Ryuteki(dragon flute) concert with modern dance Wednesday,November10 2010 8:30PM 43A West 13th Street,NYC Tenri Cultural Institute http://www.tenri.org/ Program Gagaku Banshikicho Etenraku Saibara Koromogae Gigaku Gyodo Taikofu Suiko Kong o rikishi Konron Baramon Gojyo Gok o Kyokushi Five Elements Composed by Sadahiro Kakitani Choreography & dancer by Yuki Nishiyama Edit by Yoshitaka Mori Gagaku music has a long history, traveling east along the Silk Road until it was introduced into Japan from China over 1,400 years ago. Gagaku incorporates in its theoretical structure both the Taoist theory of yin-yang and ideas from Mahayana Buddhism, and is said to represent the order and harmony of the universe. Sadahiro Kakitani, a Gagaku musician, will fe ature in this concert the debut performance of his original composition FIVE ELEMENTS, inspired by the Chinese philosophies of yi