The festival, now in its twenty-first year, will take place on November 12 and 13, 2022.
In China, people celebrate the Moon Festival. In Japan, regional harvest festivals, or matsuri, are held. Chuseok is the traditional Korean fall festival. Celebrate the magic of fall through the arts and cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines during the Aquarium of the Pacific’s twenty-first annual Autumn Festival on the weekend of November 12 and 13, 2022. The festival will feature live music and dance, cultural arts exhibits, craft demonstrations, and storytelling.
The Aquarium will present its Heritage Award to Nakamura Gankyō during this year’s Autumn Festival. As a professional Kabuki actor, Gankyō has performed in major Kabuki theaters throughout Japan and at events in the United States and abroad. Gankyō has also worked in both the television and film industry to further awareness of Kabuki dance. Currently he is an assistant professor of Japanese studies at George Mason University. In addition to his academic endeavors, under his group Bandō Ryū: Kyō no Kai, he teaches Japanese classical dance throughout California, New York, and Virginia. Gankyō is the youngest chosen official representative of the Bandō School of Japanese Classical Dance (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) to the United States. The public is invited to the award ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, November 12 at 11:30 a.m. at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, November 12-13, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, 90802
COST: Included with general admission: $36.95 per adult (ages 12+), $26.95 per child (ages 3-11), $33.95 per senior (ages 62+), and free for Aquarium members and children under age three. Advance reservations are required.
INFO: (562) 590-3100 or visit aquariumofpacific.org/events/info/autumn_festival/
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Credit: The Aquarium of the Pacific.
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