10 May 2012
On 23 May there will be an event at Logan Hall in Bloomsbury, London, called PechaKucha: Japan. Just over a year after the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, in conjunction with D&AD, a collection of the design and communication world’s greatest stars are being gathered to share stories about Japan.
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Internationally renowned for his visually powerful adaptations of Shakespeare, legendary director Yukio Ninagawa returns to the Barbican with his eagerly-awaited production of Shakespeare’s romance tragedy, Cymbeline.
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Ballet Central has unveiled its 22 venue nationwide 2012 tour. This year’s tour is remarkable as it includes eight students from Japan, out of a total company of 30 dancers.
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All Visual Arts are proud to introduce an exhibition of paintings by acclaimed Japanese artist, Masakatsu Kondo.
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It was a cold, wet and miserable day in London yesterday, and with storms threatening I have to say I wasn’t overly keen to spend my evening in a crypt. Fortunately, the artists and designers who are a part of LOOCHOO ‘Time’ which was opening at The Crypt Gallery in London brought all of the warmth of Okinawa with them, along with music, dancing and live painting.
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We had a very well-attended event this afternoon at which Dr. Noriko Ohtake shed light on the music of Japan’s best-known 20th century composer, Tōru Takemitsu.
Read on11 April 2012
2011年3月11日の東日本大震災を受け、大和日英基金は、ブリティッシュ･カウンシルとの提携によ り、東日本大震災被災地域の学生支援のため、奨学基金「大和日英基金東北スコラーシップ（ブリティッシュ・カウンシル提携）」を設立いたしました。昨年に引き 続き、2012年も奨学生を募集いたします。
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At any one time, somewhere around the globe, a Shakespeare play is being performed. Recognising that Shakespeare is not just a poet and playwright for London or the UK but for the entire world Tom Bird, Festival Director of Globe to Globe, has been on a whistle-stop tour of the world in search of Shakespeare.
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Mr Nobuhiko Ariga, a journalist with the Chunichi Shimbun, has written an article in Japanese about Mr Satoshi Hasegawa’s recent talk at Daiwa Foundation Japan House: The Appeal of Mino Washi.
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Direct from Japan to attend Mr Punch’s 350th birthday celebrations, two masters of kugutsu – Shiro Ito and Eimei Katami – will be appearing at the Little Angel Theatre in London on Thursday, 10 May, to present an evening of puppetry, including a Japanese-style Punch and Judy show.
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