Clockwise, from top left: MISIA, WagakkiBand, Puffy AmiYumi, HYDE.

Japan 2019 is proud to present this one night special event in collaboration  with Japan Day@ Central Park, an outdoor festival created  by the Japanese community of New York to foster a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and to build bridges between Japan and the U.S.  Japan Night will celebrate contemporary popular Japanese music with four of the most successful artists in Japan today.  Each concert features two Japanese music superstars:

MISIA, winner of best vocal performance for the 60th annual Japan Record Awards, with special guest Puffy AmiYumi, featured in the Cartoon Network show Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, will perform at Sony Hall from 9 PM.

HYDE, who is also known as a lead singer of L'Arc-en-Ciel, a pioneer of Japanese rock, and WagakkiBand, a viral video sensation who combines traditional Japanese instruments with modern rock, will perform at PlayStation Theater from 6 PM.

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The aesthetic world of Shinto is a key feature of Japanese art. This exhibition seeks to offer insight into divinities unique to Japan and to convey their wondrous appeal through some 125 works of art from both Japanese and American collections, including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, as well as masks and costumes used in Shinto rites from the 10th through 19th centuries. Some of the highlights are treasures and ritual items used in the worship of deities, including artwork related to the Kasuga Deity, the protective deity of the Fujiwara clan enshrined at Kasuga Taisha.  This exhibition is organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art, with the special support of The Japan Foundation. This exhibition is part of Japan 2019 , a series of events highlighting Japanese arts and culture in the U.S. throughout 2019.

Horse Races at Kamo (right screen),  c.1634-44. Edo period (1615-1868). Silding door panels remounted as a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, color, and gold on gilded paper; image: 176.5 x 337.3 cm (each). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.95.  (rotations one and two; on view April 9-June 30)

 

 

As a part of The Other Japanese New Wave series, Japan Society and Harvard Film Archive will screen Kiju Yoshida's Blood is Dry  (1960).

Yoshida's second film for Shochiku is a fierce critique of mass media, advertising and capitalist consumerism. This screening is co-presented by The Japan Foundation.

 

 

 

U.S. Premiere Tour of Daichi no Kai with Yuichi Kimura

 

New York Live Arts will present the world premiere of Darkness Odyssey Part 3: Non-Opera, Becoming. Bessie Award winning choreographer Kota Yamazaki magnifies the ever-changing state and process of "becoming" while encouraging exchange between performers from different dance practices and cultural backgrounds. This performance is supported through the Performing Arts Japan (PAJ) program.

 

The Tamagawa Taiko & Dance Group, which is comprised of 40 students of Tamagawa University, will perform in this one night only in Boston. Considered as one of the best student taiko groups in Japan, the ensemble is committed towards deepening Japan-U.S. relations through this art form. To purchase tickets, please visit the event webpage. This performance is supported through the CGP Education Grant program.

 

Japanese performing artist Hana Takehiro will hold workshops and performances throughout the Northampton Community College campus and local community. She will perform a Kabuki dance as well as conduct hands-on workshops on Japanese calligraphy and tea ceremonies to local high schools. This event is supported through the CGP Education Grant program.