Our Mission Asian Improv aRts Midwest’s mission is to build a vital,
self-empowered Asian American community
in the Chicago area
Learn more documenting the contributions and collaborations of musicians of the
Asian and Asian American diaspora in Chicago.
in Fusion
Higher Aesthetic
Refined Beauty
upcoming events!
Learn more about Our Events august, 2022
sat06augAll DayMorton Arboretum: Destination AsiaMorton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53
Event Details
Tsukasa Taiko will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asian festival, on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7, 2022. Access included in Arboretum admission. Performances will take place across
Event Details
Tsukasa Taiko will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asian festival, on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7, 2022. Access included in Arboretum admission.
Performances will take place across 3 stages located in the Meadow Lake Area. Additional programming will take place around Meadow Lake, Arbor Court, and Frost Hill. More performance details to come.
Performance time to be announced.
Time
All Day (Saturday)
Location
Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
sat06aug12:20 pmShubukai at Morton Arboretum: Destination Asia Day 1Event Type :Shubukai
Event Details
Shubukai will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asia festival on Saturday Aug 6 at 12:20pm and Sunday August 7 at 1:30pm Access included in Arboretum
Event Details
Shubukai will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asia festival on Saturday Aug 6 at 12:20pm and Sunday August 7 at 1:30pm
Access included in Arboretum admission. (Performances take place across 3 stages located in the Meadow Lake Area, Arbor Court, and Frost Hill.) more details to come.
Time
(Saturday) 12:20 pm
sat06aug7:00 pm8:30 pmChicago Bon Fest 2022Garden of the Phoenix at Jackson Park, 6300 S Cornell Ave
Event Details
The Japanese Culture Center and Art Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Parks District, Shubukai and Tsukasa Taiko invite you to the 2022 BON Fest Chicago. The Obon Matsuri /
Event Details
The Japanese Culture Center and Art Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Parks District, Shubukai and Tsukasa Taiko invite you to the 2022 BON Fest Chicago. The Obon Matsuri / Bon Festival is traditionally held in the peak heat of summer when space between the natural and the supernatural world is thinnest. This is a time when individuals come together to remember ancestors and those lost as a community. As we continue to process the tremendous loss from the COVID-19 pandemic, we welcome our community to come together through the dance. Traditionally, Bon Odori dancing is performed by those in attendance to welcome spirits, each community and region has their own style of dance and music. Asian Improv aRts Midwest is happy to support this event as part of 2022 Year of Chicago Dance.
Bon Fest Chicago is possible only with the support of Fujima Kimiei – Shizuoka, Japan https://kimieifujima.web.fc2.com, Ageha Bijo, Bon Odori Association of Japan https://bon-odori.net/ , and Shubukai’s Fujima Yoshinojo, We will host Bon Odori dance lessons at the Japanese Culture Center, and the Hyde Park Arts Center on 3 Thursdays and Saturdays in July leading up to the fest so you can join in the festival.
Register here for JCC classes and HPAC classes
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/japanese-garden
http://www.gardenofthephoenix.org
http://www.japaneseartsfoundation.org
Time
(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Garden of the Phoenix at Jackson Park
6300 S Cornell Ave
Event Details
Tsukasa Taiko will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asian festival this year! The show will be on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7, 2022. Access included in
Event Details
Tsukasa Taiko will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asian festival this year! The show will be on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7, 2022. Access included in Arboretum admission.
Performances will take place across 3 stages located in the Meadow Lake Area. Additional programming will take place around Meadow Lake, Arbor Court, and Frost Hill. More performance details to come.
Performance time to be announced.
Time
All Day (Sunday)
Location
Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
sun07aug1:30 pmShubukai at Morton Arboretum: Destination Asia Day 2Event Type :Shubukai
Event Details
Shubukai will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asia festival on Saturday Aug 6 at 12:20pm and Sunday August 7 at 1:30pm Access included in Arboretum
Event Details
Shubukai will be performing at Morton Arboretum’s annual Destination Asia festival on Saturday Aug 6 at 12:20pm and Sunday August 7 at 1:30pm
Access included in Arboretum admission. (Performances take place across 3 stages located in the Meadow Lake Area, Arbor Court, and Frost Hill.) more details to come.
Time
(Sunday) 1:30 pm
sat13aug7:30 pmKPAC Drumming Fest 2022Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall, 430 S Michigan Ave
Event Details
The Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (KPAC) presents the 2022 Chicago Drum Festival, a concert featuring diverse world-drumming teams based in the Chicago area. Last year, due to the
Event Details
The Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (KPAC) presents the 2022 Chicago Drum Festival, a concert featuring diverse world-drumming teams based in the Chicago area. Last year, due to the pandemic, we presented the festival virtually. This year, we’re excited to have the Festival in-person, featuring Ayodele Drum & Dance, Tsukasa Taiko, Chicago Samba, and KPAC, representing African, Japanese, Brazilian, and Korean traditions, respectively. Join us for an exciting evening of heart-pounding performances!
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall
430 S Michigan Ave
fri19aug8:00 pmTakashi Shallow's 'Hitorikko' at Elastic Arts
Event Details
Hitorikko traverses Takashi Shallow's memories. Memories like waiting in a dentist's office, watching television, exercising in gym class, and discovering your parents' record collection. Shallow focuses on aspects of the
Event Details
Hitorikko traverses Takashi Shallow’s memories. Memories like waiting in a dentist’s office, watching television, exercising in gym class, and discovering your parents’ record collection. Shallow focuses on aspects of the mundane that, in retrospect, may not have been normal. Shallow’s aunt, for example, recorded most of the television he watched growing up and mailed it to Chicago from Kyoto as a sort of brick of VHS tapes that were heavily bundled in layers upon layers of packing tape and shipping documents. Shallow intends to highlight the visual and sonic characteristics of both the universally relatable and completely idiosyncratic aspects of these memories over the course of several acts that resemble a play.
$15 tickets are available at the door.
Check out more information on this event on Elastic Arts’ website or on Facebook
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm