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Xenakis Le Japon in Tokyo

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Name of the organization or individual
NPO Arts and Culture Works
subsidy category
Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Grant
Grant Type
single year

FY 2018 Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Grant Term 2

Business Overview

The great 20 century composer Janis Xenakis left us the masterpiece "Pleiades." Each part (keyboard, metal, leather) of the masterpiece written for these 6 percussionists has 6 players, and it is a magnificent live performance performed by 18 people in total. In preparation for the Tokyo performance in 2020, a total of 20 Playades study sessions and sessions are underway. After the presentation of Xenakis et le Japon and "18 Pleiades" in Tokyo, the project launched to the world. Invited to the international music festival "OLYMPOLIS ART PROJECT 2021" in Greece. From 2021 to 22, a live version of Pleiades will be performed in Japan and around the world to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Xenakis' birth.

Period of Activity / Project
Thursday, February 21, 2019 to Saturday, June 5, 2021
Venues
Kunitachi Civic Arts Small Hall (Kunitachi City, Tokyo), Meguro Persimmon Hall (Meguro Ward, Tokyo)

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【特定非営利活動法人芸術文化ワークス】
「芸術文化ワークス」は、日本におけるNPOの草分的存在として2000年「メセナによる公演事業」の実施や「芸術による街づくり」を目指して創立され、以後、地域の芸術文化振興を目的に今日まで様々な芸術文化事業を実施・支援している。2017年、国際的に活躍する演奏家・加藤訓子(かとうくにこ)を理事長兼アーティスティック・ディレクターとして迎え、公益性、芸術性、国際性の高い芸術文化事業を企画、実施し、芸術文化振興に寄与することを目的として活動している。
https://npo-artsworks.org