July 2018
Exhibition: Love Planet – sending love of the plants all over the world through photography
CRS presents Love Planet — sending love of the plants all over the world through photography, an exhibition by photographer yukko＊. The exhibition will open Saturday, July 7, 2018 and will remain on view through August 30, 2018. An Opening Reception with live music by the artist will be held on July 7 from 5 – 7 pm. Concept ‘Love Planet Project’ was created by photographer yukko＊ to share love of plants all over the world through photography. The aim…
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CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS invites you to join us for our monthly healing circle led by Sufi Dance Instructor Lale Sayoko and CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki & Christopher Pelham with crystal singing bowl meditation by Miyoko Satoh. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Through meditation, prayer, drumming, singing, and the whirling dance of the sufis, we join together in unity and experience our limitlessness. Our circles are held on the third Thursday of the month…
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Crossing Boundaries Concert Series: Azalea — Music by Quiet Revolution (Ki Young & Gamin)
CRS presents Azalea, an intimate evening of music composed by Ki Young Kim and performed by Quiet Revolution (musicians Ki Young Kim and Gamin of Korea) in the award-winning White Room at CRS on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 8 pm. Azalea is the inaugural program of the Crossing Boundaries — Echoes of Korea — Concert Series curated by Gamin. Ki Young (claves and voice) and Gamin (saenghwang and piri) are renowned for carrying Korean traditional music into the present, inciting an irresistible dialog between classic…
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Intro to Sufi Dance Class with Lâle Sayoko
Learn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can safely listen to and share our true selves and experience oneness with the Divine. Each class consists of some explanation of the theory and technique,…
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Mother Note Concert by Chakkiri
CRS presents an original, kirtan-like concert by beloved Japanese musician Chakkiri. Chakkiri has traveled all over the world with his sound and soul. In this meditative concert, Chakkiri guides you to find your own「Mother Note」and add your own voice to this rapturous music. Chakkiri learned Classical Indian Raga Music from Kishor Gosh, who studied under world-renowned Ravi Shankar. He has been in on a journey to create and share borderless music drawing improvisationally on various traditional music forms and contemporary styles to…
Find out more »CRS Healing Circle: Prayer, Sound Meditation + Whirling
CRS invites you to join us for our monthly healing circle led by Sufi Dance Instructor Lale Sayoko and CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki & Christopher Pelham with crystal singing bowl meditation by Miyoko Satoh. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. Through meditation, prayer, drumming, singing, and the whirling dance of the sufis, we join together in unity and experience our limitlessness. Our circles are held on the third Thursday of the month…
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Four Seasons in NY: Gems of Japanese Music
CRS & Mar Creation, Inc. invite you to discover traditional Japanese music by the acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura, offered together with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal sweets prepared by Rin NYC. The next concert will take place in the award-winning White Room at CRS on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 4 pm. Tickets are $25 and include delicious wagashi (sweets). Seating is limited and advanced purchased (online, by phone 212-677-8621, or in person at CRS) is encouraged. "...Yoko…
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Music Concert: Rio x Rio Special Live in NY
CRS presents Rio x Rio Special Live in NY, a showcase of dazzling rock-style sanshin playing by Rio Inyaku (kankara-sanshin and vocal) and melodic ballads by Rio’ (piano and vocals), two exceptional young musicians from Japan, on August 23, 2018 at 8 pm. The teen phenoms will each play a solo set and also perform together. After the concert we invite you to stay and enjoy refreshments with Rio x Rio. There is a suggested donation of $20 cash. Please RSVP here. Families and kids…
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