Richland Library Northeast
Yasu Ishida: A Japanese Magical Journey
Monday, July 18, 2022 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Join us at Richland Library Northeast for an exciting storytelling show incorporating Japanese folktales with origami and magic tricks.
Have a few pieces of paper, scissors and a marker handy for the hands-on origami workshop during this event!
Yasu Ishida, Master of Fine Arts in Theatre for Young Audiences, is an award-winning magician, director and storyteller, and a graduate of the Chavez Studio of Magic (the world’s most prestigious magic school). He beautifully imbues the essence of traditional Japanese culture into his magic and storytelling. Yasu has enthralled audiences all over the United States, including performances at Disney Summer Stage Kids in New York and the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., the world’s largest festival of Japanese culture outside of Japan. He was nominated for the 2013 RAW Honolulu Performing Artist of the Year, and the recipient for the 2015 Jim Rye Fellowship from the International Performing Arts for Youth and the 2014 Elizabeth and Don Doyle fellowship from the American Alliance for Theatre & Education. www.yasutheatre.com