I am going to LA in February. 

The exhibition of a Noh mask artist, Bidou Yamaguchi "Traditions Transfigured: The Noh Masks of Bidou Yamaguchi" is going on from 2014/1/25 to 3/13 at the University Art Museum (UAM) at CSULB.    

In related with this exhibition, the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at CSULB will host "Noh×Contemporary Music" at the Daniel Recital Hall on 23 February. I will collaborate with John Barcellona, CSULB's Cole Conservatory director of woodwind studies and professor of flute to perform three pieces. While my visiting campus, I will also give a Noh workshop for CSULB students under head of performance Hugh O'Gorman. 

"Noh×Contemporary Music" 

2014/2/23 14:00-16:00 

Daniel Recital Hall, California State University, Long Beach 

Lecture & Performance 

・Joji Yuasa "Maibataraki Ⅱ" (1987) for alto flute with Noh dance 

・Federico Gardella "Voice of Wind" (2012) for Noh voice and bass flute 

・Valerio Sannicandro "trois chants Noh" (2011) for Noh voice and flutes 

 

supported by Japan Foundation

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Japanese TV programme, BS-Asahi "AMAZING BANG BACK" will feature my activity.

"Time Walker Media and Memory in a Mobile Society" 

Tokyo International Forum, Hall D7 

2014/1/24-25 

I participated in International Convention for Media Arts 2014 organised by Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in Tokyo International Forum.

 

I talked with the programme director, Chihiro Minato (Artist and professor) and Gozo Yoshimasu (Poet, artist and filmmaker) on 25th January.

 

 

Chihiro Minato and Gozo Yoshimasu.

 

At the reception, with Kayoko Ota, Francesco Careri and Hajime Ishikawa.

With Hajime Ishikawa, Keijiro Suga and Chihiro Minato. 

On 23rd, we walked around the palace. I really enjoyed walking with panelists!