Francesca Le Lohé's Tokyo performances of THE鍵KEY win the 19th Keizo Saji Prize

The 2019 Tokyo performances of Daiwa Scholarship alumna, Francesca Le Lohé’s site-specific, dramatic musical work THE鍵KEY at Denchu Hirakushi House and Atelier have been awarded the  19th Keizo Saji Prize by the Suntory Foundation for the Arts. The prize is awarded yearly to a high-quality, challenging, and reaction-provoking performance selected from music-based public performances held in Japan that year. (Press release here.)

For more information on the prize and to read the judging panel’s comments, please see the press release (in English). On receiving the prize, Francesca said, “Receiving such recognition is a testament to all the fantastic people involved; a massive thank you and congratulations to all the performers, creative and production team, and venue staff!”

THE鍵KEY received its world premiere to great acclaim at Nakacho House, Tokyo in May 2018, supported by The Mutomai Fund and Kickstarter Donators and went on to have a longer run of performances at Hirakushi Denchu House and Atelier, 19 to 26 May 2019, supported by Arts Council Tokyo and the Japan Arts Council.

It went on to made its UK debut in August 2019. For more information refer here.

An interview with Francesca can be read here.