by minon_admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Min-On Music Journey, News, SpainRA
Welcome to the 13th installment of Min-On’s Music Journey! Today, Min-On and the Spanish Embassy in Japan guide you to the passionate country of Spain, which makes up 80% of the Iberian Peninsula in southern Europe. Santiago de Compostela With the many diverse...
by minon_admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Folk Music & Dance, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts, SpainCE, SpainRA, TaiwanCE, TaiwanRA
Min-On’s dispatch tours to Taiwan began in 1989, and in 2019 on the occasion of their 30th anniversary, the Yoko Komatsubara Spanish Dance Troupe was sent to Taiwan. Beginning on November 23 at the Northern Miaoli Art Center and ending on December 5 at the National...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, NepalRA, News, SpainRA
This year, the Min-On Concert Association initiated an innovative concert series entitled The Min-On Global Session to showcase music and instruments representing a diverse array of ethnic traditions and musical cultures from around the globe. The first installment in...
by Peter | Sep 15, 2016 | Competitions, GermanyRA, News, Outreach, SpainRA
In October of last year, the 17th Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting was held at the majestic Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. Sixteen contestants from seven different countries were selected from the 239 applicants from 40 countries and...
by Peter | Dec 20, 2011 | Interviews, SpainRA
“Flamenco is a physical expression of living as a human being.” Yoko Komatsubara Min-On: Last year, UNESCO officially declared flamenco an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. Please briefly tell us about flamenco in general. Yoko Komatsubara:...
by Peter | Dec 19, 2011 | Features, SpainRA
Dancers and musicians of the Ballet de Yoko Komatsubara During September and October, the premier Spanish dance company in Japan, The Ballet de Yoko Komatsubara, accompanied by a total of six dancers, singers and guitarists invited from Spain, completed a successful...
