Experience unique storytelling through ballet performance, choreography, solo piano and two-piano works, and the world premiere of an original composition. Award-winning choreographer, Yuki Tokuda will showcase her choreography, presented in a program inspired by Japanese folklore “The Legend of the Feathered Robe – 羽衣伝説,” featuring a new work created especially for this project by internationally recognized composer, Asako Hirabayashi.
Program
- “The Legend of the Feathered Robe” by Asako Hirabayashi – world premiere
- “The Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky
- “Signes de Blanc” by Edison Danisov – presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners
- “Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2” by Maurice Ravel
Artists
Choreographer: Yuki Tokuda
Dancers: Andrew Lester and Yuki Tokuda
Pianists: Rie Tanaka and Koki Sato
Saturday, June 1
2:00pm
Yuki Tokuda is a fiscal year 2023 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.