Sakura Komachi Wagakudan Italy Performance 2015

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Japan Traditional Arts Association

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2015 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

Verdi Theater Poster

Sakura Komachi Wagakudan Verdi Theater

Florentine performance

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Business Overview

As part of a Japan-Italy cultural exchange project, the Sakura Komachi Wagakudan, a group of women who play traditional Japanese musical instruments, will be sent to five Italian cities for performances. In particular, the performance at Ravenna is an official invitation from the world-famous Ravenna Music Festival as a Japanese traditional music group, and is a valuable opportunity to introduce Japanese traditional performing arts overseas.

implementation period

Sunday, June 7, 2015 Rome/Italy, 9-10 Florence/Italy, 12th Fiorenzuola/Italy, 15th Mon Ravenna/Italy, 16th Tue Yege/Italy

Place of implementation

June 7 Church of Bergamaschi (Rome) June 9 Museum of Anthropology and Folklore Courtyard Hall (Florence) June 10 GENTENSHOP (Florence) June 12 Teatro Verdi (Fiorenzuola) June 15 Cultural Heritage Corridor Courtyard Hall (Ravenna) June 16 Teatro Morriconi (Iege)

Profile

Our association was established in November 2007 as a voluntary organization, the Traditional Japanese Culture Salon Gingi-kai. In September 2009, the association was launched as the General Incorporated Association for the International Exchange of Traditional Japanese Arts to contribute broadly to society. our association's board members include Haruo Misumi, chairperson of the Society of Performing Arts, as honorary chairperson, Hideo Shimoda, former chief producer of traditional performing arts at NHK, and Katsuo Suzuki, former managing director at Isetan. The organization is active in promoting Japanese traditional culture and art in Japan, international exchange, and the sound development of young people in particular.