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2019 Turkish Culture Year Piri Reis Ballet Performance

  • Organization : Yunus Emre Institute Tokyo
  • Section : Support for Overseas Artistic Creation in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single

Outline

Since this year has been announced as Turkish Culture Year in Japan, Turkish State Opera Ballet is going to perform their original ballet “Piri Reis”, who existed in 16th century as a naval captain of Ottoman Empire. It is a venture to present Oriental world by means of ballet, which is an European culture. As Turkey has been acting the roll of a bridge between West and East both culturally and geographically, the stage will be the one that only Turkey can present.

Profile

【Yunus Emre Institute Tokyo】
Yunus Emre Institute Tokyo performs public services that introduce Turkish language, culture and arts under the same idea, policy and aim with Yunus Emre Foundation, a public institution whose head office locates in Ankara, Turkey. We implement cultural events and capacity tests of Turkish language and so on aiming to contribute to the cultural exchange and friendship between Turkey and Japan.

Contact

Yukie Mashima
Event PR
Yunus Emre Institute Tokyo
1-19 Ooyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81-(0)3-6452-9258
Fax: +81-(0)3-6452-9259
E-mail: pr@yunusemre.or.jp

Venues

Nakano ZERO Grand hall, Nakano city, Tokyo