MSM Opera Theatre: An American Dream Panel Discussion with George Takei

DEC 4 | WED
12 PM

MSM OPERA THEATRE

An American Dream Panel Discussion with George Takei

Chris Nomura, faculty coordinator of studio voice, will host a discussion with his friend, actor and activist George Takei, about Mr. Takei’s experience as a child interred with his family in post-WW2 America. This event highlights the upcoming graduate opera theatre production of An American Dream, December 14 & 15 in Ades Performance Space.

Free, no tickets required

Neidorff-Karpati Hall
130 Claremont Avenue
New York, New York 10027

George Takei Biography

George Takei is a civil rights activist, social media superstar, Grammy-nominated recording artist, New York Times bestselling author, and pioneering actor whose career has spanned six decades. He has appeared in more than 40 feature films and hundreds of television roles, most famously as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, and he has used his success as a platform to fight for social justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and marriage equality. His advocacy is personal: during World War II, Takei spent his childhood unjustly imprisoned in United States incarceration camps along with 125,000 other Japanese Americans.

He now serves as chair emeritus and a member of the Japanese American National Museum Board of Trustees. Takei served on the board of the Japan-United States Friendship Commission under President Bill Clinton, and, in 2004, was conferred with the Gold Rays with Rosette of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan for his contribution to US-Japan relations.

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Manhattan School of Music’s public programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Funded in part by a grant from the New York City Tourism Foundation.

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Dec 4, 2024 12:00 pm