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INFORMATION-- November 2007
Koji Kakinuma appeared in the opening session of World Cultural Forum 2007.
Kakinuma performed for creating the artwork titled “Bun-Ka-Ryoku(the power of culture, 180×360cm)”, and the shot image of the performance was screen on the opening session.
The artwork “Bun-Ka-Ryoku” is displaying at the traveling exhibition of World Cultural Forum 2007.
For more details, please refer to the World Cultural Forum 2007 website.
http://www.bunka.go.jp/culturalforum/english/index.html
Opening Session:
Date & Time: Saturday, November 10, 2007 13:30-17:30
Place: Noh Theatre, Nara Prefectural New Public Hall (Nara Prefecture)
Koji Kakinuma will perform on the Millenium Stage in the Kennedy Center, Washington DC as part of “JAPAN! culture + hyperculture festival”.
The Kennedy Center has broadcast the Millennium Stage performances live on the web. And it also broadcast performance archives.
Kakinuma presents one of his trademark innovations, Trancework, in which he paints countless repetitions of a simple, powerful phrase, producing a giant calligraphic work.
Performances Date and Time(No tickets required):
Sep.28,2007 (Fri) 6:00pm at Kennedy Center : Millennium Stage
(part of “Otsukimi” event, pre-event of “JAPAN! culture + hyperculture festival”)
(related info)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=KAKINUMAKO
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-07-26/washington-d.c.s-japan-festival-update
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/otherevents.htm
for more information about the festival, see
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/07-08/japan/index.cfm
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=KAKINUMAKO
To watch performance live on the web:
access http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/
at 6 p.m. Eastern time on each days.
To watch performance as archive:
access http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=KAKINUMAKO
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
Tickets and Information: 800-444-1324 or 202-467-4600
Administrative Offices: 202-416-8000
Koji Kakinuma will be at Lehigh University as part of the Artist-in-Residency Program of ArtsLehigh, Apr. 23-27.
For more information, visit ArtsLehigh website (http://www.artslehigh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29)
promotion Video (Youtube)
Lehigh Artist in Residence - Koji Kakinuma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMe4C91BpgU
News Article
‘Calligraphic Jackson Pollock’ coming to Lehigh
http://www3.lehigh.edu/News/V2news_story.asp?iNewsID=2177
schedule
April 23 at 4:30 PM
Opening Reception
Maginnis Hall Lobby
9 W. Packer Avenue
April 25 at 7:30 PM
TRANCEWORKS Black Light Event
Introduction by Professor Ken Kraft, Religion Studies, Buddist Studies/Japanese Religions
Zoellner Arts Center/Diamond Theatre
420 E. Packer Avenue
April 26 at 12 Noon to 1:30 PM (rain or shine)
Guerilla Workshop - public participation encouraged
Maginnes Hall Lawn
9 W. Packer Avenue
April 27 at 12 Noon (rain or shine)
“The Eternal Now” (Big Brush Performance)
Maginnes Hall Lawn
9 W. Packer Avenue
ArtsLehigh
230 W. Packer Ave.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
tel: 610-758-5775
Lehigh University http://www.lehigh.edu
ArtsLehigh http://www.artslehigh.org
Japan’s premiere taiko (drum) ensemble KODO, taken out of the concert hall setting for series of rare intimate performances spearheaded by former member, New York based Kaoru Watanabe. Kodo will display all the physical athleticism, rhythmic intricacy and visceral power they are known for with an added chamber music-like sensitivity.
In the vein of their collaboration-heavy world music festival Earth Celebration, held in Japan annually, for the 11:30 sets each night Kodo will be augmented by the improvisational energy of special guest artists.
Kakinuma will be one of the guest artists, and perform with KODO.
When: Thursday, March 15, 2007, 11:30 PM
Friday, March 16, 2007, 9:30 PM (2nights)
Where: Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette Street NY, NY 10003
(between East 4th and Astor Place in New York’s East Village)
tel: 212.539.8500
http://www.joespub.com
By Subway:
6 to Astor Place and Lafayette Street/4th Avenue
N/R/W to 8th Street/NYU at Broadway
For more information, buy ticket online:
http://tickets.publictheater.org/calendar/view.asp?id=2034
Koji Kakinuma performed for the event “Japan Night” Friday, Mar 2nd as a part of “Art After 5″series.
“Art After 5″ is a unique blend of entertainment held every Friday from 5:00 p.m.–8:45 p.m. in the Great Stair Hall.
Performer: Masayo Ishigure(Japanese Koto), Koji Kakinuma(Japanese Calligrapher)
The performances were scheduled for 5:45 p.m.–6:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Art works of the Performance:
“Four Seasons In Manyo’s Ancient World”
Excerpts from the Manyoshu collection of poetry (4,500 classical poems). Four poems are selected as writing models which express the quintessential spirit of each season.
“Wind, flower, snow and moon”
Four words to suggest a sense of the traditional Japanese natural beauty.
“A Warrior’s Life”
It’s called “Trancework”, one of Kakinuma’ s speciality. Here, the phrase “live” is repeated around 400 times, exhorting one to overcome the vicissitudes of life and thrive no matter what obstacles stand in one’s way.
Kakinuma provided the photo image of “Cloud & Moon”, one of his representative art works, to the webpage of AJLS (the Association for Japanese Literary Studies) 16th Annual Meeting hosted by Princeton University in November 2007.
Association for Japanese Literary Studies 16th Annual Meeting http://www.princeton.edu/ajls/
AJLS http://www.cla.purdue.edu/fll/AJLS/
AJLS 14th Annual Meeting http://www.dartmouth.edu/~damell/AJLS_2005/
Kakinuma was interviewed on the NHK world news program ”News Today 30 Minutes”, broadcasted on Jan 11th, 2007.
title: Samurai spirit calligrapher
