbia, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Illinois, Indiana, Pittsburgh, and UC Berkeley. She has led her ensemble, Eurasia Consort, at The World Music Institute. In 2019 she served as researcher at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Her project was the revival of Tang Dynasty music. https://www.kugoharp.com
Gamin, Piri
Gamin is master a practitioner of the piri, taepyongso (double reed instruments), and saenghwang (reed mouth organ). Currently, as a yisuja(designated master) of the Important Intangible Cultural Asset No.46 for piri court music and Daechita, she strives to both preserve and enhance traditional Korean music. At Seoul National University and as a member and assistant principal player of the Contemporary Gugak Orchestra, Gamin has used her virtuosity to perform authentic jeongak (classical court music) and sinawi (shaman ritual music), as well as new compositions for her instruments.
Since leaving orchestral work behind eight years ago, gamin has taken these skills in unexpected directions, using her piri and taepyeongso (Korean oboes), and saengwhang (mouth organ) to pursue contemporary sounds and reach new audiences. https://gamin-music.com
gamin is…”a true pioneer and innovator, leading these instruments in exciting new directions” — Ralph Samuelson (senior advisor of ACC_Asian Cultural Council)
“gamin appears virtually unlimited as to the kinds of sounds she can get out of her instrument!” — Anthony Paul De, Ritis (composer, professor of Northeastern University)
Rex Benincasa, Percussion
He has been a freelancing drummer and world music percussion specialist in New York since 1978. Along with hundreds of television/radio soundtracks and commercial recordings, he has performed with dozens of American ensembles. Benincasa has played many show scores for all kinds of productions. His most recent Broadway appearances have been with shows like: Fosse, The Full Monty, Flower Drum Song, Man Of LaMancha, Little Shop of Horrors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, All Shook Up, Hairspray, The Color Purple, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Shrek, In The Heights, Billy Elliot, and Peter And The Starcatcher. As you see, Rex likes all kinds of music. https://musikiwest.org/staff-member/rex-benincasa/
Adem Birson, Oud
A performer of the oud and a scholar of both Western and Turkish classical music, Dr. Birson completed his doctoral studies in musicology at Cornell University (2015) and became the Director of the Conservatory at Ipek University, in Ankara, Turkey. He currently serves on the music theory faculty at Hofstra University, in Long Island, New York. He is a student of several Turkish oud virtuosi, and has frequently played on Turkish Radio and Television. He has performed throughout the United States and Turkey and is the founder/director of the Classical Turkish Music Ensemble and the Turkish Music Collective. As a scholar, he has published in several academic US journals. https://www.hofstra.edu/faculty/fac_profiles.cfm?id=6746&t=/Academics/Colleges/HCLAS/MUSIC/
ABOUT DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER KAESHI CHAI
KAESHI CHAI is a NYC-based performer, theatrical director, teacher trainer, and award winning designer. She is the co-founder of Bellyqueen, a professional dance company and school, and is also co-founder of PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment), a global community focused on healing and social change through dance and music. Kaeshi has extensive training in contemporary dance, physical theatre and Silk Road dances spanning the Middle East to China. She has taught or performed in 47 states and 38 countries.
She is an alumna member of the Bellydance Superstars, Jillina’s Bellydance Evolution and Kenji William’s Bella Gaia.
From 2009-2016 she directed, co-choreographed, and toured the theatrical dance show Journey Along the Silk Road throughout the US, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Australia and Italy.
Since 2007 she has produced and curated Djam NYC, a weekly live show in which dancers and musicians can create and play together.
Current projects include Ocean Stories, a performance integrating art and science to create more environmental awareness, and Creative Labs in which participants conceptualize, choreograph and mount full-length theatrical dance shows in 3-4 days. https://www.kaeshi.com
ABOUT CROSSING BOUNDARIES CONCERT SERIES
Now in its third year, CROSSING BOUNDARIES is a performance series devoted to creating unforgettable live art experiences that dissolve boundaries between performers and audiences, traditional and new music, and the local and the global, bringing people together and promoting the awareness that we each possess a limitless creativity inside us. CROSSING BOUNDARIES is produced by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), a healing and arts center founded in 2004 by artists Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and located in NYC. https://www.crsny.org
The 2020 season of CROSSING BOUNDARIES is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC. LMCC empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Manhattan and beyond.

