MEIJI Dances Program notes

Artistic Director and Choreographer:
Nao Kusuzaki

Music Director and Arranger:
Kana Mimaki

Lighting Designer and Stage Manager:
Tiffany Schrepferman

Costume Designer:
Allison Miller

In partnership with The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

Performers

Dylan Allen, Laura Hilley, Mia Li, Donald Sayre

Caroline Thomas, Karen Kamishohara, Sheila Dickinson, Sage Dickinson

Kana Mimaki (piano)
Bradley Snook (violin)
Karin Dickinson (violin)
Gauri Shah (drum)
Ethan Zhang (flute)

Prologue

 Bon Odori – Summer Festival Dance

Tokyo ondo Mura Matsuri Awa Odori

Scene 1:

Spring – Time of Innocence

Hana by Rentaro Taki

Kyo no Shiki by Kosaku Yamada

Scene 2

 Woman meets Man

Menuet by Rentaro Taki

Noryo by Rentaro Taki

Scene 3

Love Duet

“Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Opéra ‘Samson et Dalila’
by Camille Saint-Saëns

Separation

Fate on a theme of Bon Odori

Scene 4

Searching for the Truth

Regret by Rentaro Taki

Aoba no Fue by Torazo Tamura

Special Thanks to

Creative Minds Collaborative
Board of Directors

John Kendall

Alex Pandiscio

Rae Fairfield

Adrian Ciobanu

Creative Minds Collaborative creates meaningful interactions for the public through dance programming that bridges the educational, cultural, and artistic worlds. Reflecting upon how we create awareness and maintain the positive connections in our lives, we seek to bring to attention relevant issues through artistic expressions, provide artists the platform to perform, and the audience the vehicle to connect with the artists.