News tag: performance

BUTOH WORKSHOP with Kae Ishimoto in Oxford Sunday, 19 April from 1-5pm

This workshop welcomes people from all backgrounds and levels of experience. It will begin with an integrative warm-up, combining methods from floor techniques to breath control, designed to relax the participants’ bodies fully. Kae will then introduce students to Hijikata Tatsumi’s method of butoh* and lead them through a number of Hijikata’s choreographic sequences (butoh-fu), such as ‘pollen’ and ‘nerves’. 

Usagi Yojimbo will be showing at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 28 November 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015 - special offer on tickets

Usagi Yojimbo will be showing at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 28 November 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015. 17th Century Japan. A world of bandit raccoons, feline ninjas and warring animal clans.A young rabbit leaves home, family and friends behind him in pursuit of one ambition: to become a great samurai warrior.

Japan Events at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 01 – 25 August 2014

Here’s a roundup of events related to Japanese culture or have originated from Japan, featured in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival. With many different styles and genres, be sure to check out this exciting collection as there’s definitely something for everyone.

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Today and Tomorrow: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Duets at Sadler's Wells

Sadler’s Wells will feature Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s 4D, a contemporary dance piece with four duets on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th June at 7:30pm.

Legendary X-Japan Star, Yoshiki will perform at the Royal Festival Hall on 29 May 2014!

Legendary X-Japan star, Yoshiki expands his first ever classical world tour adding dates in Taipei, Tokyo and Osaka. In London, he will perform at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday, 29 May. 

Asian Performing Arts UK presents Tadashi Endo lecture, demonstration and workshop in London from 4 October 2013

 Asian Performing Arts UK are delighted to welcome the acclaimed Butoh artist Tadashi Endo to London.

Takahito Irie's solo show at Arebyte Gallery, 3-31 October 2013

Arebyte Gallery is very proud to present Takahito Irie’s first ever solo show in the UK, Influence – part of his ongoing project, H/U/M/A/N/M/A/C/H/I/N/E, in which he explores the boundaries between the natural and the artificial. The project has been shown previously in Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo and Weimar, Germany. The show will run from 3-31 October 2013.

Shimabuku at IKON Gallery, Birmingham

I made a trip up to Birmingham on Wednesday for the opening of the Shimabuku retrospective exhibition Something that Floats/ Something that Sinks at Ikon Gallery. Shimabuku gave a talk at the Daiwa Foundation last year, and his combination of bizarreness and whimsical charm made me eager to see the actual work. Shimabuku’s message, as I

Shizengaku: Project Update and Forthcoming London Events

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