Okinawa Day 2013
London Okinawa Sanshinkai and Okinawa Association U.K are delighted to host Okinawa Day 2013 on Saturday 22nd June at Spitalfields in London E1. Okianwa Day 2013 is an admission free outdoor event and organised as a part of the Spitalfields Estate Community Events Programme. We are committed to promote the diversity of Okinawan culture through…
The 13th Japanese Matsuri
From 1 to 2.30 pm, there will be Japan Experience corner for visitors to put on kimono, try origami, write their names in Japanese aplhabets, and sample Asian sweets. From 2.30 to 3.30 pm, there will be performance corner for visitors to listen to Taiko (Japanese druming) by local people and Japanese songs by the…
AKIO SUZUKI and AKI ONDA
Extended duration performance in the round with legendary Japanese sound artist/instrument builder Akio Suzuki and Aki Onda – an electronic musician/composer/visual artist best known for his Cassette Memories project. Admission: £7 adv / £8 on the door Date: 11 June 2013 Venue: Cafe OTO, 18-22 Ashwin Street,London E8 3DL Tel: 020 7923 1231 Email: info@cafeoto.co.uk…
POLYSICS to Release Weeeeeeeeee!!! Across UK and Europe
Japan’s notorious boiler suited techno-new-wave hooligans POLYSICS return with Weeeeeeeeee!!!, their latest high-energy album, scheduled to shatter the eardrums of the UK and Europe from 10 June courtesy of JPU Records. Following in the footsteps of their 15th anniversary release – which featured collaborations with a number of music legends, including the band’s personal hero,…
Japanese Plus: Happy Family Plan – Learn spoken Japanese through film
Happy Family Plan (2000) is the story of the Kawajiri family. Fujio, the father of the family, is suddenly advised that his job no longer exists due to a company restructure. With no apparent prospects of re-employment for Fujio, the family loses sight of all their hopes and dreams. Until they unexpectedly receive an invitation…
Japan Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at The Old Explorer, a central London pub. They begin at 6.30pm with a pay-as-you-go bar, and finish around 10.30pm. You will receive…
Butoh Through the Lens
This film screening and talk, introducing short films about Butoh dance, will be presented by Florencia Guerberof, performer and founder of Asian Performing Arts UK. Firstly, she will show her own film recordings entitled Impressions featuring Yoshito Ono and Duration which reflect her own impressions during her research on Butoh dance in Japan during 2009….
unEVEN ELeven: Makoto Kawabata / Charles Hayward / Guy Segers
unEVEN ELeven is a startling new initiative, injecting the ‘ROCK POWER TRIO’ with a new dose of artistic expression, creativity and freedom. Acid Mothers Temple’s Makoto Kawabata is joined by the propulsive, powerhouse drumming of Charles Hayward and bass player Guy Segers (of Univers Zero and more…) KAWABATA MAKOTO / guitar Since 1978 Makoto Kawabata…
The 3rd K-Pop Contest and K-Pop Night
□ Contest Information – Category: Singing and Dancing of K-Pops – Date: Saturday, 18th May 2013 – Venue: Korean Cultural Centre UK □ How to Apply – Download application Form (attached below) – Upload your video on Youtube – Fill&Submit application form to kccuk.kpopcontest@gmail.com ※ Application deadline: Friday, 10 May 2013 ※ No late application…