Crossing Boundaries Concert Series 14: Rumi's Wedding Night Online Film
2020-12-17 19:00 - 2020-12-30 23:30 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents CROSSING BOUNDARIES Concert Series Vol 14: RUMI’S WEDDING NIGHT, a video program of Sufi music, dance, and poetry celebrating the life of the beloved poet and Sufi mystic Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, who died on December 17, 1273 in Konya, Turkey.
Curated and directed by LÄLE SAYOKO, this online film features music by ** TOMCHESS** (ney, oud, and morsing), vocals by MINA OMIDI, video by CHRISTOPHER PELHAM, and dance by members of the CRS Sufi Dance community: LÄLE SAYOKO, PAOLA GARCÎA, and MEERA KHANAL. Additional voice-over is provided by MILAI SAKAI.
Rumi directed his followers to celebrate rather than mourn his passing because he would be uniting with God, the “Beloved.” The observance of the anniversary of his death was thereafter referred to in Arabic as urs, which means “wedding.”
The whirling dance meditation of the Sufis is known as Sema or Sama and actually means “divine listening.” It is the mystical approach of practicing “listening” in order to achieve remembrance (zikr) of the divine spark in our heart of hearts. We empty our minds of all thoughts of the individual self as we give ourselves over to prayer and connect with a greater power, the still center within, around which we turn. Into this emptiness floods a divine fullness, which sometimes gives rise to a state known as “mystical intoxication,” a reflection of knowing and experiencing that you and I and the Divine are One.
Our practice is fundamentally experiential rather than presentational in nature. Even though we are sharing it with you through this electronic medium, it is our hope that you can receive our prayer and join with us in setting aside the dualistic world of the ego to experience this Oneness.
ABOUT THE CURATOR/DIRECTOR
LÄLE SAYOKO lives to embody and transmit the voice of spirit through music and dance. As CRS Resident Sufi Dance instructor, choreographer, performing artist, and musical curator, she loves to welcome people into this holy practice to explore and share their own divinity. She intermittently tours internationally with BELLA GAIA, a live concert blending music, dance, technology, and NASA satellite imagery inspired by the experience of astronauts viewing the earth from space. “Sublime” — Village Voice.
One of the founding members of Japan’s famous SAMANYOLU professional belly dance group in Tokyo, Läle went on to a long solo career performing throughout the northeastern USA and touring with United Kingdom’s Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers on over a 100 city tour encompassing the U.K., as well as Turkey’s Baba Zula. About six years ago, she was forced to retire to support her young daughter through a life-threatening medical crisis. Several years later she discovered that she could whirl as a form of prayer to support her daughter and began studying Sufi Dance with Paris-based Sufi Artist Rana Gorgani. In April 2018 Gorgani awarded her the International Sufi Dance Certification Of Cid UNESCO, granting her authority to teach Gorgani’s method of Sufi Dance training. Prior to the pandemic she taught ongoing Sufi Dance classes and led monthly Healing Circles at CRS. For information on private or small group lessons, please contact us for details.
https://crsny.org/index.php/sufi-dance-music-art-at-crs/
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
TOMCHESS (oud, ney, morsing) is a New York City–based multi-instrumentalist, improviser, and composer. He has been performing regularly with the CRS Sufi dance community since its inception. He is a founding member of the American Sufi Project, a group of artists and seekers who meet at the weekly gatherings for Zikr (remembrance of God) at the Dergah-Al-Farah in NYC. He has played and recorded with some of the most esteemed players in the improvisational scene (Dewey Redman, Butch Morris, Pharoah Sanders, Drew Gress, Ronald Shannon Jackson) as well as Moroccan sintarist Hassan Hakmoun. He has performed around the world and at NYC venues like Lincoln Center, the Turkish and Pakistani embassies, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the United Nations. He has played on Grammy-nominated recordings and was awarded grants from the Turkish American Society and the Maryland Council for the Arts. In 2012 he was nominated for an Independent Music Award.
https://tomchess.bandcamp.com/
MINA OMIDI (vocals) is an Iranian immigrant, multidisciplinary artist, musician and singer. She is an active member of the CRS Sufi dance and music community, and the songs she performs at CRS embody her passion for sharing the universal message of love, unity and freedom. After receiving her BFA in Graphic Design from Tehran Art University in 2013, she began studying music and unfold her abilities as a singer in Iran. Mahsa Vahdat is the artist who played the most significant role in her path and helped her open up her heart and voice at deeper levels. Mina has always been obsessed with spirituality. Singing poems of classical Persian poets like Rumi and Hafez is a healing remedy to her. “It is my meditation and healing remedy to get through pain of loss and wounds that Ego shapes!” she says.
https://minaomidi.com
ABOUT THE OTHER PERFORMERS
** PAOLA GARCÍA** periodically teaches Sufi dance at CRS and performs with the CRS Sufi dance community. She has studied extensively with Sufi dance artist Rana Gorgani in NYC and in Europe and was awarded the International Sufi Dance Certification Of Cid UNESCO by her, granting Paola authority to teach Gorgani’s method of Sufi dance training. She has performed in multiple venues including Mana Contemporary, Alwan Center for the Arts, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, From the Horse’s Mouth, The Outlet Dance Project, Dixon Place, MODArts Dance Collective, Queens Library, and Jamaica Center for the Arts among others. Paola holds a Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies from Columbia University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. She is a writer, Middle Eastern Studies researcher, lawyer, translator and student of Sufism.
MEERA SADIKCHHYA KHANAL is a Sufi dance student of Läle Sayoko and a graduate student at Columbia University, Teachers College where she studies Psychology with a concentration on Spirituality. While traveling in India five years ago, she came across Sufi Whirling at the Osho International Centre, and she knew that she had found her path. It was a revelation that dance could be a doorway to the beloved. Meera facilitates workshops and classes in Sufi Whirling, Yoga, and Active Meditations.
MILAI SAKAI is a movement student of Läle Sayoko. She is a nine-year-old Japanese girl growing up in NYC, and this is her first performance with the CRS Sufi dance community.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER/VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR
CHRISTOPHER PELHAM is Director and co-founder of CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) where he studies and teaches A Course in Miracles, offers spiritual healing and counseling, leads guided meditations, and organizes and participates in all the Sufi events and Healing Circles with Sufi Dance Artist Lale Sayoko. He also studies when possible with Sufi Dance Artist Rana Gorgani. He is as well a producer and curator and avid amateur writer, photographer, videographer, and performer.
ABOUT CROSSING BOUNDARIES CONCERT SERIES
Now in its third year, CROSSING BOUNDARIES is a performance series devoted to creating unforgettable live art experiences that dissolve boundaries between performers and audiences, traditional and new music, and the local and the global, bringing people together and promoting the awareness that we each possess a limitless creativity inside us. CROSSING BOUNDARIES is produced by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), a healing and arts center founded in 2004 by artists Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and located in NYC.
The 2020 season of CROSSING BOUNDARIES is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC. LMCC empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Manhattan and beyond.

