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Concert series for Japanese NGO pavilion in World EXPO Spain Opening commemoration concert, Concert series , Japan Day concert |
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Organaized by : Zaragoza Association for the World Exposition Planning, Production, Artistic direction : STATION CO., LTD Dates : Jul 14,2008(Opening commemoration concert), Jul 15-19,2008(Concert series),Jul 21,2008(Japan Day concert) Venue : pavilion and neighborhood |
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Mongolia- The 800th Anniversary Festival -Genghis Khan Returns After 800 Years |
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Organaized by : Mongolia- The 800th anniversary Committee Production and Artistic Direction : STATION CO.,LTD Dates : Jul.10- Aug.31,2006 Venue : Undur dobu |
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EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, NGO Global Village |
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Organized by/ Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition Planning, Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Dates/March 25-Sept 25, 2005 Venue/ NPO Global Village, Interactive Fun Zone, Nagakute Area Featuring/Hideaki Masago, KOH-TAO,OKI Dub Ainu Band, NUU, Kemuri Productions, Mai Yamane, Za Ondekoza, and many others We produced a series of events around the themes "Full Moon," "Bamboo" and "Tea" in the Global Village where NPOs and NGOs gathered from all over the world. The village itself was designed to "change" and "grow" over the six months of EXPO to express power of continuous life and nature. |
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EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, EARTH CELEBRATION "Let's Celebrate Life!" |
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Organized by/ Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition Planning, Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Dates/Aug 18-24, 2005 Venue/ EXPO Plaza, Nagakute Area Featuring/ Cudamani (Bali), Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko (Okinawa), Ushioni-preservation Committee(Ehime), Tetsuro Koyano, and others Under the theme "Let's make the Earth's Festival" we produced four festivals during the 2005 World EXPO Aichi. Here the artists and participants shared various stages of a festival from preparing and decorating the space to the climax, creating friendly exchanges among people. "LET'S CELEBRATE LIFE!," our last festival, featured traditional, life-celebrating festivals including "galungan and kuningan" and "odalan" from the island of gods and art, Bali, traditional "eisa" dance from Okinawa's, and "ushioni" from Shikoku, Japan. |
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EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, EARTH CELEBRATION "Let's Sing To The Earth's Song!" |
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Organized by/ Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition Planning, Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Dates/July 21-23, 2005 Venue/ EXPO Plaza, Nagakute Area Featuring/Ensemble Ene-sai (Tuva), Freaky Jesus & Cossiga (Czech), Makigami Koichi & The Super Voice Friends, Kanie Bihachi Kai, Toyukai, Owasebushi Hozonkai, Bandoryu Ryuakai, Yuko Yokokawa & Akimi Fukushi, Za Ondekoza Under the theme "Let's make the Earth's Festival" we produced four festivals during the 2005 World EXPO Aichi. Here the artists and participants shared various stages of a festival from preparing and decorating the space to the climax, creating friendly exchanges among people. Our third festival entitled "LET'S SING TO THE EARTH'S SONG" featured world's singing traditions such as folk songs from different areas of Japan and khoomei from the Republic of Tuva. |
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EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, EARTH CELEBRATION "Let's Dance to the Rhythm of the World!" |
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Organized by/ Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition Planning, Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Dates/June 24-26, 2005 Venue/ EXPO Plaza, Nagakute Area Featuring/Ochi Brothers, Unidos do Urbana, (Brazil and Japan), Koryu Daiko, Pung Mul Hon Jin(Korea and Japan), Yo-SoRo Under the theme "Let's make the Earth's Festival" we produced four festivals during the 2005 World EXPO Aichi. Here the artists and participants shared various stages of a festival from preparing and decorating the space to the climax, creating friendly exchanges among people. The second project was entitled "LET'S DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF THE WORLD," a festival of rhythm with live performances and dance workshops featuring Brazilian samba and percussions from South Korea. |
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EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, EARTH CELEBRATION "Lets' Decorate a Flower Float!" |
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Organized by/ Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition Planning, Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Dates/May 17-23, 2005 Venue/ EXPO Plaza, Nagakute Area Featuring/Abul Beka (Spain), Tuna(Spain), Ballet de Yoko Komatsubara, Halau Hula Na Lei O Kaholoku(Hawaii), Hula Groups from Japan, Misono Hanamatsuri Hozonkai, Nakashitara Hanamatsuri Hozonkai, Mino Hanamikoshi Ren Under the theme "Let's make the Earth's Festival" we produced four festivals during the 2005 World EXPO Aichi. Here the artists and participants shared various stages of a festival from preparing and decorating the space to the climax, creating friendly exchanges among people. Our first festival was entitled "LET'S DECORATE A FLOWER FLOAT." We filled the event program with ethnic dance and music related to flower, such as "hana matsuri" from Aichi, Japan, 150-year-old "Feria de Abril (April Fair)" from Sevilla and hula from Hawai'i. We demonstrated ceremonies and rituals of flower-celebrating traditions through hula dance workshops, making flower ornaments and building our symbolic, ceremonial stage. |
