BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.6950@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20240908T000000Z DTEND:20240908T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n\n$20 (free to members)\n\n<span style='color: #212529 \; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"\, "Lucida Grande"\, "Lucida Sans Unicode"\, "Lucida Sans"\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 18px\;'>Discover the pow er of dance with screenings of the documentaries <em>Michio Ito Pioneerin g Dancer-Choreographer</em><span style='color: #212529\; font-family: "Tre buchet MS"\, "Lucida Grande"\, "Lucida Sans Unicode"\, "Lucida Sans"\, Tah oma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 18px\;'> (2012\, 22 minutes) and <em>Ten Times Better</em><span style='color: #212529\; font-family: "Trebuchet MS" \, "Lucida Grande"\, "Lucida Sans Unicode"\, "Lucida Sans"\, Tahoma\, sans -serif\; font-size: 18px\;'> (2024\, 30 minutes) and a short film featur ing the Music Center’s Spotlight Award Winner\, Lex Ishimoto. Jennifer L in\, director of <em>Ten Times Better</em><span style='color: #212529\; f ont-family: "Trebuchet MS"\, "Lucida Grande"\, "Lucida Sans Unicode"\, "Lu cida Sans"\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 18px\;'>\, and the film’s subject\, pioneering dancer George Lee\, will be joined in conversation wi th Nancy Kwan\, star of the film version of <em>Flower Drum Song</em><spa n style='color: #212529\; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"\, "Lucida Grande"\, "Lucida Sans Unicode"\, "Lucida Sans"\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 1 8px\;'>. Learn about the dancers who broke through racial discrimination a nd the dancers of today who are making important contributions to Asian Am ericans in the performing arts. Plus enjoy a special performance by singer Yuka Takara\, star of the national touring revival of <em>Flower Drum So ng</em><span style='color: #212529\; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"\, "Lucida Grande"\, "Lucida Sans Unicode"\, "Lucida Sans"\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; f ont-size: 18px\;'>. \n<em>The program is presented by the Daniel K. Inou ye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese Ameri can National Museum and the Nikkei Women Legacy Association\, Los Angeles. </em> DTSTAMP:20241009T105333Z 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