Free New Year's Eve Guided Meditation with Yasuko
2020-12-31 18:00 - 18:30 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Since CRS opened in 2004 we have never missed offering a New Year’s Eve meditation. A lot of our friends gather at our studio, sit still, go inward, clear their minds, heal the year and prepare for the shining new year.
So, of course, we will again hold this precious gathering this year. Online.
We need to love and heal a lot of tears especially this year. And we can do it by bringing our minds into one.
Please join us.
New York time : Dec.31.2020 starting at 6:00PM. (About 30 min.)
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82672443490

A Course in Miracles and the Experience of Healing: A Talk by Yasuko Kasaki
2021-04-07 20:00 - 21:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
UCDM Universal (Un Curso de Milagros Universal) of Colómbia will present a free talk by CRS Founder and ACIM writer Yasuko Kasaki on spiritual healing on April 7 at 8 pm EST on Zoom. The talk will be given in English with Spanish translation provided.
https://ucdmuniversal.org
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87056988695
ABOUT YASUKO KASAKI
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.
ABOUT UCDM UNIVERSAL
UCDM Universal is a virtual Academy and a non-profit portal of Light, where you learn to rediscover your inner peace, to enjoy a fuller life and to discover true freedom. You do this by studying and practicing the wise teaching of A Course in Miracles.
This space of healing and transformation that is ACIM Universal was born in the month of March 2020, when a group of brothers received precise instructions from the Holy Spirit to create a platform in Zoom for the extension of the teaching of the Course, as a response to the collective fear created with the idea of ​​the pandemic. In principle, the groups of Instante Santo from Bogotá and Una Sola Mente participated in the initiative. from Medellín, in Colombia; together with a brother, a friend of both groups. Very soon, thanks to the large participation of those attending the teachings, servers from different cities and countries were added to the different heavenly tasks necessary to sustain the platform. This growing willingness to serve, facilitated the definitive unification, as of January 1, 2021, of all the work in a single team.

Friday Night ACIM Series with Yasuko Kasaki in Japanese (on Zoom)
2021-09-03 21:00 - 22:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
2021年『奇跡のコース』オンラインzoomコース (第二期 )
NY発！香咲弥須子『奇跡のコース』を生きる・・・
2020年は『奇跡のコース』のワークブックをしっかり学ぶためのオンラインクラスが開催されました。
今年は、もう一歩踏み込んで、NYから発信される香咲弥須子さんと世界各地が繋がって、瞑想の日・レクチャーの日・
祈りの日を織り交ぜながら月に4回ご一緒し、『奇跡のコース』のあらゆるマテリアルから日常をみんなで実践しながら　第一期を終えました。
心身に染み渡った感覚を忘れずに…少しの休息時間を経た後、新秋には、みんなでもうひとつ先の新たな”光”を受け取りにいきましょう。
初めてという方、長年の学習者の方でも、第一期に参加していなくても、どなたでもご参加いただけます。
ご一緒ください・・・お待ちしております。

Guided Meditation with Yasuko Kasaki in English (on Zoom)
2021-09-07 18:30 - 19:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Tuesdays in September and Oct 5 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
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 my instruction to the best of your ability. You will learn to meditate as you practice.
Each week I will share with you a different inspirational message from Holy Spirit. This may take the form of creative visualization exercises, or instruction about the nature and purpose of meditation, or about our true nature and relationship to ourselves, to one another, and to the world. In a sense, this is both a meditation practice and a meditation class. At the end of the meditation you will have a chance to respond briefly if you like.
Some students have been practicing regularly for a number of years. Others drop in and out as they have time or need. Some come to learn and grow, others more so simply to calm down, to take time out from the frenetic pace of their busy lives. If you are new and feeling uncertain or shaky, do not hesitate to introduce yourself to some of the other students, to ask questions before or after. Try to observe and emulate the stillness and concentration of others around you whom you sense are most grounded. Soon, you, in turn, may provide inspiration and guidance for others.
While the principles are based on A Course in Miracles (ACIM), it does not matter if you are unfamiliar with ACIM or are not prepared to study it outside of this meditation. You can still take from this practice some very practical, effective lessons, tools, and experiences that can enable you to lead a more peaceful, purposeful, fulfilling and loving life.
ABOUT YASUKO KASAKI
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.

