13. – 14. 4. 2019 Studio NEIRO, Holandská 48, Praha 10 Learn the spiritual piece Shika no Tone with one of Japan’s leading players Hiromu Motonaga. Under his guidance you will discover its unique techniques and timbres. The workshop is suited for players from lower intermediate to upper intermediate levels Shika no Tone is a […]
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10. – 12. 09. 2019
Over three days, you will be cutting, drilling and filing bamboo under the supervision of a master maker to make a jinashi shakuhachi.
September 12 – 16, 2019
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11. – 14. 4. 2019
Venue: Malá Lhota, Český ráj, Czech Republic
Gisela Weimann: Looking Back while I Go Forward | exhibition + performance & concert 21. 11. – 1. 12. 2018 Villa P651, Pevnostní 651/8 The German multimedia artist presents in Prague and exhibition of objects, selected artefacts, recordings of performances she created last 25 years. Performance & concert are dedicated to compositions of exceptional composers […]
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Miura Taro (*1945) is a professional shakuhachi maker based in Mie-ken, Japan. Mr. Taro has been playing the shakuhachi for 54 years and started making them in 1975. His flutes are made to modern standards in terms of tuning and projection and are sold in the price range from one to seven thousand USD. He […]
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Jednodenní shakuhachi workshop
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30. 08. – 2. 09. 2018 NaHlas Festival is an international festival focusing on the human voice. The festival explores the voice’s varying forms and different approaches to it. NaHlas is a unique gathering celebrating the voice and bringing together special guests from the Czech Republic and foreign countries to sing, perform and teach for […]
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Experience the exuberant energy of the Japanese shamisen, three-string fretless banjo, unleashed in the hands of its master Hidejiro Honjō. Young shamisen player Honjō was awarded the title of Cultural Envoy of Japan for 2018, thus becoming one of the youngest stars to ever receive this prestigious prize. His concert in Archa Theatre included in […]
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A concert of an exceptional performer on koto, a Japanese traditional instrument, took place on February 29th, 2017 in Archa theatre Prague. Naoko Kikuchi clangs the instrument’s strings with special ivory nails and common objects. Her music goes from sonic intimacy to sophisticated rhythmic and melodic gradations. Her guests were Hearn Gadbois (percussion), Seizan Osako […]
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