Kimono lecture and demonstration by a stylist from Kyoto, Mar. 11-17

 

Cultural News, March 2008

 

 

Highly respected kimono stylist Nobuyuki Tomita (left) of Kyoto will tour to provide the lecture and demonstration about kimono from March 11 through March 17. (Courtesy of Japan Foundation)

 

   Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents Kimono: Sea of Silk lecture and demonstration by Nobuaki Tomita, kimono stylist of Kyoto from March 11 through March 17 at Las Vegas, Orange County and Los Angeles. Tomita’s speech will be translated to English.

 

    Tomita, who is highly respected as a kimono designer, will provide the full array of color in Kimono experience in both subtle and vivid ways. A multitude of kimono will be modeled and exhibited.

 

   Trained in Kyoto, the kimono capital of the world, Tomita established his own company Kyo Kaori Co., Ltd. in 1990, and has since worked as a stylist for many of Japan’s top film and television stars. 

 

    In 1994 Tomita began touring his kimono lecture internationally, including stops in China, Europe and the United States. 

 

    This lecture series marks his first appearance in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

 

    The lecture schedule is following:

 

Las Vegas, Tuesday, March 11, 2-4 p.m. Sahara West Library (Multipurpose room) 9600 W. Sahara, Las Vegas, NV 89117.

Contact: Ms. Miho Rigdon of Japan America Society of Nevada,   

(702) 425-8361, jasn_mail@yahoo.com.

 

Orange County, Thursday, March 13, 7-9 p.m. The Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Contact: Ms. Linda Kahn (714) 567-3679, lkahn@bowers.org.

 

Los Angeles Korean Town, Saturday, March 15, 12:30-2 p.m. Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, 5505 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Contact: Mr. Yoshihiro Nihei of Japan Foundation, (213) 621-2267 ext.109, culture@jflalc.org.

 

Los Angeles Little Tokyo, Sunday, March 16, 1-3 p.m. Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (Garden room on basement floor), 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Contact: Mr. Gavin Kelley, (213)628-2725 ext. 133, kelley@jaccc.org

 

Los Angeles UCLA, Monday, March 17, 2-4 p.m. Faculty Center Sequoia Room, University of California, Los Angeles, 480 Charles Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Contact: Ms. Mariko Kitamura Bird of UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, (310) 825-8681, bird@international.ucla.edu

 

   As space is limited, call or visit www.jflalc.org to reserve seats. Free admission.