by minon_admin | Mar 16, 2020 | ArgentinaCE, ArgentinaRA, Cultural Exchange, Latin & Tango, News
Tango is a renowned art form, and Min-On is fortunate to have collaborated with professionals in the genre for 51 years since this cultural exchange began in 1970. Since then, Min-On has hosted over 2,500 tango live events in Japan! Aside from being a provocative art...
by minon_admin | Mar 3, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Events, Japanese Arts, KoreaCE, KoreaRA, Lectures, News, Outreach, Performing Arts
On February 19, 2020, a traditional music event featuring both Korean and Japanese artists was held at the Hanmadang Hall of the Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo. The evening featured the dynamic sounds of the Korean geomungo and gayageum, traditional instruments that...
by minon_admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, International Student Musical Festival, News, Outreach
On December 7 at the 6th Kanagawa International Student Music Festival at Yokohama Kannai Hall, 30 performers from seven countries showed off a variety of musical and dance talents. This included harmonies between the erhu and the biwa, vocal percussion and...
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 minon_admin | Jan 30, 2020 | BrazilCE, BrazilRA, Choral Music, Cultural Exchange, Latin & Tango, News, Performing Arts
On November 11, 2019 at 10:45 a.m., the seven-member Brazilian group Ordinarius arrived safely at Haneda Airport. After winning Brazil’s National Vocal Group Competition, Ordinarius started including instruments alongside their acapella numbers, and the mixed...
by minon_admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Choral Music, Cultural Exchange, FinlandCE, FinlandRA, Folk Music & Dance, News, Recent Visitors
On November 7, 2019, acapella group Rajaton came to tour Japan for the 100-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Republic of Finland and visited the Min-On Culture Center. Baritone Mr. Ahti Paunu agreed strongly with the peace activities...
