Kanagawa Updates (Oct. '24)

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Kanagawa Re-Classics Project in Kawasaki & Yokohama-Tsurumi will Take Place

 

Kanagawa Re-Classics Project is an initiative to utilize traditional culture handed down in Kanagawa with a new idea and ‘Re’ transmit it as a form of arts and culture of the present day.  This year, the project will take place in two venues of Kawasaki City and Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City.  Performances of long-standing tradition of “shomyo”, a classical chant of Buddhism in Japan, and various other folk performances passed down by the people of the region will be presented. 

 

  At Tsurumi Arts Center Salvia Hall in Yokohama City, performance of “Shomyo” will be presented by temples of Kanagawa Prefecture on October 26.  Shomyo means Buddhist scriptures and other vocal music chanted by priests using a variety of musical techniques in general.  You will hear it on the occasion of Buddhist services in Japan.  Shomyo carries various messages such as praise for Buddha, purification of the place and description of the purpose, and usually performed in temples.  This will be a precious opportunity to appreciate it in a theater. 

 

At Kawasaki Convention Hall in Musashi-kosugi, performance of folk art, which has been fostered in the local community, will be given on November 23.  There will also be performances of Japanese lion dance passed down in Kawasaki and lion dances of other countries which have links with Kanagawa.  At the workshop held mainly for elementary and junior-high school students, participants can try performing the folk arts handed down in the mountainous areas of the prefecture, including Mimase’s lion dance fostered in Aikawa Town and Ashigara-bayashi music of Minami-Ashigara City. 

 

Autumn season is said to be suited for art and culture.  Why don’t you have an artistic experience by joining these events?  Advance application is necessary to join the events of both venues of Yokohama-Tsurumi and Kawasaki.  The second application period will open at 12:00 noon on October 3.

For details, see the following links:
Yokohama-Tsurumi　Second application period　https://teket.jp/2024/37440
Kawasaki　　Second application period　https://teket.jp/2024/37439