BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.6949@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20240908T000000Z DTEND:20240908T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tickets?tab=2 &amp\;txobjid=32dc2bcd-04d7-4c2a-b8bd-abde5c77576d">Tickets</a>\n\n$20 (fr ee to members)\n\n<span style="color: #212529\; font-family: ">Discover th e power of dance with screenings of the documentaries <em>Michio Ito Pion eering Dancer-Choreographer</em> <span style="color: #212529\; font-family : "> (2012\, 22 minutes) and <em>Ten Times Better</em> <span style="col or: #212529\; font-family: "> (2024\, 30 minutes) and a short film featu ring the Music Center’s Spotlight Award Winner\, Lex Ishimoto. Jennifer Lin\, director of <em>Ten Times Better</em> <span style="color: #212529\; font-family: ">\, and the film’s subject\, pioneering dancer George Lee \, will be joined in conversation with Nancy Kwan\, star of the film versi on of <em>Flower Drum Song</em> <span style="color: #212529\; font-family : ">. Learn about the dancers who broke through racial discrimination and the dancers of today who are making important contributions to Asian Ameri cans in the performing arts. Plus enjoy a special performance by singer Yu ka Takara\, star of the national touring revival of <em>Flower Drum Song< /em> <span style="color: #212529\; font-family: ">. \n <em>The program is presented by the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation o f Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum and the Nikkei Women Legacy Association\, Los Angeles.</em> DTSTAMP:20241014T144058Z SUMMARY:Pioneers to Prodigy: Pioneering Asian Dancers on Film URL:/en/events/2024/09/08/pioneers-to-prodigy-pioneering-asian-dancers-on-f / END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR