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Workshop tradičního japonského umění
Traditional Japanese art workshop
Event by: HAMU // Hudební a taneční fakulta AMU
Location: Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Malostranské náměstí 258/13, Praha 1
About event
We invite you to a pair of unique workshops of traditional Japanese art led by top masters from Tokyo. You will try playing the koto and the basics of the elegant mai dance - practically, up close and without previous experience. You will meet performers who connect centuries-old tradition with today's world and regularly perform on international stages. A live demonstration, yukata dressing and an hour of intensive creative work await you. An ideal opportunity to experience Japan in a different way than from textbooks.
We would like to thank Mrs. Markéta Reiter Fujita for her cooperation in the realization of the event. We also thank the companies Wabunka and ACJA.
PROGRAM
12:30–14:00
• Curu no koe (Voice of the Crane) – jiuta mai and jiuta shamisen style
o Dance: Tamao Yoshimura
o Singing and sangen: Majumi Ono
• Sarashifu tegoto (Song of Sarashi)
o Koto (high note): Toshisui Noguchi
o Koto (deep tone): Majumi Ono
• Rokudan no shirabe
o Koto: Toshisui Noguchi
o Sangen: Majumi Ono
Estimated schedule:
• Demonstration: 15 min
• Dressing in yukata: 15 min
• Workshop (60 min): teaching dance – mai (Takasago) and koto games (4 koto, prepared simplified sheet music for the composition Rokudan-ichidan). Both parts run simultaneously.
PROFILE OF THE ARTIST
Majumi Ono
She is a graduate of the prestigious Tokyo University of the Arts and the founder of the organization Jiuta Koto Miono Kai. During her rich career, she studied under masters recognized as "Living National Treasures" and today she herself leads dozens of classrooms in Japan and abroad. As the president of the Classical Japanese Arts Association, she is intensively dedicated to promoting the traditional music of hógaku among the younger generation. She regularly gives concerts all over the world, including the USA, Austria and Hungary, where she presents the beauty of playing the koto and shamisen.
Tamao Yoshimura
She is a certified master of the Yoshimura school, one of the four main lineages of the traditional kamigata-mai dance, which originates from the Kyoto and Osaka area. Her artistic style is characterized by the elegance and delicacy typical of palace goten-mai dances. In addition to dancing, she is also famous as a TV actress and, thanks to her many years of experience as an English teacher, actively spreads Japanese culture in an international context. She organizes workshops and performances in European capitals, such as Vienna or Paris, with the aim of making this traditional art accessible to the general public.
Toshisui Noguchi
Professional musician and representative of the Ikuta school, who studied koto playing at the Tokyo University of the Arts. She was a direct student of Toshiko Jonekawa II, recognized as a "Living National Treasure", and today runs her own Reijokai school. She works as an official of the Federation of Traditional Music and Dance in Tokyo's Minato district, where she advocates for the preservation of cultural heritage. In his teaching, he combines classical repertoire with modern compositions and regularly conducts courses for beginners and advanced students in cultural centers throughout Tokyo.
Entrance is free for all interested parties from HAMU and the professional public.
We would like to thank Mrs. Markéta Reiter Fujita for her cooperation in the realization of the event. We also thank the companies Wabunka and ACJA.
PROGRAM
12:30–14:00
• Curu no koe (Voice of the Crane) – jiuta mai and jiuta shamisen style
o Dance: Tamao Yoshimura
o Singing and sangen: Majumi Ono
• Sarashifu tegoto (Song of Sarashi)
o Koto (high note): Toshisui Noguchi
o Koto (deep tone): Majumi Ono
• Rokudan no shirabe
o Koto: Toshisui Noguchi
o Sangen: Majumi Ono
Estimated schedule:
• Demonstration: 15 min
• Dressing in yukata: 15 min
• Workshop (60 min): teaching dance – mai (Takasago) and koto games (4 koto, prepared simplified sheet music for the composition Rokudan-ichidan). Both parts run simultaneously.
PROFILE OF THE ARTIST
Majumi Ono
She is a graduate of the prestigious Tokyo University of the Arts and the founder of the organization Jiuta Koto Miono Kai. During her rich career, she studied under masters recognized as "Living National Treasures" and today she herself leads dozens of classrooms in Japan and abroad. As the president of the Classical Japanese Arts Association, she is intensively dedicated to promoting the traditional music of hógaku among the younger generation. She regularly gives concerts all over the world, including the USA, Austria and Hungary, where she presents the beauty of playing the koto and shamisen.
Tamao Yoshimura
She is a certified master of the Yoshimura school, one of the four main lineages of the traditional kamigata-mai dance, which originates from the Kyoto and Osaka area. Her artistic style is characterized by the elegance and delicacy typical of palace goten-mai dances. In addition to dancing, she is also famous as a TV actress and, thanks to her many years of experience as an English teacher, actively spreads Japanese culture in an international context. She organizes workshops and performances in European capitals, such as Vienna or Paris, with the aim of making this traditional art accessible to the general public.
Toshisui Noguchi
Professional musician and representative of the Ikuta school, who studied koto playing at the Tokyo University of the Arts. She was a direct student of Toshiko Jonekawa II, recognized as a "Living National Treasure", and today runs her own Reijokai school. She works as an official of the Federation of Traditional Music and Dance in Tokyo's Minato district, where she advocates for the preservation of cultural heritage. In his teaching, he combines classical repertoire with modern compositions and regularly conducts courses for beginners and advanced students in cultural centers throughout Tokyo.
Entrance is free for all interested parties from HAMU and the professional public.