A Course in Miracles Class with Yasuko Kasaki (on Zoom)
2021-09-07 19:00 - 20:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Tuesdays in September and Oct 5 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 experience mind change.
Our primary goal in these classes is for each student to learn to listen to the guidance of Holy Spirit and live his/her life with certainty and peace. Slowly, you will re-train your eyes to see the world around you without judgment. You will learn to communicate with your holy spirit. Students of all experience levels and backgrounds are welcome!
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 due to lack of funds)
You can find the text of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) online here (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Course_in_Miracles), among other places.
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.
You can listen to a sampling of Yasuko’s recent guided meditations here:
http://crsny.podbean.com

Ibiza Enlight Festival Online
2021-10-05 - 2021-10-10 | Tokyo
We want to invite you to participate in the Ibiza Enlight Festival Online, an event where you can connect with the practical spirituality of A Course in Miracles, from the 5th to the 10th October, 2021!
Total Immersion into the teachings of A Course in Miracles!
And it is fully translated Spanish-English-Spanish, so no worries about the language barriers of other events.
In this Online Festival, you will be able to live exceptional experiences, learn, and share the joy of The Festival that transformed the community of A Course in Miracles, from the comfort of your own home. We have filmed 6 days of live workshops, talks, meditations and much more with teachers from 30 countries and participants from all over the world. We are making them available to you for the first time… entirely free of charge.
We have prepared 30 free videos which include participants and teachers such as Ana Carolina Figueredo (Argentina), Andreas Prohl (Germany), Anna Maria Palay (Spain), Cacaya (Colombia), Carolina Corada (Venezuela-Ibiza), Efrat Sar-Shalom (Israel), Hilda Nuñez (Spain), James Kelly (Scotland), Jordi Prunés (Spain), Kate Brennan (England), Michel Gaymard (Mexico), José Luis Molina (Spain), Sol Brizuela (Argentina), Steve Thompson (England), Ulyses Libre (Spain), Xavi de Melo (Spain), and Yasuko Kasaki (NYC/Japan), so that you can…
* Learn the different ways of living A Course in Miracles and apply it to your everyday life.
* Learn to let go of the judgmental mind, forgive and live in true inner peace.
* Experience your true Self through movement with IntroDanza.
* Enjoy the Yoga of the Holy Instant classes.
* Practice the rules for making decisions in peace.
* Identify with each of the participants and let yourself be moved by them.
* Discover that laughing and enjoying yourself is very spiritual. You will connect heart to heart.
Don’t think twice! You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain.
Your free ticket to this Online Festival is HERE. Just click on this link… We are waiting for you!
https://yasuko–biz1.thrivecart.com/enlight-online-2021-en/

WEDNESDAYS AT NOON Music Video Series 1 - Paradise Laboratory 1
2021-11-03 12:00 - 12:15 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) Presents Wednesdays at Noon Music Video Series Vol. 1.
Paradise Laboratory 1
Produced by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
Music by gamin (piri)
https://gaminmusic.com/
Dance by Kaeshi Chai
https://kaeshi.com
Video by Christopher Pelham
https://chrispelham.com
Filmed on June 15, 2021 in the White Room at CRS, NYC

Each week starting November 3, 2021, CRS will share a new or archival music video on Facebook and YouTube. Created in collaboration with musicians and dancers primarily of Asian and Middle-Eastern origin or descent, the series provides a playground for unusual collaborations and creative experimentation. The works featured include both composed/choreographed and improvised performances and take aim at the perceived boundary between traditional and contemporary.
Tune in each Wednesday at 12pm and join a live chat, and/or come back any time thereafter to view the videos on demand.
We’ll kick off the series in November with four world premiere improvisations by CRS curator gamin (the foremost Korean traditional woodwind player in the USA) and Bellyqueen co-founder Kaeshi Chai (taught or performed in 47 states and 38 countries), joined on two of them by legendary flutist Premik Russell Tubbs (Carlos Santana, Sting, John McLaughlin, Lady Gaga, etc.).

An Afternoon of Music, Miracle Stories & Healing with Neda Boin
2021-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
CRS welcomes back Netherlands-based Neda Boin for a uniquely intimate afternoon filled with music, miracle stories and group exercises that will have you get back in touch with who you truly are!
You must show proof of full vaccination and photo ID to enter and wear a mask, no exceptions. Space is limited. No refunds or exchanges.
Neda Boin is a heart touching singer, songwriter and Voice Liberator who uses her music as a tool for healing. In 2018 she released her debut and award winning album The Light Has Come, with songs all inspired by the non-dual thought system of A Course in Miracles.
Neda also works in prisons and teaches Voice Liberation, a method where the voice is used to raise and release our obstacles to the love that we are.
She is currently working on her second album, ‘Remember You’re Dreaming’, which is expected to be released in December 2021.
www.nedaboin.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqxuWysN7jY&t=1s
Mini documentary The Light Has Come:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqxuWysN7jY&t=1s
Get Neda’s free Forgiveness meditation here:
https://nedaboin.com/sign-up-power-of-forgiveness/
Free download song The Light Has Come:
https://acimmusic.nedaboin.com/free-download-thelighthascome
Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/NedaBoin?sub_confirmation=1
Follow on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/neda_boin/
Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5UBSnLGEL9R8ZzV8S48WEA
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/nedaboinmusi
For bookings:
info@nedaboin.com

Guided Meditation with Christopher Pelham in English (on Zoom)
2021-11-08 18:30 - 19:00, 2021-11-16 18:30 - 19:00, 2021-11-23 18:30 - 19:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Please join me for a free online guided meditation inspired by A Course in Miracles from 6:30 – 7 pm. Following the meditation we will have an A Course in Miracles class/support group from 7 – 8 pm and you are welcome to participate in the class or say goodbye after the meditation, as you wish.
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040
Together, let’s come to rest and 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 my instruction to the best of your ability. You will learn to meditate as you practice.

