September – December 2008
Projects organized or supported by the Japan Foundation in the Eastern 37 States (in chronological order, the dates subject to change). For projects taking place in the Western 13 States, as well as for those related to Japanese language education, please check our Los Angeles office’s website at www.jflalc.org.
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August 15 – September 29 |
Banta – Osamu James Nakagwa
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Coleman Center for Arts & Culture (York, AL)
http://osamujamesnakagawa.com
http://colemanarts.org |
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August 29, 2008 – January 4,
2009 |
The World of Yugen: Japanese Paper Artworks by Kyoko Ibe |
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Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois (Champaign, IL)
www.kam.uiuc.edu/exhibitions.cfm?show=current
http://japanhouse.art.uiuc.edu/ |
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September 4 – October 19 |
Counter-Photography: Japan’s Artists Today |
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Blue Star Contemporary Art Center (San Antonio, TX)
www.bluestarart.org
www.jpf.go.jp/e/culture/exhibit/oversea/traveling/photo.html |
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September 10 – November 26 |
Masao Yamamoto: Photographic Installation |
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The Print Center (Philadelphia, PA)
http://homepage2.nifty.com/yamamoto-masao/e_index.html
www.printcenter.org |
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September 17 |
New York Hanjotei: Japanese Rakugo Comedy |
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Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center (New York, NY)
http://usarakugo.exblog.jp/
http://kaufman-center.org/merkin-concert-hall/event/hanjotei-japanese-comedy |
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September 19 – 21 |
In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors by Portland Taiko |
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The Newmark Theatre (Portland, OR)
www.portlandtaiko.org
www.pcpa.com |
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September 19 – November 7 |
One Third 1/3 |
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Ise Cultural Foundation (New York, NY)
http://iseny.org |
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Kabuki Theater: Music, Dance, and Narration |
September 27 & 28 |
Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA)
http://pem.org/exhibitions/exhibition.php?id=68 |
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September 29 |
New England Consevatory (Boston, MA)
www.newenglandconservatory.edu |
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October 2 – December 31 |
Mad. Sq. Art 2008 Tadashi Kawamata Tree Huts |
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Madison Square Park (New York, NY)
www.madisonsquarepark.org/programs/madsqart.aspx
www.tk-onthetable.com |
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October 3 |
Yoko Nishi Koto Concert – Spirit of a Tree |
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Sony Club (New York, NY)
www.nishi-yoko.com |
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October 3 – 5 |
Asian Film Festival 2008: Young in Japan |
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The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois (Champaign, IL)
www.eaps.uiuc.edu |
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http://dumbtype.com/ |
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October 4 |
EMPAC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
www.empac.rpi.edu/events/opening/gala/dumbtype.html |
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| October 16 – 19 |
Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)
www.peakperfs.org/performances/dumb_type |
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Japanese Arts in Latin America – Haruko Nara Trio Concert Tour
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www.harukonara.com
www.ymasuo.com/eng/
www.ginositson.com |
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October 9 |
FEPADE (San Salvador, El Salvador)
www.fepade.org.sv |
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October 11 |
Municipalidad de Cartago (Cartago, Costa Rica)
www.muni-carta.go.cr |
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October 12 |
Teatro Popular Melico Salazar (San Jose, Costa Rica)
www.teatromelico.go.cr |
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October 13 |
Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito, Sala de la Culture (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) |
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October 4, 2008 – January 11, 2009 |
New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters
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Japan Society Gallery (New York, NY)
www.japansociety.org |
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October 18, 2008 – January 11, 2009 |
Tetsumi Kudo: Garden of Metamorphosis
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Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN)
www.walkerart.org |
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October 25 |
Hidden Beauty: Yugen in Tea, Noh, and Contemporary Art
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
www.krannertcenter.com/performances/details.asp?elementID=22884
http://japanhouse.art.uiuc.edu/ |
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October 25 & 26 |
The 9th International Children’s Day Celebration
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Japan Society (New York, NY)
www.shinto.org/isf/eng/7532008-eny.htm |
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November 1, 2008 – January 18, 2009 |
Prospect 1. New Orleans (Yasumasa Morimura, Tatsuo Miyajima, and Takashi Horisaki)
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New Orleans, LA
www.prospectneworleans.org
www.morimura-ya.com
www.tatsuomiyajima.com
www.takashihorisaki.com |
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November 1 |
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The Museum of the City of New York (New York, NY)
http://www.newheritagetheater.org/
http://www.odastudio.com/index.html |
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November 3 |
Current Work: Kengo Kuma & Associates
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The Great Hall, The Cooper Union (New York, NY)
www.archleague.org
www.kkaa.co.jp |
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November 7 – 9 |
Kota Yamazaki Chamissa 4°C
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Dance New Amsterdam (New York, NY)
www.dnadance.org/site/
www.kotayamazaki.com |
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November 7 – 11 |
Mataro Kimekomi Dolls: Traditional Japanese Beauty and Grace |
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The Nippon Club (New York, NY)
www.nipponclub.org
www.mataro-doll.com/en/ |
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Japanese Arts in Latin America – Kenny Endo & Kaoru Watanabe Duo Concert Tour |
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www.kennyendo.com
www.watanabekaoru.com |
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November 12 |
The Courtleigh Auditorium (New Kingston, Jamaica) |
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November 15 |
Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario (Managua, Nicaragua)
www.tnrubendario.gob.ni |
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Sva (Vital Force) by Ragamala Music and Dance Theater & Wadaiko Ensemble TOKARA |
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www.ragamala.net
www.tokara.net/sva.html |
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November 9 |
American University (Washington, DC)
www.american.edu |
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November 22 |
Montgomery County Community College (Blue Bell, PA)
www.mc3.edu/cr/culturaf/2008-09/nov.htm |
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November 13 |
US-Japan Curatorial Exchange Symposium
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The Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)
www.moma.org |
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November 22 |
10th Year Anniversary of Sachiyo Ito & Company’s Salon Series
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Tenri Cultural Institute (New York, NY)
www.dancejapan.com
www.tenri.org |
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Japanese Arts in Latin America – Nobue Miyauchi Ikebana Demonstrations |
November 27 |
The University of the West Indies (St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)
http://www.nihonikebana.or.jp/search/e229.html
http://www.uwi.edu/
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November 28 |
The Normandie Hotel (St. Anns, Trinidad and Tobago)
http://www.normandiett.com/ |
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December 4 |
Unwrapped! Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Japanese Culture
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The Phillips Collection (Washington, DC)
http://www.phillipscollection.org/ |
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January 2009 – |
Counter-Photography: Japan’s Artists Today
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Japan Information and Culture Center (Washington, DC)
www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc
www.jpf.go.jp/e/culture/exhibit/oversea/traveling/photo.html |
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