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• What are the reasons why we have festivals?

  Culture, celebration, praising, entertainment
• What are the two meaning of kodo?

  Heart beat & children of the drum
• It is a traditional Japanese drum with limitless rhythmic possibilities

  Taiko
• Why and where is the taiko drum festival celebrated?

  A Taiko drums festival is held, for protection and good haul, in Maisaka, a fisherman town in western Hamamatsu.A Taiko drums festival is held, for protection and good haul, in Maisaka, a fisherman town in western Hamamatsu.A Taiko drums festival is held, for protection and good haul, in Maisaka, a fisherman town in western Hamamatsu.
• What is the other name for yuki matsuri & what year did it start?

  Yuki Matsuri, also known as "Sapporo snow festival", is held for about a week in Hokkaido. This festivity is one of Japan's most popular winter events, starting out in 1950 when a group of high- school students built snow statues in the local park.
• What are the name used for spring festival?

  Chinese New Year, also known as

  Spring Festival or Lunar New Year,

  
  

  is the grandest festival in China, with a 7-day long holiday.
• HCESEIN ENW RAEY

  CHINESE NEW YEAR
• LOBSOSM YERCRH

  CHERRY BLOSSOM
• RNTELAN LVASTIFE YSK

  SKY LANTERN FESTIVAL
• TAIKO

  BALINESE DANCE
• YUKI MATSURI


  SELECTED ASIAN FESTIVALS
• PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS

  • DINAGYANG
  • PANAGBENGA
  • MASSKARA
  • ATI-ATIHAN
• Why do we have festivals?

  • Culture
  • Celebration
  • Entertainment/Enjoyment
  • Praising
• Festivals


  • Taiko
  • Yuki Matsuri
  • Cherry Blossom Festival
  • Spring Festival
  • Dragon Boat Festival
  • Fan Dance
  • Balinese Dance
  • Sky Lantern Festival
• Taiko

  Traditional Japanese drum with limitless rhythmic possibilities
• Kodo

  • Explore the possibilities of the Taiko and forge new directions for a vibrant living art-form
  • Kodo can mean "heartbeat" or "children of the drum"
• Taiko drums have had various functions throughout history, ranging from communication, military action, theatrical accompaniment, and religious ceremony to both festival and concert performances
• Taiko Festival at Matsumoto Castle

  Features some of the best taiko groups in Japan, with the silhouette backdrop of the castle
• Taiko drums festival in Maisaka

  Held for protection and good haul, with portable shrines and Taiko drums carried up and down the shrine stairs, respecting the traditional ritual
• Yuki Matsuri

  Also known as "Sapporo snow festival", held for about a week in Hokkaido, featuring snow and ice sculptures which people compete in by making their own, attracting more than two million visitors from Japan and across the world every year
• Hanami

  The ancient tradition of going to enjoy the blooming of cherry blossoms (sakura) and sometimes plum blossoms (ume) in parks and throughout the countryside in Japan
• Chinese Spring Festival


  Also known as Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, the grandest festival in China with a 7-day long holiday, dominated by iconic red lanterns, loud fireworks, massive banquets and parades, and celebrated across the globe
• Dragon Boat Festival

  A traditional holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan, with the most popular activity being dragon boat racing, and people customarily eating rice dumplings
• Fan Dance


  An expressive art form in China for approximately 3000 years, traditionally performed by groups of female dancers in lavish costumes representing various designs and shapes using large fans made of colorful silk or satin, and still incorporated in current pop culture in China and Asia
• Balinese Dance


  A traditional form of dance that originates from the Indonesian island of Bali, characterized by intricate hand and finger movements, elaborate costumes, facial expressions, and rhythmic footwork
• Sky Lantern Festival


  Also known as the Lantern Festival or Yi Peng Festival, a traditional event celebrated in various Asian countries, particularly in Taiwan and Thailand, where people release sky lanterns into the night sky, symbolizing letting go of worries and sending well wishes for the future
• A Night To Remember

  ASIAN THEATER
• A Night To Remember

  JAPANESE THEATER
• Japan is rich in culture and tradition. One of the traditions that are very popular until today is the traditional form of theater which began at the end of sixteenth century and soon became the most successful theater entertainment in the red light districts of the great cities.
• Kabuki


  A traditional Japanese popular drama with singing and dancing performed in a highly stylized manner. With a rich blend of music, dance, mime, and spectacular staging and costuming, it has been a major theatrical form in Japan for four centuries.
• Kabuki


  The term originally suggested the unorthodox and shocking character of this art form with highly stylized song, mime and dance, now performed only by male actors.
• Kabuki


  In modern Japanese, the word is written with three characters: ka, signifying "song"; bu, "dance"; and ki, "skill." This was derived from the word "KABUKU" meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary"
• Pentatonic Scale


  • The traditional song of Japan that produces distinct characteristics used in the Asian style of making melodies
• Dances and Movement in Japanese Kabuki theatre

  • Accompanied by shamisen music collected and popularized a number of aspects from all previous forms of Japanese Music
• Japanese Shamisen Music


  • Gagaku - classic court music imported from China during the 18th century
  • Nō - chant derives from shōmyō (the sophisticated and rich tradition of Buddhist chanting)
  • Nagauta - is a long song which reached a golden age in the first half of the 19th century as dance music for the henge mono (quick-change piece)
• Japanese Shamisen Music


  • Is very flexible, can be performed by one shamisen or by an entire orchestra of 20 musicians
• Instruments in Japanese Shamisen Music

  • 10 are shamisen players
  • Fue taken from the nō
  • Small drum-kotsuzumi
  • Waist drum- ōtsuzumi
  • Stick drum- taiko
• Peking Opera

  Also known as the Beijing Opera; fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. Still follows traditional Chinese Arts in stressing meaning, rather than precise actions.
• Peking Opera


  A stylized Chinese form of Opera dating from the late 18th century, in which speech, singing, mime, and acrobatics are performed to an instrumental accompaniment
• Peking Opera Music Styles

  • Erh-huang and the His-p'l. These styles are very similar and the only difference is the key. His-p'l has lower sound than erh-huang.