St. Paul, VA – Charming Japanese folktales are combined with traditional musical instruments, handcrafted
masks, origami, and mime to create a spellbinding story by artist and educator Kuniko Yamamoto. She enchants audiences of every age with dramatic storytelling using myths and fables from ancient and modern Japan, spiced with social revelations to educate and amuse, and a touch of magic to create an artistic balance of illusion and reality.
Kuniko Yamamoto presents “Mime, Mask, and Music from Japan” on Friday, Sept. 19th at 7 p.m. at Lyric Theatre in St. Paul. Tickets are $15 at the door. Children and students will be admitted free. For more information and to make reservations, please visit proartva.org.
Trained in dance and traditional arts in her native Osaka, Japan, Kuniko Yamamoto has lived in Florida since 1992. Kuniko received national exposure performing Japanese Storytelling at the Silk Road International Exposition and on Kansai National TV. She has performed at The Kennedy Center, Disney Epcot Center, International Children’s Festival in Canada, and the National Storytelling Festival.
Pro-Art’s 49th season is underway, and season tickets are on sale now! The season offers an array of dance, from ballet and street to flamenco and Native American traditional, musical experiences that weave across genre, highlighting blues, jazz, beatboxing, old time, Celtic and classical, the famed Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and theater and cultural programs to expand the palate and open the mind. Explore the season and reserve tickets at proartva.org. Season tickets can be purchased online, in person at any show, or by calling (276) 376-4520. Pro-Art is committed to making the arts accessible to everyone, if price is a barrier of entry to you, please contact us for available resources.
Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, for accessibility inquiries or general questions, call (276) 376-4520 or email contact@proartva.org. For weather related updates, patrons are encouraged to check proartva.org for real-time information.
This performance is made possible in part by The Town of St. Paul. Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, and Mountain Empire Community College.
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