Japanese Events in London: 15th - 21st June 2009
The Oval House Theatre, starting this week has an exceptionally interesting play by Yukio Mishima. Yukio Mishima, one of the greatest exponents of Japanese literature, led him to commit harakiri at the age of forty-five. The haunting beauty of his modern classics, Hanjo and Hell Screen, promise an evening of pure and unforgettable delight at the theatre. For more information please visit Stone Crabs and The Oval House.
Yukio Mishima’s lyrically imaginative modern adaptations of classical Noh drama and Kabuki merge traditional forms of Japanese theatre with 21st century psychology. Past and present, reality and illusion, life and death, love, greed, anger collide in a world where characters are forced to find the poetic within the mundane and love in the most unlikely places.
The event also hosts a free post show talk discussion.
Another Japanese event in London that we would like to talk about is an exhibition of new work by British artist/writer/cook Jake Tilson and Japanese photographer/cultural commentator Kyoichi Tsuzuki, ‘A Net of Eels’ is a playful and evocative exploration of the complex cultural and culinary significance of the Eel in Japan and the UK.
-
Featuring a selection of photographic images, audio works and found objects drawn from historical contexts and everyday popular culture, the project combines Tilson's highly personal and eclectic approach to his subject (as seen in his celebrated narrative cookbook A Tale of 12 Kitchens, 2006) with Tzusuki's more anthropological observations (evident in his popular photographic publications Roadside Japan, 1996 and Tokyo Style, 1993).
A Net of Eels is commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella in association with The Wapping Project. Supported by Arts Council England and The Great Britain Saskawa Foundation. Presented as part of the Wapping Project / Jerwood Found in Translation programme. For more information please visit The Wapping Project and www.fvu.co.uk