Organization

Singer

Kazuhito Yamane

Violin I

Fumika Mohri

Violin II

Ayako Tahara

Viola

Keisuke Morita

Cello

Nobutaka Yoshizawa

Koto

Costume designer

Emi Masuda

Lighting designer

Masao Ôshima

Choreographer

Kaiji Moriyama

Dancer

Dance

Joséphine Stephenson

Vocal

Bunka Kaikan Tokyo

Kaguya

Tokyo

Japan

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Kaguya: Terra Memoria Saariaho (+2 More)

Public

Terra Memoria

Lacrime di Izanami

Approved

Chamber Music

Kaija SAARIAHO (Finland) was a composer with an overwhelming presence to be loved and coveted by the world for her graceful sound. To pay homage to her, who passed away in June 2023 at the age of 70, we will feature one of her works and pieces written by composers connected with her: a new work (international co-commission) by YOKOYAMA Mioko, an emerging young composer based in Finland, who Saariaho had great hopes for, and another new work by Juha T. KOSKINEN, who has a bond with Japan and had studied under Saariaho.

KAGUYA—the daughter tree (Commission, World Premiere)

Performed in English with Japanese surtitles 

This new stage production is a collaboration between Josephine STEPHENSON, a composer drawing attention in France and the U.K., and MORIYAMA Kaiji, a versatile artist leading the dance world. Embracing a brand new worldview inspired by the ancient Japanese folktale “Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter)” and poems by YOSANO Akiko, and unique sounds by merging Renessance melancholic songs and the 21st century’s experimental pop tunes, this captivating work will go around the world after its premiere in Japan.

 

Based on: “Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter)” and poems by YOSANO Akiko

English

Kaguya by Saariaho, Koskinen, Stephenson, Joséphine, From (2024/2024), Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Program, About & Synopsis

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Venues