A Course in Miracles Class in English with Christopher Pelham (on Zoom)
2021-11-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Please join me for an A Course in Miracles class/support group from 7 – 8 pm. Preceding the class we will have a Guided Meditation from 6:30 – 7 pm at this same Zoom link. You are welcome to attend both class and meditation or just one or the other, as you wish.
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040
Suggested donation $20/class (any amount or $0 ok)
Donate any amount here:
https://www.paypal.me/crsny
Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040

WEDNESDAYS AT NOON Music Video Series 2 - Paradise Laboratory 2
2021-11-10 12:00 - 12:15 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) Presents Wednesdays at Noon Music Video Series Vol. 2.
Paradise Laboratory 2
Produced by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
Music by gamin (saenghwang)
https://gaminmusic.com/
Dance by Kaeshi Chai
https://kaeshi.com
Video by Christopher Pelham
https://chrispelham.com
Filmed on June 15, 2021 in the White Room at CRS, NYC

Each week starting November 3, 2021, CRS will share a new or archival music video on Facebook and YouTube. Created in collaboration with musicians and dancers primarily of Asian and Middle-Eastern origin or descent, the series provides a playground for unusual collaborations and creative experimentation. The works featured include both composed/choreographed and improvised performances and take aim at the perceived boundary between traditional and contemporary.
Tune in each Wednesday at 12pm and join a live chat, and/or come back any time thereafter to view the videos on demand.
We’ll kick off the series in November with four world premiere improvisations by CRS curator gamin (the foremost Korean traditional woodwind player in the USA) and Bellyqueen co-founder Kaeshi Chai (taught or performed in 47 states and 38 countries), joined on two of them by legendary flutist Premik Russell Tubbs (Carlos Santana, Sting, John McLaughlin, Lady Gaga, etc.).

Four Seasons in NY: Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 21
2021-11-21 16:00 - 17:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
At long last, we are delighted to be able to welcome you back in-person for the 21st episode of Four Seasons in New York: Gems of Japanese Music by the acclaimed vocalist and koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura with special guest shakuhachi master James Nyoraku Schlefer. This concert is presented by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) and Yoko Reikano Kimura and is supported by Hogaku Journal and Mar Creation, Inc.
The program video will also be available to watch on demand online from Sunday, November 28th, 8:00 pm (EST) through Thursday, December 2nd, 11:30 pm, and in-person attendees will also be able to access the video. Those who would like to purchase only online access (and not attend in person) may do so here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/four-seasons-in-new-york-gems-of-japanese-music-vol-21-tickets-201922153597
“…Yoko Reikano Kimura, playing the shamisen and singing, is superb….” — New York Times
“…Kimura’s voice was rich and full-bodied ….” — KC METROPLIS
James Nyoraku Schlefer is “America’s Finest Shakuhachi Player.”—Concertonet.com
【Program】
Nasuno – Fire Fox – (composed by Yamada-kengyo)
Meikyo for shamisen and shakuhachi (composed by Seiho Kineya)
Koto-Uta (composed by Toshio Hosokawa)
【Performers】
Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto, shamisen
James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi (special guest)
【Tickets】
$30 (The ticket holders of this in-person concert will have access to the online streaming program.)
*The seats for in-person concert are limited, so please make reservation in advance.
【Tickets reservation】
E-mail: info@yokoreikanokimura.com
*Please include your name and the number of tickets you wish to purchase.
*Payment will be at Center for Remembering and Sharing. (Cash only)
About Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music
New York’s music scene reflects the diverse and vibrant culture of the city. Kimura, together with CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing), began this concert series in the fall of 2015. As a Japanese instrumentalist, she hopes to introduce the brilliance of traditional Japanese music, which is still being passed on to future generations after many centuries. Starting with the 2018-19 season, the series has featured contemporary pieces composed by living composers as well. Since the first concert, about 40 works from the classical repertoire have been introduced in the concert series. Please come and experience the sounds of koto and shamisen and enjoy the taste of the four seasons here in New York!
About past performances: https://www.yokoreikanokimura.com/projects/fourseasons/
Grand Master JAMES NYURAKU SCHLEFER is a virtuoso performer of traditional and contemporary shakuhachi music, an esteemed teacher in the Kinko school, and a ground-breaking composer. Honored by Musical America International as one of their “30 Top Professionals and Influencers,” Nyoraku Sensei’s efforts promote and sustain traditional shakuhachi music through performances, lecture/demonstrations, residencies, and concert programming. His original compositions forge new ground with contemporary works for both Japanese and Western instruments and ensembles. “James Nyoraku Schlefer occupies a special place in [New York City’s] cultural life, composing and performing music that bridges Western and Japanese styles” — THE NEW YORKER. In 2008 Schlefer co-founded Kyo-Shin-An Arts to further his enthusiasm of combining the sounds of Japanese and Western classical music traditions. Since that time KSA has commissioned dozens of new compositions, presented an annual series of concerts in New York, and partnered with classical ensembles throughout the US and in the UK.
https://www.nyoraku.com
YOKO REIKANO KIMURA is a distinguished virtuoso of Japanese koto, shamisen performer and singer in both traditional and contemporary music. Kimura has concertized in about 20 countries around the world based in New York and Japan. Following her studies at the Tokyo University of the Arts, she studied at Institute of Traditional Japanese Music, an affiliate of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan. Kimura was awarded a scholarship from the Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan. Her teachers include Kono Kameyama, Akiko Nishigata and Senko Yamabiko, a Living National Treasure. Awards include the First prize at the prestigious 10th Kenjun Memorial National Koto Competition and the First prize at the 4th Great Wall International Music Competition. Kimura performed at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo, accompanying Danjuro Ichikawa XII. Her performances have been broadcasted on NHK-FM’s Hogaku no Hitotoki, NPR’s Performance Today and WKCR. As a koto soloist, Kimura has performed Daron Hagen’s Koto Concerto: Genji with the Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra conducted by Mei-Ann Chen and several string quartets. As a shamisen soloist, she performed Kin’ichi Nakanoshima’s Shamisen Concerto at the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center.
Her performances have been featured at many opera and theater works, such as Michi Wiancko’s Murasaki’s Moon at Metropolitan Museum, Piestro Mascagni’s Iris by American Symphony Orchestra, Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi, Yasuko Yokoshi’s Bell and many others.
Kimura is a founder of Duo YUMENO, with cellist Hikaru Tamaki. The duo received the Kyoto Aoyama Barock Saal Award in 2015, and featured at Chamber Music America’s 2016 National Conference, and performed at the John F. Kennedy Center in 2017. In 2019, the duo had its ten-year anniversary recital at Carnegie Hall.
Website: yokoreikanokimura.com | duoyumeno.com

