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Event Calendar 2010 |
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Venue | Organiser & Contact Info | |
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Jan 9-Feb 27 | Tokyo Decedance a cutting edge art show | We show 4 young cutting edge artists from Japan, works in paintig/drawing/photo and video | Free, open Monday – Friday and by appointment | Art Gallery Exhibition | Justin Ten Haaf www.tenhaafprojects.com |
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Jan 8-Feb 13 | Kenichi Yokono: Wood Cutting Works | Kenichi Yokono’s first solo exhibit at the contemporary art gallery, 2x2projects. Most of his works are wood cuts, which is encompasses and speaks of the traditional past of his native land as well as its contemporary pop culture. | Free | 2x2projects, Amsterdam | Gianni Hilgemann, Ai Sato www.2x2p.com sato@2x2p.com |
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Feb 6-May 30 | Mishima | One of the world’s leading glass artists of the moment is coming to the Netherlands. The Japanese glass artist Ritsue Mishima will be exhibiting glass objects in a specially constructed winter garden within the museum walls. | Adults €10.00 Students €5,00 Details |
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen www.boijmans.nl |
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Feb 25-Apr 10 | Theatre Tour Dadadadan Tenko | After 5 successful tours in the Netherlands the Japanese percussion group DadadaDan Tenko will tour with a new show ‘Tentekomai’ for the sixth time in Holland and Belgium. | Between € 22,00 and € 30,00. Tickets can be directly purchased at the theatre box office | Netherlands and Belgium | Tonbo (www.tonbo.nl) Mojo Theater BV (www.mojotheater.nl) Dadada-Dan Tenko (http://www.tenko.nl) |
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Mar 5-7
11:00- 17:00 |
Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arranging) Exhibition "Gold around Ikebana" | This regional exhibition will be held by the section The Hague on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Nederlandse Ikebana Vereniging. Ikebana demonstrations: Saturday 1:30h (Ikenobo), 3:00h (Sogetsu); Sunday 2:30h (Ohara) |
free | Spiritual Center Tso'Ar, Burg. Sweenslaan 7 2262 BR Leidschendam | Nederlandse Ikebana Vereniging afdeling Den Haag ikebanatentoonstelling@live.nl (Tel) 070-387-0641 |
Mar 6 9:30-17:00 |
The 18th Furuya Cup, Kendo European Under-18 Tournament | The Furuya Cup is one of the 3 leading European Kendo Tournaments focused on children up to 18 years. Over 150 children of various kendo clubs from Holland, Belgium, Germany, Poland, France, and UK will participate. | Free | Emergo Sporthal Langs de Akker 3 1186 DA Amstelveen | Kendo-club RENSHINJUKU |
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Mar 6
15:00-18:20 |
The 23rd Japanese Public Speaking Contest | Nihongo wo benkyo suru minasan, why not participate in the contest and show your Japanese proficiency? Winners will be awarded splendid prizes. | Details | Details | The Embassy of Japan and the Executive Committee for the 23rd Japanese Public Speaking Contest |
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21:00 and 23:00 |
“show me your second face” at Museum Night Rotterdam | show me your second face -Is it possible to look at music? In show me your second face two visual objects feature on stage besides the actual music. A fashion-installation transforms from a huge, intriguing installation involving the piano, into the most extraordinary concert dress. |
Ticket Sales | Las Palmas II (LP2) Wilhelminakade 326 3072 AR Rotterdam T. 010 2030 444 |
De Doelen Rotterdam and Las Palmas II Stichting Rotterdamse Museumnacht Postbus 743 3000 AS Rotterdam (Email) www.tomoko.nl |
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| Exhibition : Mar 26-Apr 25 Opening Piano Concert: Mar 26 20:30 | wasted (exhibition. performance and concert) | International art project WASTED by pianist/visual artist Tomoko Mukaiyama is an installation of 12.000 white silk dresses in the shape of a labyrinth, a chance for women worldwide to participate and a multimedia concert. | Details | exhibition : SCHUNCK* , Heerlen opening concert : Park Stad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen |
