5.13.2009

5/16/09 Asian Music + Dance
@ Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saturday, May 16 from 2–4pm in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, NYC
(Please note that you may enter the Museum at Fifth Avenue and 81st street or at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street.)
(212) 535-7710
Free (with Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish). Reservations not required.

An Afternoon of Music and Dance
Join us for an exciting event featuring performances of the music and dance of China, Korea, India, and 
Japan. Enjoy Beijing opera, ancient dances, contemporary taiko drum music, and other wonderful selections that showcase the performing arts of Asia. Before each performance, educators will speak briefly about the arts of the region, highlighting pertinent special exhibitions and works from the permanent collection. The program is organized by the Museum’s Multicultural Audience Development Initiative in honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at the Met. This program has been made possible by Aetna.

http://www.metmuseum.org/calendar/index.asp?mode=13&CurrentDate=5/16/2009

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