Events category: Annual Seminar Series Seminar

21 September 2005

Does Heritage Matter? Is the past serving the present in Japan and Europe?

In both Europe and Japan, though, while spending on heritage is at record levels, heritage practitioners are being forced to be innovative in making heritage of relevance to the contemporary world. The speakers considered the justification for public support for heritage projects, the efficacy of heritage policies, and the appropriateness of heritage in contemporary society.

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16 June 2005

The Performing Arts: Culture and Practice in the UK and Japan

The touring of international productions, the training of performers in different methods and techniques, and the lessons that are learned, both artistically and culturally, were explored by our speakers and chairperson who have each worked in an international performance context and are involved in ongoing initiatives to encourage and support collaboration in the performing arts.

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7 April 2005

UK-Japan Overtures: Developments and Collaborations in Music

From the introduction of the Western classical tradition to Japan in the Meiji period to the study of Japanese traditional music in the West, the cross-currents of influence have evolved in a range of performance contexts. Music education in Britain has been enriched by the influence of Yamaha and Suzuki methods while Japanese artists and musicians have become central to the international music scene.

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16 February 2005

Europe and Asia: Cultural Policy and National Identity

To mark the EU-Japan Year of People-to-People Exchanges, this seminar addressed the subject of cultural policy and national identity. How national image and culture may be projected abroad and how cultural policy is adapted to different overseas contexts were explored from the perspectives of the British Council, the German Embassy and the French Institute. The

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