Event Archive - 2015 |
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26 November – 6 December 2015
ACMI & Hoyts Melbourne Central
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Saturday 21 November 2015
Experience Japan’s art of gift-giving with this workshop. You will make beautiful Japanese decorations and write kanji to convey your message, and finally create a lovely handcrafted bookmark. |
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5 – 15 November 2015
Event Cinemas George Street & Parramatta
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30 October – 8 November 2015
Mercury Cinema
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Demystifying Woodblock Prints and Manga
Talks & Workshop October 16 & 30 | November 2, 2015
If you love prints and manga, these events are for you. In conjunction with the exhibition, EDO GIGA: Comical Woodblock Prints from Japan (Part 2). |
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1 November 2015
Reading Cinemas, Townsville
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28 October – 1 November 2015
Hoyts Carousel & Hoyts Millennium
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Part II from 13 October to 2 November
The Japan Foundation, Sydney in cooperation with Kyoto International Manga Museum and International Manga Research Center brings the Edo Giga collection to Sydney. |
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| October |
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14 – 18 October 2015
Capitol Cinemas Manuka
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13 – 16 October 2015
Various cinemas, Wellington
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8, 12 & 14 October 2015
State Cinema, Hobart
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Japan Update Culture Panel
October 13, 2015
From ‘Cool Japan’ to Hello Kitty, three experts from different fields explore the various shapes of Japan’s soft power. Presented in partnership with The Australian National University. |
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The Australian Finals was held in Sydney on Saturday 10 October 2015.
More info >> |
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| September |
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16 to 30 September 2015
Exhibition
Shadow & Light is an exhibition featuring exquisitely Japanese Noh masks crafted by Hideta Kitazawa. |
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17 September 2015
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
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By Yoko Nishimura-Parke
Japanese Language and Culture Workshop: 12 September 1:30pm - 4:30pm
We welcome all Japanese learners from beginners to advanced level. Don’t miss out this rare opportunity to explore Japanese through music! |
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| August |
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By Sookyung Yoo, PhD
Talk Event: 13 August, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Learn about the coloured woodblock prints that were specifically chosen for the Edo Giga exhibition at The Japan Foundation, Sydney. |
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8 - 9 August 2015
The Japan Foundation, Sydney is sponsoring Japanese voice actor Noriaki Sugiyama to guest star at SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show on August 8—9 at Rosehill Gardens. |
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| July |
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Haruyo Morita
25 July 2015
Transcend is a collaborative contemporary art exhibition by painter Haruyo Morita and video artist Jennie Feyen, presented as part of the Contemporary Art Mini Series by The Japan Foundation, Sydney. |
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Haruyo Morita and Jennie Feyen
Exhibition: 9-30 July 2015
Spend your Saturday with an introduction to ensou, Japanese circle calligraphy meditation.
Artist Haruyo Morita will lead a 15 minute guided meditation which will create the Mu (the void) to help bring about peace of mind. |
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| June |
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by Chris Yee
20 June 2015
MOpen to all primary school children aged 6-12 years old, this medium sized workshop will see kids working in groups to create their own comic book style stories. |
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Illustraton by Chris Yee
Exhibition: 11 June – 1 July
Mad Love is a new series of illustrations by Chris Yee which was created especially for The Japan Foundation, Sydney Contemporary Art Mini Series. |
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| May |
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Photography by Naoto Ijichi
Exhibition: 6 May – 30 May 2015
Tokyo Gardens takes us on a visual tour of the Japanese capital’s gardens, photographed throughout the four seasons in both colour and black-and-white. |
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| April |
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Photography by Brett Boardman
Exhibition: February 26 – April 11
Captured in Kyoto in 2011, this series of photographs reveals unexpected parallels between two examples of human shelter that are geographically close, yet worlds apart. |
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| March |
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Rakugo show (in English)
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Saturday, March 28 @ 2pm
A rare chance to see rakugo comic storytelling in action! |
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Talk event
Katsura Sunshine & Dr Ian McArthur, moderated by Dr Carol Hayes (ANU)
Thursday, March 26 @ 6pm
Catch a glimpse behind the scenes of rakugo, and find out more about Australia’s century-old connection with this art form. |
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落語ワークショップ on 21 March 2015
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11—15 March 2015
Gojyuan, Sydney
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Public talk
By Dr Heike Rahmann (RMIT University)
March 14 (Saturday), 2pm – 3pm
Landscape architecture and design researcher Dr Heike Rahmann takes the dense urban environment as a point of departure to explore the role of temporary vacant spaces in cities. |
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Artist Talk & Book Launch
By Brett Boardman
March 5 (Thursday), 6pm – 7pm
March 6 (Friday), 6pm – 7pm
Join Brett Boardman as he commemorates the opening of the ‘Mono no aware: The Poignancy of Things’ exhibition and the launch of his new limited-edition book of the same name.
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| February |
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2 – 20 February 2015
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
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| January |
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Good news!
The Japan Foundation, Sydney is now in Central Park, and are welcoming library visitors and drop-ins! |
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