Guided Meditation with Yasuko Kasaki in English (on Zoom)
2021-12-07 18:30 - 19:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Tuesdays, December 7, 14, 21 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
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 my instruction to the best of your ability. You will learn to meditate as you practice.
Each week I will share with you a different inspirational message from Holy Spirit. This may take the form of creative visualization exercises, or instruction about the nature and purpose of meditation, or about our true nature and relationship to ourselves, to one another, and to the world. In a sense, this is both a meditation practice and a meditation class. At the end of the meditation you will have a chance to respond briefly if you like.
Some students have been practicing regularly for a number of years. Others drop in and out as they have time or need. Some come to learn and grow, others more so simply to calm down, to take time out from the frenetic pace of their busy lives. If you are new and feeling uncertain or shaky, do not hesitate to introduce yourself to some of the other students, to ask questions before or after. Try to observe and emulate the stillness and concentration of others around you whom you sense are most grounded. Soon, you, in turn, may provide inspiration and guidance for others.
While the principles are based on A Course in Miracles (ACIM), it does not matter if you are unfamiliar with ACIM or are not prepared to study it outside of this meditation. You can still take from this practice some very practical, effective lessons, tools, and experiences that can enable you to lead a more peaceful, purposeful, fulfilling and loving life.
ABOUT YASUKO KASAKI
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.

A Course in Miracles Class with Yasuko Kasaki (on Zoom)
2021-12-07 19:00 - 20:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Tuesdays, December 7, 14, 21 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 experience mind change.
Our primary goal in these classes is for each student to learn to listen to the guidance of Holy Spirit and live his/her life with certainty and peace. Slowly, you will re-train your eyes to see the world around you without judgment. You will learn to communicate with your holy spirit. Students of all experience levels and backgrounds are welcome!
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 due to lack of funds)
You can find the text of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) online here (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Course_in_Miracles), among other places.
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.
You can listen to a sampling of Yasuko’s recent guided meditations here:
http://crsny.podbean.com

Paradise Laboratory 5: Galen Passen (sitar) & gamin (piri & saenghwang)
2021-12-11 18:00 - 19:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents the first live concert of its Paradise Laboratory series, a collaboration between Korean wind player gamin and sitar player Galen Passen. This program features three sections: an improvised duet, live scoring to visual projections, and a musical dialog with text by playwright Mia Chung. The intimate concert will take place in the cloud-like White Room at CRS, an ideal setting for the trance-inducing sonic interplay of these rarely combined instruments.
Tickets are on sale for $10 – $30 in advance on eventbrite.com and $30 cash at the door. Proof of full vaccination (Pfizer, Moderna or J&J) and photo ID must be shown to gain entry, no exceptions.
PARADISE LABORATORY is a playground for sonic and visual experimentation. Conceived of during the pandemic by the renowned Korean traditional multi-instrumentalist, curator, and scholar gamin, Paradise Laboratory provides musical artists with opportunities to rehearse, record, film, and perform with other musical, visual, and dance artists in an experimental, process-oriented, and artist-centered fashion.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Galen Passen is a sitarist, composer, and visual artist based in Brooklyn, NYC. His devotion to training within the traditional formats of hindustani music have provided him with respect and love for the ever unfolding wisdom of sound while his diverse experiences across countries, genres, people and vocations have given him the conviction that art is to serve a greater purpose of spirituality and justice.
Besides hindustani music he performs experimental compositions, collaborations with dance and other creative formats. He has had the privilege to work with the Pittsburgh Opera and Brooklyn Raga Massive and was awarded an Individual Artist Grant from The Saratoga Arts Council which he used to conceive and launch Folk Song, an emergent ensemble inspired by the forms of hindustani and Irish Trad.
https://www.instagram.com/galenpassen/
gamin is a distinguished NYC soloist who tours the world performing both traditional Korean music and cross-disciplinary collaborations. gamin plays piri (double reed Korean oboe), taepyeonso (double-reed horn), and saenghwang (mouth organ). She is a designated Yisuja, official holder of Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 46 for Court and Royal Military music. Re-inventing new sonorities from ancient, somewhat restrictive, musical systems, gamin has received several cultural exchange program grants, including Artist-in-Residence (2014) at the Asian Cultural Council, and Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism of Republic of Korea (2012). gamin has collaborated in cross-cultural improvisation in NYC with world-acclaimed musician Jane Ira Bloom, Elliot Sharp, Ned Rothenberg, presenting premieres at Roulette Theater, New School, and Metropolitan Museum. gamin was featured artist at the Silkroad concert, Seoul, 2018, performing on-stage with Yo-Yo Ma. gamin, as soloist, has scheduled her Carnegie Hall debut with the Nangye Gugak Orchestra in coming year. She has been a curator for the Crossing Boundaries Concert Series, which she helped to conceive, at CRS since 2018.
https://gaminmusic.com
Mia Chung’s Charm School will be presented by NAATCO and the Public Theatre in February 2022. Her work includes Catch as Catch Can [world premiere, Page 73 (NYC); post-pandemic premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre (Chicago)], This Exquisite Corpse, and You for Me for You [premiered at The Royal Court (London), the National Theatre Company of Korea (Seoul), Woolly Mammoth Theatre (DC); and published by Bloomsbury Methuen]. In addition to receiving a 2019 Helen Merrill Playwriting Award and the Stavis Award, she has received commissions from Clubbed Thumb, MTC Theatre/Sloan, Playwrights Horizons, and South Coast Rep.
https://newdramatists.org/mia-chung