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J-ASEAN POPs in Yokohama |
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Organized by/ The Japan Foundation for the ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003 Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Dec 21, 2003 Venue/ National Convention Hall, Pacifico Yokohama Featuring/THE BOOM、Yo Hitoto, Yuri Chika, INSPi、Leonard Eto, Hiroshi Takano, Siti Nurhaliza (Malaysia), Briohny (Thailand), AB Three(Indonesia), Hans Anwar & Lo Ryder (Burnei), Preap Sowat (Cambodia), Alexandra (Laos), Lay Phyu & Iron Cross (Myanmar), Jolina Magdangal (Philippines), Tanya Chua (Singapore), Lam Truong (Vietnam), KO Mr. Saxman、MAF (Thailand), and others. Special Guest: Dick Lee Celebrating the ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003, we organized a collaborative project between Japan and ASEAN countries through pop music. Musicians from the ASEAN countries played the theme song in their own languages and arrangements. The finale concert of the project was held in Yokohama in which all the musicians participated in the project gathered. |
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J-ASEAN POPｓ in Thailand |
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Organized by/ The Japan Foundation, Grammy Co-production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Oct 26, 2003 Venue/IMPACT Arena, Bangkok Featuring/ Hideaki Takizawa, Johnny's Jr., Masahiro Nitta, Yuri Chika, Briohny, Joey Boy, KO Mr. Saxman, China Dolls, Gan Core Club, UHT, CLASH, Palmy Celebrating the ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003, we organized a collaborative project between Japan and ASEAN countries through pop music. Musicians from the ASEAN countries played the theme song in their own languages and arrangements. The third concert was held in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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J-ASEAN POPｓ in Jakarta |
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Organized by/ The Japan Foundation Co-production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Oct. 22, 2003 Venue/ Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center Featuring/THE BOOM, INSPi, Hiroshi Takano, Yuri Chika, AB Three, Inul Dartista Celebrating the ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003, we organized a collaborative project between Japan and ASEAN countries through pop music. Musicians from the ASEAN countries played the theme song in their own languages and arrangements. The second concert was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
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J-ASEAN POPｓ in Kuala Lumpur |
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Organized by/ The Japan Foundation, Radio Televisyen Malaysia, Ministry of Information of Malaysia Co-production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ June 25, 2003 Venue/ Radio Televisyen Malaysia Featuring/ Masaki Ueda & Friends, Tomomi Kahala, Yuri Chika, Siti Nurhaliza, Francissca Peter, BY’U’ Celebrating the ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003, we organized a collaborative project between Japan and ASEAN countries through pop music. Musicians from the ASEAN countries played the theme song in their own languages and arrangements. The first concert was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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Traditional Theater of Japan, SHUNKAN〜new version by Kabuki, Bunraku and the Noh〜 Europe tour |
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Organized by/ The Japan Foundation Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Dates/1994 Venue/ Opera House, Theater an der Wien (Vienna)、Teatr Wielki Warszawa (Warsaw), Estate Theatre (Prague), Sadler's Wells (London) Grand Advisor/ Toshio Kawatake, Symposium Advisor/Takayuki Fujinami, Director/ Hideko Kanze, Noh/ Yasuyuki Umewaka, Moriyoshi Umewaka, and others, Bunraku/ Shimadayu Toyotake, Tsukunitayu Takemoto, Kiyotomo Tsurusawa, Bunjyaku Yoshida, Ichiyo Kiritake, and others, Kabuki/ Matagoro Nakamura, Matsusuke Onoe, and others "Shunkan" from the Tale of the Heike is one of the Japan's most popular drama and so played in the three Japanese traditional performing arts, noh, kabuki and bunraku. With 59 casts, our production presented this story in all three forms in one program and toured throughout Europe. |
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WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance Festival) '95 Yokohama |
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Organized by/ WOMAD Yokohama Committee (Yokohama City, Yokohama Minato Mirai, Pacifico Yokohama, The Japan Foundation, and others) Production, Artistic direction, Administrative office, WOMAD Japan Headquarters/ STATION CO., LTD Date：Sept 15-17, 1995 Venue: Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall We brought WOMAD, "World of Music, Arts and Dance" which began in the UK and has now become a worldwide festival, to Asia for the first time as "WOMAD YOKOHAMA." It was held originally as part of the opening of a new town, Yokohama Minato Mirai, and a convention center, Pacifico Yokohama, and grew into Yokohama's favorite festival. |
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WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance Festival) '94 Yokohama |
