Performances

Asian art and culture comes to life through live performances at the Asian Art Museum. Performances throughout the year encompass dance, music, storytelling, theater and more. To see the schedule of upcoming performances please visit our e-calendar.

The Many Worlds of Turkish Classical Music
A Talk and Musical Demonstration with Three Turkish Masters
Saturday, December 19
1:00 pm

Samsung Hall

Virtuoso musicians Necati Çelik, Tumuçin Cevikoğlu, and Yavuz Akalin, currently on tour from Turkey, will perform and discuss the essential elements and history of the various genres of Turkish music. The secular music of the Ottoman courts was compiled not only by Turkish composers, including the sultans themselves, but also by representatives of the Arabic, Armenian, Balkan, Greek, and Jewish communities, whose cultures the Ottoman Empire included. The music inherited from Ottoman Turkey not only continues to be performed, but is still being developed by modern composers and ensembles. The musicians will demonstrate the various music styles being discussed.

Tea Ceremony

Visitors can experience the changing seasons, tastes, smells, sounds, and aesthetics of chanoyu—the Japanese way of tea—in special programs held in our Japanese Tearoom. Learn more about our Tea Ceremony Presentations.

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