Tomoko Mukaiyama Foundation SCHUNCK* Park Stad Limburg Theaters www.wasted.nl www.tomoko.nl |
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| Apr 19-25 | World Championships Ice Hockey, Division I | World Championships Ice Hockey, participating countries: Serbia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Austria, the Netherlands and Japan. | Details | IJssportcentrum Tilburg | Nederlandse IJshockey Bond & City of Tilburg www.wc2010tilburg.com |
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Apr 25
12.30 |
Clarinet& Piano duo concert | Clarinetist Emirhan Tuga from Amsterdam and pianist Yuka Tada from Hiroshima presents their program “Dreams”. Duo released earlier this program successfully in the Netherlands and Japan. This month they have a concert tourney to Turkey, for them CD presents concerts. More information about program; www.pianola.nl | €12.50 (€10 CJP, Stadpas, Student) reservation is recommended | Pianola Museum, Westerstraat 106 1015 MN Amsterdam | Emirhan Tuga (clarinet) and Yuka Tada (piano) www.pianolamuseum.nl info@pianola.nl (Tel) 020-6279624 |
| Apr 25 | Dutch Championships jodo and iaido 2010 | Dutch national championships jodo and iaido together with a Japanese cultural market featuring amongst others go, bonsai, cha, budo, origami, shiatsu, calligraphy, manga, sushi, fashion. Free entrance for anyone interested. | Free admission | De Dreef, Schooneggendreef 27, 3562 GG Utrecht | Yushinkan Foundation in association with Dutch Kendo Renmei www.yushinkan.com secretaris@yushinkan.com (Tel) 06-29183329 |
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May 21-Jun 12 | Japan Pen Exhibition | The exhibition includes unique japanese fountainpens decorated with the traditional Maki-e technique, information on the history of Sailor, Urushi laquerwork and the Maki-e decoration process. The eye-catcher of the show is the Tale of Genji series of which only 88 copies were produced. | Free entrance, open during business hours: Monday 13.00-17.00, Tuesday-Friday 9.30-17.45, Saturday 9.30-17.00 | Brederode Leiden |
Brederode Schrijfkunst www.sailor-pen.com mva.brederode@planet.nl (Tel) 071-5123211 |
| Jun 1-Sep 30 | Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition | Exhibition - 40 panels with photos of the city of Nagasaki - 20 objects such as a clock from the National Memorial Hall in Nagasaki - video with the story of three other survivors of the atomic bombing |
Adults, 65+ and ages 13+: €12,50 Ages 4-12: €8,00 Group rates are available. Groups are classified as 20 or more people |
Liberty Park, Overloon |
Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomoic Bomb Victims | |
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Jun 12-Sep 11 | waiting for a cup of tea. – summer exhibition | [waiting for a cup of tea.] is seasonal art exhibitions in a Japanese tea garden. The exhibitions invite four Japanese artists; raise notion of origin and location. The summer exhibition presents a new site-specific work of Rumiko Hagiwara (based in Den Haag/Amsterdam). | free | Japans Cultreel Centrum Shofukan Charloisse kerksingel 32-14, 3082 DB Rotterdam |
Yu Kuramoto Info@shofukan.nl |
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Jun 19 (12.00 – 17.00 hrs) Jun 20 (11.00 – 17.00 hrs) | Japanese Weekend | Japanese treasures under Dutch skies, where Japanese and western cultures meet in a beautiful, authentic Japanese garden, called “Meeting of streams”. Sushi, Origami, Ikebana, Bonsai, Gingko, Kyudo, and other forms of art and culture are waiting to be thoroughly enjoyed. | 3 euro per person, ticket sale at the gate 1 euro children from 12 years | Oranjerie de Groene Parel (Japanese Garden) Soembastraat 83 1782 SM DEN HELDER |
Mrs. M. Tegelberg-Hart
Mrs. M. Jacobs at the Oranjerie |