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Organized by/ WOMAD Yokohama Committee (Yokohama City, Yokohama Minato Mirai, Pacifico Yokohama, The Japan Foundation, and others) Production, Artistic direction, Administrative office, WOMAD Japan Headquarters/ STATION CO., LTD Date/1994 Venue/ Pacifico Yokohama We brought WOMAD, "World of Music, Arts and Dance" which began in the UK and has now become a worldwide festival, to Asia for the first time as "WOMAD YOKOHAMA." It was held originally as part of the opening of a new town, Yokohama Minato Mirai, and a convention center, Pacifico Yokohama, and grew into Yokohama's favorite festival. |
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WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance Festival) '93 Yokohama |
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Organized by/ WOMAD Yokohama Committee (Yokohama City, Yokohama Minato Mirai, Pacifico Yokohama, The Japan Foundation, and others) Production, Artistic direction, Administrative office, WOMAD Japan Headquarters/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ 1993 Venue/ Pacifico Yokohama, Plaza We brought WOMAD, "World of Music, Arts and Dance" which began in the UK and has now become a worldwide festival, to Asia for the first time as "WOMAD YOKOHAMA." It was held originally as part of the opening of a new town, Yokohama Minato Mirai, and a convention center, Pacifico Yokohama, and grew into Yokohama's favorite festival. |
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WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance Festival) '92 Yokohama |
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Organized by/ WOMAD Yokohama Committee (Yokohama City, Yokohama Minato Mirai, Pacifico Yokohama, The Japan Foundation, and others) Production, Artistic direction, Administrative office, WOMAD Japan Headquarters/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Sept 5-6, 1992 Venue/ Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall Featuring/ Papa Wemba (Zaire), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Pakistan), Rhoma Irama & Soneta Groupo (Indonesia), De Dannan(Ireland), S.E. Rogie (Sierra Leone), Miyako Harumi (Japan), Sandii (Japan), and many others We brought WOMAD, "World of Music, Arts and Dance" which began in the UK and has now become a worldwide festival, to Asia for the first time as "WOMAD YOKOHAMA." It was held originally as part of the opening of a new town, Yokohama Minato Mirai, and a convention center, Pacifico Yokohama, and grew into Yokohama's favorite festival. |
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WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance Festival) '91 Yokohama |
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Organized by/ WOMAD Yokohama Committee (Yokohama City, Yokohama Minato Mirai, Pacifico Yokohama, The Japan Foundation, and others) Production, Artistic direction, Administrative office, WOMAD Japan Headquarters/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Aug 30-Sept 1, 1991 Venue/ Pacifico Yokohama, Seaside Park Featuring/ Suzanne Vega (USA), Youssou N'Dour et Le Super Etoile de Dakar (Senegal), Toumani Diabate (Mali), The Pogues(Ireland/England), Ryuichi Sakamoto, Eitetsu Hayashi, Akira Sakata, Harumi Miyako, Shang Shang Typhoon(Japan), Rinken Band(Okinawa), and many others We brought WOMAD, "World of Music, Arts and Dance" which began in the UK and has now become a worldwide festival, to Asia for the first time as "WOMAD YOKOHAMA." It was held originally as part of the opening of a new town, Yokohama Minato Mirai, and a convention center, Pacifico Yokohama, and grew into Yokohama's favorite festival. |
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EUROPALIA '89 Japan in Belgium -- Government of Japan "Music"Division |
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Organized by/ EC/JAPAN International Friendship Festival, EUROPALIA International Committee Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Sept-Dec,1989 Venue/ Belguim, France, Germany, others Featuring/ Pro Musica Nipponia, Saito Kinen Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Yosuke Yamashita, Eitetsu Hayashi, and others The largest festival ever to introduce Japanese culture to EC (at the time). It consisted of some 400 performances and exhibitions in Belgium and other European countries, covering various art forms and styles such as music, drama, dance, fine arts, film and techno-art, from traditional to contemporary and avant-garde. |
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EUROPALIA '89 Japan in Belgium -- Government of Japan"Theatre, Dance" Division |
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Organized by/ EC/JAPAN International Friendship Festival, EUROPALIA International Committee Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Sept-Dec,1989 Venue/ Belguim, France, others Featuring/ Bugaku, Gagaku, Noh, Kabuki, Bunraku, Yukio NinagawaIs "Suicide Tale of Chikamatsu", Min Tanaka, Saburo Teshigawara, and others The largest festival ever to introduce Japanese culture to EC (at the time). It consisted of some 400 performances and exhibitions in Belgium and other European countries, covering various art forms and styles such as music, drama, dance, fine arts, film and techno-art, from traditional to contemporary and avant-garde. |
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EUROPALIA '89 Japan in Belgium -- Government of Japan"Festival, Traditional Art"Division |
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Organized by/ EC/JAPAN International Friendship Festival, EUROPALIA International Committee Production, Artistic direction/ STATION CO., LTD Date/ Sept-Dec,1989 Venue/ Belguim, France, others Featuring/Nebuta Festival, Hanagasa Ondo, Takachiho Kagura, Chichibu Yatai Bayashi, Ooedo Sukeroku Daiko, Ryukyu Buyodan, and others The largest festival ever to introduce Japanese culture to EC (at the time). It consisted of some 400 performances and exhibitions in Belgium and other European countries, covering various art forms and styles such as music, drama, dance, fine arts, film and techno-art, from traditional to contemporary and avant-garde. |
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