5th Ryogoku Art Festival
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- General Incorporated Association Monten
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY30 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 2nd term
Business Overview
The purpose of this festival was to introduce the important works of Akemi Naito to Japan, and to introduce the unique 2 piano works from Naito's point of view in the United States, where she has lived for nearly 30 years. The 3 programs were:. (A) Poetic Mono Opera "Emily Bronte – Unfettered soul through life and death" (2017) Japan premiere ~ One Act Poetic Mono Opera Based on the Poetry of Emily Bronte Commemorating 200 Years of Birth Libretto: Emily Bronte/Music: Akemi Naito/Art/Video: Toshihiro Sakuma Performers: Jessica Bowers (mezzo soprano), Goko Inoue (piano) (B) Lecture: "Time and Space in the Poetry of Emily Bronte" Performers: Hisae Ashizawa, Akemi Naito (C) Piano Duo, Solo Concert: "American Originality in Piano Works" Performers: Goko Inoue (piano), Masanobu Shinoda (piano), Shizuka Kuretani (piano) Tuning: Akimichi Miura, Kawai Musical Instruments Co., Ltd., Stage Director: Naya Collective, Video Operation: Marine Nagashima, Recording: Tatsuhiro Watanabe, Production: Yaeko Kurosaki
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, July 28, 2019 – Monday, August 5
- Venues
- Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
[General Incorporated Association Monten (Ryogoku Monten Hall)]
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.