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Jun 26- Jul 24 | Asian Invasion | Artist/curator Hikaru Miyakawa has traveled with Japanese Artists, Takayuki Yamamoto and Hanae Utamura to The Hague for a month. They have met and researched the art world of The Hague to organize an exhibition as a result of their residency. | Free | NEST De Constant Rebequeplein 20b 2518 RA Den Haag |
Eelco van der Lingen www.nestruimte.nl/ info@nestruimte.nl (Tel) 070-3653186 |
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Aug 26
19:30 |
Children of the Suzuki Method, Shinagawa Junior String Orchestra | Due to their former successful appearances the Shinagawa Junior String Orchestra is back in Holland to play a concert in the famous Concertgebouw and to communicate with Dutch children in their common language: Music | €19.50 Youth, CJP, 65+:€12.50 |
Concertgebouw Amsterdam Kleine Zaal | www.concertgebouw.nl muso@bloomline.net |
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Aug 28 Aug 29 |
Abunai! 2010 | Abunai! is an annual convention celebrating Japanese culture, style, manga and anime. We offer a wide variety of events, a diverse video program and interesting competitions. | Details | NH Koningshof, Veldhoven | Stichting Abunai http://www.abunaicon.nl/ |
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Meppel, the Netherlands Sep 8 10:00/20:00 Sep 10 10:00/21:15 Bochum, Germany |
Shadow Play Theatre KAKASHI-ZA the Netherlands/Germany Tour | KAKASHI-ZA's “Hand Shadows ANIMARE” in two puppetry festivals. This performance is constructed by Hand-Shadow which is only formed by human hands and body. Silhouet
te animals begin to move as if they have gotten lives and show the exciting story. |
adults € 15 , children € 7 (NL) adults € 12 , children € 8 (DE) Tickets can be directly purchased at both festivals website. |
Theater Ogterop Meppel, The Netherlands Flottmann-Hall Herne, Germany | The Poppenspel Festival Meppel (NL)
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Sep 10- Oct 24 | Silk Dreams | Michiko Uehara’s textile is as fine as the thin strands of silk that they are made of. This extraordinary Japanese textile artist from Okinawa knows exactly how to combine transparency and the most beautiful forms. The exhibition ‘Silk dreams’ signifies her first exhibition in the Netherlands. | Details | SieboldHuis | SieboldHuis http://sieboldhuis.org/ |
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Oct 2 | TSUBAKI ODOREN @ Mediamatic | bowing, many shouting phrases, or noodle slurping... TSUBAKI@MEDIAMATIC explores such strange Japanese gestures through performance, music and dance, surrounded by many food & drink stands. let's eat, drink and dance together!! | 6 euro, at the door | Mediamatic Bank | TSUBAKI |
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Oct 8 | MuteSounds festival | MuteSounds is a festival with so much more than music alone! MuteSounds will take you on a fantastic journey - with something new around every corner. A vibrating dance floor where you can feel the music, theatre acts popping up here and there, interactive media installations to try out, and amazing laser shows to enjoy. The evening will start out with a documentary about a deaf punk band from Japan, shown in cinema Filmhuis Den Haag | on the website www.mutesounds.nl or at the venue Filmhuis Den Haag or Paard van Troje | Filmhuis Den Haag (starts at 19:30 ) Paard van Troje (starts at 23:00 – 04:00 ) | Meike Asselbergs & Maks Oosterbaan
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Oct 9-Dec 11 | waiting for a cup of tea. – autumn exhibition | [waiting for a cup of tea.] is seasonal art exhibitions in a Japanese tea garden. The exhibitions invite four Japanese artists; raise notion of origin and location. The autunm exhibition presents a site-specific sound installation work of Seiji Morimoto (based in Berlin, Germany). | free | Japans Cultreel Cemtrum Shofukan Charloisse kerksingel 32-14, 3082 DB Rotterdam |
Yu Kuramoto Info@shofukan.nl |
