by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News, SwedenRA
A cappella—a colorful array of wonderful voices in harmony A cappella is the Italian term historically referred to music performed “in the style of the chapel”—vocal music without instrumental accompaniment—typically performed as part of religious...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | ChinaRA, Cultural Exchange, News, Overseas Dispatch Series
Traditional Japanese dance arranged in modern style Based on the Founder’s belief that a genuine bridge of culture connecting people to people cannot be broken, the Min-On Concert Association has invited more than 40 cultural groups and artists from neighboring...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | BrazilRA, Cultural Exchange, News, Orchestral
Vieira plays at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Grand Concert Hall “Music speaks directly to the heart. This response, this echo within the heart, is proof that human hearts can transcend the barriers of time and space and nationality. Exchanges in the field of...
by Peter | Mar 12, 2013 | ArgentinaRA, Cultural Exchange, Latin & Tango, News
Argentina’s top-class dancing pairs performed with the Orchesta Nicolás Ledesma This year marks the 50th anniversary of Min- On’s founding as well as 115 years of amicable relations between Argentina and Japan. During the past 50 years of Min-On’s history of cultural...
by Peter | Nov 30, 2012 | Cultural Exchange, Independent Productions, News, Performing Arts, RussiaRA
Members of ‘The Battle’ from Russia and Japan On the autumn evening of October 12 in Tokyo, The Battle 2012—an international street dance competition—broke out between a group of Russian dancers known as Predatorz Crew and a Japanese alliance of young dancing forces...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | ArmeniaRA, Choral Music, Cultural Exchange, News
The Little Singers of Armenia On the Friday evening of August 10, The Little Singers of Armenia choir, directed by its founder Tigran Hekekyan, successfully concluded their first Japan tour in front of a capacity audience at the magnificent Tokyo Opera City Concert...
