Thanks to Yoko Takeda for sending in the following show dates. French singer-songwriter, LUDOVIC B.A, draws the musical landscape between french-chanson and folk music, inviting the audience to a poetical journey along with YÖKO TAKEDA's warm violin tunes. In this live tour, their 4th time in Japan, they'll introduce their new songs of their new mini-album "Les Mains … [Read more...]
Enso Watt Perform CRYST0piA(e) @ UrbanGuild; 11.19.2017
The shaman speaks of a crystal city beyond time’s horizon, imperial and immortal, where the mind-lake sparkles, a perfected form where all is immediate. Multi-media performance group ENSO WATT are back with their latest production “CRYSTOPIA” – an operatic piece set in a dystopian dimension where a neo-humanity searches for the “beautiful objects of eternity.” This is … [Read more...]
The Soldier’s tale / The Ronin’s tale: A Mixed Media Performance at MoMAK Kyoto; October 6th
Many thanks to Marguerite Paget for letting us know about this great event which will be held at MoMAK (The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto) on October 6th as part of the Nuit Blanche Kyoto arts festival. The Soldier’s Tale is a theatrical Faustian story of a soldier who sells his prized violin to the devil in return for untold riches. Written in 1918 by C. F. Ramuz … [Read more...]
A Traditional Live Music Show at Ran Theatre Kyoto
A couple of months ago Mewby and I were invited to attend a traditional live music show at "Ran Theater Kyoto". During the show we were entertained by a large number of talented and enthusiastic musicians playing a variety of traditional instruments from all over the Japanese archipelago. I found the show highly enjoyable, but the audience was a little sparse when we went and … [Read more...]
Music on the Edge of Silence: Shakuhachi Concert with Adrian Freedman
A solo shakuhachi concert with Adrian Freedman in the beautiful garden of Eiun-In temple, part of the Kurodani temple complex in Kyoto. April 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Location: Eiun-In temple, Kyoto-shi, Sakyou-ku, Kurodani-cho 33, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan +Google Map Tickets on the door: ¥2,000 Bridget Scott says, 'A friend of mine, who lived here many years ago and is a … [Read more...]
Ludovic B.A & Yoko Takeda Tour Schedule in Kansai
Thanks to violinist Yoko Takeda for sending along her tour schedule with French singer-songwriter Ludovic B. A. Yoko writes: "These three will be interesting places to taste the marriage of Japanese and European cultures, Nihonshu bar, winery-restaurant, and an ancient cinema." You can view a video of a performance by Ludovic & Yoko here. The details of the upcoming shows … [Read more...]
Ensō Watt Perform Clonologic Horizone® at Urbanguild Tomorrow!
Our favorite experimental multi-media performance group will be blowing minds again at Kyoto's Urbanguild tomorrow night. Don't miss this if you are free and in town. Date: 5 November 2016 Time: 19:30–1:00 Venue: UrBANGUILD Kyoto http://www.urbanguild.net/ map : https://goo.gl/maps/wHTfPYvzDEN2 door 2800 yen adv 2000 yen student 1500 yen +1 drink ensō watt … [Read more...]
Clarinet Recital by István Kohán at Baroque Saal, Kyoto; November 5th 2016
Up-and-coming Hungarian clarinetist István Kohán will play a concert of classical music with Chika Murata on piano at Baroque Saal, Kyoto on November 5th 2016. The musicians will play a selection from Prokofiev, Poulenc, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky as well as István Kohán's own original compositions. Here are the details: Date: November 5th 2016 Doors Open: 16.30 Show … [Read more...]
Kyoto Soundscapes Vol. 1: The Kyoto Connection – Free Album Download
A message from Facundo Arena... In August, 2016 Roberto Gluck wandered through the streets of Kyoto recording urban sounds with his smartphone. On the other side of the world in Argentina, Facundo Arena has used those sounds to create a unique musical soundscape. The result is an album of ambient music, made with urban sounds of Kyoto city which is free to download … [Read more...]
Vent & Eau – A Concert by Yannick Paget
Yannick Paget will conduct an original concert "Voice of 風水" for La Nuit Blanche at Kyoto Art Center on October 1st from 16.00 - 17.30. Here's Yannick with some background to the piece: “It was an exciting challenge to start the new KAC’s cycle “listening to the voice of Feng shui”, especially in a town like Kyoto that had a minister of Feng Sui for so many years and … [Read more...]