| Oct 14-17 | CAMERA JAPAN 2010 | CAMERA JAPAN offers a wide selection of film, art, music, theatre, dance, and food, that allows for an insight on Japan culture. For more information and our full program please check: www.camerajapan.nl | via LantarenVenster | LantarenVenster, Rotterdam | CAMERA JAPAN info@camerajapan.nl |
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Nov 3 | The Greatness of Small Things | Exhibition of Japanese calligraphy and painting by Afaq Saleem | free | 2nd Floor Bibliotheek Den Haag Centrum | www.afaqsaleem.com |
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Nov 5-6 | A theatre premiere 'Sketches from the Pillowbook', based on the famous diary of Sei Shõnagon, a lady-in-waiting at the court of Empress Teishi (10th century) | Visually rich performance, where music, poetry, rhythm, ritual and movement create a very special entrancing atmosphere. A reflection of the world through the eyes of the Japanese court lady from the 10th century. Romantic and sensitive, but also sharp and intelligent personality of Sei Soñagon comes to live. |
booking tickets via email | De Roode Bioscoop Haarlemmerplein 7, Amsterdam | Amsterdam Chamber Theatre
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| Nov 6 | Aki no Tamashii (Spirit of Autumn) | Anime and Manga festival with several workshops (manga drawing, manga language, cosplay, calligraphy, origami, Japanese cooking), lecture ‘The heart of Anime and Manga’ by Eiko Maruyama, go tournament for beginners, game room, matsuri events and the release of three Anime movies. | The entrance is 12 euro; tickets can be ordered by email | Europees Go Cultureel Centrum Scokland 14, Amstelveen |
William Wandel office@go-centre.nl |
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Nov 7, 2010-Jan 8, 2011
Thursday - Saturday: (12:00-17:00) Opening party: Nov 7, 2010 (12:00-17:00) |
Exposition “CLAY WORK” ‘Toshi Takeuchi’ (ceramist) | Toshi Takeuchi’s first solo exposition at contemporary art gallery Galerie Iroha. Carouge City Prize winner, he gives a contemporary treatment to traditional objects. He pursues a pure and honest making process with great esteem for the material. | free | Galerie Iroha Voorstraat 487 3311 CV Dordrecht |
Galerie Iroha info@galerie-iroha.nl (Tel) 078-6119835 |
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Nov 12
20:15 |
Concert (Conductor: Kazushi Ono & Pianist: Alexander Gavrylyuk) | Kazushi Ono will be making his debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic on the 12th of November. Having conducted at for example the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (1992-2001) and at De Munt in Brussels, he has been raved about in the international press. The leading French paper Le Figaro called him ‘one of the most fascinating musical minds of our era;’ The New York Times is amazed by his conducting style: ‘Kazushi Ono’s conducting [is] filled with a musical energy, narrowed and pinpointed by elegant technique.’ On November 12, you can experience this musical energy yourself, at de Doelen in Rotterdam. | Tickets can be ordered through the website of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. You can also call de Doelen concerthall, at +31 (0)10 2171717. | Concerthall de Doelen | Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Dec 10, 2010-Jan 16, 2011 | Hokusai 250 | Katsushika Hokusai, undisputedly the most famous Japanese artist, was born 250 years ago in Edo (known today as Tokyo). He became known worldwide due to mainly one composition: The great wave. This woodblock print is part of the series 36 Views on Mount Fuji, a set of prints that was published in the 1830s. With this series Hokusai’s fame spread to the West as well. | Details | SieboldHuis Rapenburg 19 2311 GE Leiden |
SieboldHuis info@sieboldhuis.org |
| For registration to the calendar, fill in the registration form and send it to the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands (click here for contact information). You will be informed after screening by the steering committee whether the proposed event can be included in the calendar. |
