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Concert
Barbican Jazz - Hiromi + Yaron Herman Trio + Tineke Postma Quartet |
Friday 10 July 2009, 7.30pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, The City, London, EC2Y 8BQ
Tickets ��10/15
www.barbican.org.uk/
Barbican Jazz plays host to three rapidly rising jazz stars including Japanese pianist Hiromi, all making their London concert debut following impressive club shows over the past year.
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Theatre
A Yukio Mishima Double Bill |
16 June - 4 July 2009, 7.45pm
Oval House Theatre, 52-54 Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SW
Tickets: £12.00, Concessions: £6.00, Previews: all tickets £6.00
Box office: 020 7582 7680
www.ovalhouse.com
The turbulent life of Yukio Mishima, one of the greatest exponents of Japanese literature, led him to commit harakiri at the age of forty-five. The haunting beauty of his modern classics, Hanjo and Hell Screen, promises an evening of pure and unforgettable delight at the theatre.
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Concert
Violinist Arisa Fujita and the Corinthian Chamber Orchestra |
Saturday 20th June, 2009, 6:30pm, St. James's, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
http://www.corinthianorchestra.org.uk
Enquiries: 020 7381 0441
Multiple prize-winning Japanese violinist Arisa Fujita (of the Fujita Piano Trio) will play Mozart's exquisite 3rd violin concerto in a programme which also includes Milhaud's jazzy masterpiece Le boeuf sur le toit, and Dvorak's powerful and Brahmsian seventh symphony. |
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Theatre
Looking for Yoghurt |
15-30 May 2009, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2EP
Box office: 0121 2364455
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
2-4 June 2009, Peepul Centre Orchardson Avenue, Leicester LE4 6DP
Box office: 0116 261 6000
www.peepularts.com
A new play for 6+ years, Norang lives in a big city and has lost her friend - a stray cat called Yoghurt - who has disappeared into a dangerous building site just as the sun is setting. Should she give up on her friend or take her chances and follow the cat into a forbidden world full of monsters and machines? She takes a deep breath and squeezes under the fence��Behind the fence, Norang meets two other children and together they explore a strange, shadowy, enchanted world. It is the beginning of a fantastic adventure.
Looking For Yoghurt is a unique collaboration between performers and artists from the UK, Japan and Korea, bringing their cultures, skills and languages together. Featuring energetic physical performances, original live music and comic invention this funny and moving play is inspired by the imagination and wisdom of children, their fears for the world and their hopes for a brighter future. |
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Concert
Takeichiro Hirai & Motoki Hirai Europe Tour 2009 |
Monday 8, June 2009, Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 28P
www.motoki-hirai.com
Cellist Takeichiro Hirai (1937-) returns to the UK, giving a duo recital at the Wigmore Hall with his pianist son Motoki Hirai. Takeichiro is also acknowledged as the most celebrated disciple of Pablo Casals (1876-1973), the greatest cellist of the 20th century. The duo will be touring in Europe, performing in 6 countries (UK, Denmark, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria and France) in June 2009.
Takeichiro and Motoki will perform the classical repertoire for cello and piano such as Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Granados and Casals, whilst featuring two UK premieres, Kozaburo Hirai��s ��Narayama��, as well as critically acclaimed Fantasy ��Hokusai�� for solo cello composedby Takeichiro himself, inspired by the life and works of Japan��s most influential artist ever. |
Pianist Motoki Hirai |
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Performance
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers |
www.mugenkyo.com
Mugenkyo is Europe's foremost exponent of the exciting and dynamic art of Taiko (Japanese drumming). The group was established in 1994 on their return to Britain after two years of intensive training on the west coast of Japan, under Taiko master Masaaki Kurumaya. Using powerful Taiko rhythms, gentle percussion, costume and highly choreographed movement, Mugenkyo have developed a style of drumming with international appeal.
Tour dates
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