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The Norton Simon Museum presents Master performers Wakana Hanayagi, Jyorokusho Kineya, Kikusa Katada and Yasoyo Kineya of the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization in a concert of traditional Japanese music and dance in a Japanese theater setting, on Friday, September 10, 2010.

Included are musical pieces for nagauta, the ensemble that traditionally accompanies kabuki theater performances, and for koto, a large stringed instrument, like a zither, which has a long history in Japan.

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