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New Year's Eve Guided Meditation with Yasuko Kasaki (ONLINE ONLY)
2021-12-31 18:30 - 19:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Let’s join our minds in stillness to remember who we are and prepare our minds to receive new inspiration for the benefit of all:
what would love have me do?
Where would love have me go?
What would love have me say, and to whom?
Online Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81541160040
Zoom Call-in info:
Meeting ID: 815 4116 0040
One tap mobile: 1-929-436-2866

Guided Meditation with Yasuko Kasaki in English (on Zoom)
2022-01-04 18:30 - 19:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7 pm from Jan 4 – Mar 15, 2022
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
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 my instruction to the best of your ability. You will learn to meditate as you practice.
Each week I will share with you a different inspirational message from Holy Spirit. This may take the form of creative visualization exercises, or instruction about the nature and purpose of meditation, or about our true nature and relationship to ourselves, to one another, and to the world. In a sense, this is both a meditation practice and a meditation class. At the end of the meditation you will have a chance to respond briefly if you like.
Some students have been practicing regularly for a number of years. Others drop in and out as they have time or need. Some come to learn and grow, others more so simply to calm down, to take time out from the frenetic pace of their busy lives. If you are new and feeling uncertain or shaky, do not hesitate to introduce yourself to some of the other students, to ask questions before or after. Try to observe and emulate the stillness and concentration of others around you whom you sense are most grounded. Soon, you, in turn, may provide inspiration and guidance for others.
While the principles are based on A Course in Miracles (ACIM), it does not matter if you are unfamiliar with ACIM or are not prepared to study it outside of this meditation. You can still take from this practice some very practical, effective lessons, tools, and experiences that can enable you to lead a more peaceful, purposeful, fulfilling and loving life.
ABOUT YASUKO KASAKI
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.

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A Course in Miracles Class with Yasuko Kasaki (on Zoom)
2022-01-04 19:00 - 20:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Tuesdays from 7 – 8 pm from Jan 4 – March 15, 2022
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 experience mind change.
Our primary goal in these classes is for each student to learn to listen to the guidance of Holy Spirit and live his/her life with certainty and peace. Slowly, you will re-train your eyes to see the world around you without judgment. You will learn to communicate with your holy spirit. Students of all experience levels and backgrounds are welcome!
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 due to lack of funds)
You can find the text of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) online here (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Course_in_Miracles), among other places.
Yasuko Kasaki is an internationally beloved spiritual writer, counselor, healer, lecturer and translator from Tokyo. She is widely recognized as the person most responsible for the spread of A Course in Miracles throughout Japan. In 2004 she founded CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), the first and only spiritual center devoted to the teaching and practice of A Course in Miracles in New York City. She has taught and worked with thousands of people from around the world to help resolve their mental and physical issues and witness miracles. She presents at the CMC’s annual ACIM Conferences in the U.S., and several times a year she gives large seminars throughout Japan. She has also been presented internationally at ACIM conferences and workshops in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and Israel.
Yasuko is the author of The Scales Fell from My Eyes: An Illustrated Course in Miracles and 17 books in Japanese about the Course, as well as numerous novels, short stories, essays and collections of photographs. Her translations of the ACIM Workbook and of books by Course teachers Jon Mundy, Gabrielle Bernstein and David Hoffmeister have also been published in Japan. Yasuko’s spiritual writing and lectures are celebrated for their clearly stated explanations of complex concepts illustrated by captivating personal stories of struggle and triumph, drawn from her long career as a writer, motorcyclist, and spiritual counselor. Meditation and communication with Holy Spirit form the foundation of her practice.
You can listen to a sampling of Yasuko’s recent guided meditations here:
http://crsny.podbean.com

