10 March 2021
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta have made a video showing how individual members and the whole community have benefitted from coming together and making music in the wake of the tsunami.
Read on27 November 2020
日時：2020年12月10日（木）日本時間22:00-23:20
歌舞伎は、演劇、舞、音楽、衣装が融合して繰り出されてきた日本が世界に誇る伝統芸能である。江戸時代（１６０３−１８６８）初期に出雲大社の巫女である出雲阿国が舞った踊りが歌舞伎の原点と言われている。しかし、1629年に女歌舞伎が禁止され、現在のような男性だけで演じる形態へと移行。現在、歌舞伎は日本国内のみならず世界各国で愛される舞台であり、2008年にはユネスコ無形文化遺産に登録された。歌舞伎は伝統芸能であると同時に前衛的でもあり、常々時代の流れに沿って進化を遂げている。歌舞伎舞台は独創的で、その時代の流行と伝統とうまく融合させることで、多くの観客の心を引き付けてきた。今回の講演会では、歌舞伎役者の松本幸四郎さんに歌舞伎役者の視点から見た「伝統と革新」について、「英国と歌舞伎のご縁」についてお話しいただく。また、歌舞伎がいかに昨今の新型コロナへ対応しているか、ならびに今後の歌舞伎の発展についての意見も伺う。
25 September 2020
On October 24th and 25th, viewers will be able to participate in the full line-up of screenings and events, all of which will be free to access via YouTube and various Zoom sessions. In total, 37 films, including 28 works from students studying at 5 different Japanese universities will be screened, and 9 works from 5 award-winning animators, including Oscar nominated Koji Yamamura and Shin Hosokawa. These works will be introduced by the creators themselves as the festival aims to continue in its mission to connect animators with audiences.
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Art Action UK is hosting an interactive online panel discussion on Saturday, 12 September (13:00 to 14:00 British Summertime). The discussion will focus on artists’ experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic – as lived in Japan, the UK, France and Germany – with time for the audience to ask questions and share their experiences. Through this event, Art Action UK will seek to discover how countries can demonstrate the value arts and culture by actively supporting those who contribute to their economy and wellbeing.
Read on14 July 2020
Electric Japan is a free online festival celebrating work by a range of Japanese artists in dance, theatre, fashion, film and photography. Taking place from 1 – 7 August, it is a rare glimpse into Japan’s burgeoning new arts scene.
Read on22 January 2020
This event invites critics from Japan to give their culturally specific perspective on one of the finest and most loved writers of or time: Kazuo Ishiguro. Which Japanese literature, cinema and the culture have had a formative impact on Ishiguro’s authorship? How Japanese is Ishiguro anyway? Whilst Motoko Sugano will show war paintings that informed Ishiguro’s An Artist of the Floating World, other
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Butoh training sessions taking place in London on Friday 13 and Sunday 15 December.
Read on21 November 2019
Acclaimed Japanese singer and songwriter Ichiko Aoba returns to London for an intimate gig on Saturday 14 December at the George Tavern (373 Commercial Road, London E1 0LA).
Doors open at 7:00pm
18 November 2019
Saturday 23 November 2019 | 12:00 – 18:00
The Royal Society, London
Admission is free of charge.
The Experience Japan Exhibition seeks to introduce the growing range of study and research opportunities available in Japan.
Read on12 November 2019
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to be hosting a calligraphy course at its premises every Thursday from 9 January until 18 June 2020.
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