Keiko Fujii Dance Company of Japan at Gibney

When

Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 8:00pm - Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 8:00pm

Where

Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway

Kenny Endo. Photo by Toyo Miyatake Studio

The Keiko Fujii Dance Company of Osaka, Japan, returns to New York with the U.S. premiere of Fujii's "Tamashii No Tibiki II" (Soul Vibrations). The concert will feature Keiko Fujii, joined by an ensemble of New York dancers, performing to music by Taiko Drummer Kenny Endo. Photo by Olivier Koning

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The Keiko Fujii Dance Company of Osaka, Japan, returns to New York with the U.S. premiere of Fujii's "Tamashii No Tibiki II" (Soul Vibrations). The concert will feature Keiko Fujii (at right, photo by Olivier Koning) joined by an ensemble of New York dancers, performing to music by Kenny Endo in the taiko style of drummong.

Formed in Osaka in 1983, the company made its U.S. debut over 30 years ago and has returned for performances at Lincoln Center, City Center, and the Kaye Playhouse. They have also performed in Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Hawaii.

For 40 years, Endo has been at the vanguard of the taiko world. His music is featured on the soundtracks for movies that include Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" and James Cameron's "Avatar," and he has been honored by the National Endowment for the Arts for American Masterpieces.

When: Sept. 19-21, 8 PM

Where: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers St.)

Tickets: $20; $15

Reservations: 646.837.6809 or GibneyDance.org/Performances [1]