Eien Hunter-Ishikawa

Join us for a lecture/demonstration on festival music — Edo Bayashi — and dance — Kotobuki Jishi celebratory lion dance — with Portland-based musician and educator Eien Hunter-Ishikawa.

The intimate salon-style setting of this program will offer the chance to experience the music and dance of the celebratory Shishimai lion dance up-close and to learn about the history and meaning behind this Intangible Cultural Asset of Folk Art from one of the rare experts in the field.

Eien is the founder of the Portland Shishimai Kai. He started learning Edo Kotobuki Jishi in 2001 under the instruction of Kenny Endo, continuing on to study with Kyosuke Suzuki, a longtime member of Wakayama Shachu (Nationally Designated Important Intangible Cultural Asset of Folk Arts). Eien is a certified instructor of all four parts - music and dance - of Wakayama Ryu Edo Kotobuki Jishi. Eien is also a gifted musician and composer on a variety of traditional Japanese instruments, especially taiko and shinobue flute.

Tickets: $45

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