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Four Seasons in NY: Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 22
2022-02-13 16:00 - 17:00 | CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), 41 E 11th St 11th Fl, New York, NY, 10003, United States
We are happy to be able to invite you back in-person for Four Seasons in New York: Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 22 by the acclaimed vocalist and koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura with special guest Kaoru Watanabe (fue, taiko). This concert is presented by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) and Yoko Reikano Kimura and is supported by Hogaku Journal and Mar Creation, Inc.
The program video will also be available to watch on demand online from Sunday, February 27th, 8:00 pm (EST) through Thursday, March 3rd, 11:30 pm, and in-person attendees will also be able to access the video. Those who would like to purchase only online access (and not attend in person) may do so here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/four-seasons-in-new-york-gems-of-japanese-music-vol-22-tickets-253817393657
“…Yoko Reikano Kimura, playing the shamisen and singing, is superb….” — New York Times
“…Kimura’s voice was rich and full-bodied ….” — KC METROPLIS
[𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦】
■ 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐞 (composed by Yatsuhashi-kengyo)
■ 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐧𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢 – 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚 -(composed by Manwa Yamato)
■ 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧-𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧 (composed by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
[𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬]
𝐘𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐚 – koto, shamisen
*Special guest, 𝐊𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐮 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐞 – fue, Taiko
[𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬】
$𝟑𝟎 (The ticket holders of this in-person concert will have access to the online streaming program.)
*𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝, so please make reservation in advance.
[Ticket reservation]
E-mail: info@yokoreikanokimura.com
*Please include your name and the number of tickets you wish to purchase.
*Payment will be at Center for Remembering and Sharing. (Cash only)
◉safety protocol◉
*𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗦 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗗 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀.
About Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music
New York’s music scene reflects the diverse and vibrant culture of the city. Kimura, together with CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing), began this concert series in the fall of 2015. As a Japanese instrumentalist, she hopes to introduce the brilliance of traditional Japanese music, which is still being passed on to future generations after many centuries. Starting with the 2018-19 season, the series has featured contemporary pieces composed by living composers as well. Since the first concert, about 40 works from the classical repertoire have been introduced in the concert series. Please come and experience the sounds of koto and shamisen and enjoy the taste of the four seasons here in New York!
About past performances: https://www.yokoreikanokimura.com/projects/fourseasons/
About the Artists
Composer and musician KAORU WATANABE grounds his performance in traditional Japanese music while inhabiting a startling combination of musical worlds. He is renowned for his ability to collaborate with a diverse array of visionary international artists: Jason Moran, Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad, Spanish flamenco dancer Eva Yerbabuena, visual artists Simone Leigh and Alyson Shotz, calligrapher Koji Kakinuma, Japanese National Living Treasure Bando Tamasaburo, vocalists Alicia Hall Moran and Imani Uzuri, tap dancers Tamango and Kazunori Kumagai, Galician bagpiper Carlos Nuñez, So Percussion, Semba Kiyohiko, Reigakusha, Brooklyn Raga Massive, Adam Rudolph and Go:Organic Orchestra, the Aizuri and Parker String Quartets and pipa virtuoso Wu Man. In 2018, Watanabe debuted as an orchestral soloist and composer with the Sydney Symphony at the Sydney Opera House. He is an advisor, composer and featured musician on the Oscar-nominated score of Wes Anderson’s film “Isle of Dogs” and was a guest artist on the Silkroad’s Grammy Award-winning album “Sing Me Home.”
Born to Japanese parents who were both members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Watanabe started playing Western Classical music at an early age, then graduated from the Manhattan School of Music as a jazz flute and saxophonist, followed by a decade in Japan performing with and eventually directing the internationally acclaimed Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble Kodo. Watanabe returned to New York City to continue developing his ever-evolving musical voice, specializing on transverse bamboo flutes such as the shinobue, noh kan and ryuteki and various Japanese percussion. Watanabe has performed his compositions at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Kabukiza and in all 47 prefectures in Japan. Watanabe continues to perform regularly across the North, Central and South Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As a passionate educator, Watanabe has taught at such prestigious institutions as Princeton and Wesleyan University and the Tanglewood Music Festival.
Watanabe graciously receives the support of the preeminent taiko maker Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten of Tokyo and master shinobue flute maker Ranjo of Chiba Prefecture.
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YOKO REIKANO KIMURA is a distinguished virtuoso of Japanese koto, shamisen performer and singer in both traditional and contemporary music. Kimura has concertized in about 20 countries around the world based in New York and Japan. Following her studies at the Tokyo University of the Arts, she studied at Institute of Traditional Japanese Music, an affiliate of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan. Kimura was awarded a scholarship from the Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan. Her teachers include Kono Kameyama, Akiko Nishigata and Senko Yamabiko, a Living National Treasure. Awards include the First prize at the prestigious 10th Kenjun Memorial National Koto Competition and the First prize at the 4th Great Wall International Music Competition. Kimura performed at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo, accompanying Danjuro Ichikawa XII. Her performances have been broadcasted on NHK-FM’s Hogaku no Hitotoki, NPR’s Performance Today and WKCR. As a koto soloist, Kimura has performed Daron Hagen’s Koto Concerto: Genji with the Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra conducted by Mei-Ann Chen and several string quartets. As a shamisen soloist, she performed Kin’ichi Nakanoshima’s Shamisen Concerto at the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center.
Her performances have been featured at many opera and theater works, such as Michi Wiancko’s Murasaki’s Moon at Metropolitan Museum, Piestro Mascagni’s Iris by American Symphony Orchestra, Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi, Yasuko Yokoshi’s Bell and many others.
Kimura is a founder of Duo YUMENO, with cellist Hikaru Tamaki. The duo received the Kyoto Aoyama Barock Saal Award in 2015, and featured at Chamber Music America’s 2016 National Conference, and performed at the John F. Kennedy Center in 2017. In 2019, the duo had its ten-year anniversary recital at Carnegie Hall.
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