25 February 2013
Two Years After: Remembering the Devastation and Celebrating Hope The Great East Japan Earthquake Press Photo Exhibition Comes to London in March Opening Hours: 5 – 17 March 2013 (11am – 6pm) Location:Oxo Tower Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street South Bank London SE1 9PH The Asahi Shimbun and Mitsubishi Corporation will co-host The Great
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Ship of the Ryukyu present Okinawan dance at Lilian Baylis Studio, on 1 March 2013 at 7:00pm Ship of the Ryukyu is a collective of singers and dancers led by 7 young directors from Okinawa. The company was formed to help to develop an interest in Okinawa’s vast heritage and to introduce the world to
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We gave Project Shizengaku a Daiwa Foundation Award in the September 2011 round of funding and the project members will present a series of events, including exhibitions and performances, in London over two weeks ( 24th Feb-9 March 2013 ). Project Shizengaku is a collaboration between the Music Department of Goldsmiths, University of London and Fine Arts Department of
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Anjin The Shogun and the English Samurai premiered in Japan in 2009. Following two successful seasons there, its finale is now being held at Sadler’s Wells. This special production in London is part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Season, A World Elsewhere and is a launch event for Japan400, which is celebrating the 400th anniversary
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The BBC Symphony Orchestra is presenting a day of Japanese music on Saturday 2 February at the Barbican in London – Total Immersion: Sounds from Japan. This is part of a long-running series of Total Immersion days. These days usually celebrate the music of a single composer. They are branching out this year and looking at music
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This special talk is part of the programme of events accompanying the Japan-UK design exhibition Mark-ing.
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Haroon Mirza, 2012 Daiwa Foundation Art Prize Winner, Solo exhibition at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo (18 January – 23 February 2013) We are delighted to present this solo exhibition by Haroon Mirzaat SCAI THE BATHHOUSE in Tokyo, Japan. As the winner of the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize 2012, Mirza was given the opportunity to
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Until 8 December the exhibition YATAI HERE YATAI THERE is being shown at the Front Room of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Bedford Square, London. Opening hours are 10:00am – 7:00pm, Monday to Friday and 10:oo am to 3:00pm, Saturday. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese foundation gave this project a small grant in 2012. This project was inspired by the
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The Daiwa Foundation will have a booth at the Experience Japan Exhibition at the Royal Society, London, 13:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 17 November. Come to meet us a find out more about oppurtunities to study and undertake work experience in Japan as a Daiwa Scholar. We will also have information on our grants and events programmes. Many universities
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Yellow Earth, lead by new Artistic Director Kumiko Mendl, are touring England (including more London dates) with the five short, hilarious, poignant and punchy plays which make up ‘Dim Sum Nights.’ Although dim sum is usually eaten as brunch or lunch, the ticket price includes some delicious steamed buns and dumplings. The theme of food runs throughout all of these plays and the last play
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