The 6th Ryogoku Art Festival 2020
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- General Incorporated Association Monten
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
2019 2nd term Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
The Ryogoku Art Festival was established in 2015 as a project to challenge the possibilities of piano music by utilizing a Steinway piano purchased at the Mentian Hall as a fundraising activity. Another piano has been brought in to explore the possibilities of solo and two-piano music. The artistic director changes every year to create a festival of unique piano music. [Program] Program I Where Do We Come From? 500 Years of Western Music Revealed by Piano Program II What Are We? Classical vs. Indian Music, Theme is "Night" Program III Where Are We Going? The Future of Music Depicted by 4 Minute Piano [Performers] Satoru Aoto, Asuka Iino, Yumi Oikawa, Kaori Osuga, Masanobu Shinoda, Yumiko Segawa, Masakazu Natsuta, Yuiko Yasuda, Daikichi Yoshida [Artistic Director] Masakazu Natsuta [Staff] Yu Igarashi, Kazunori Kuwata, Kiyotaka Ishikawa, Ayako Fukunaga [Planning and Production] Yaeko Kurosaki
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, February 13, 2021 - Sunday, March 21
- Venues
- Ryogokumon Ten Hall
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[General Incorporated Association Monten]
Since its opening in 1989, Monchu Ceiling Hall, the predecessor of Ryogoku Monten Hall, has enthusiastically introduced and performed various music and performances from traditional to pioneering modern music. Under the theme of "Traditional and Modern," it strives to provide high-quality musical experiences and cultivate a wide audience.