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Tokyo musical typhoon in Košice
One of the highlights of the year’s musical production during Košice ECOC 2013 will undoubtedly be considered to be the concert by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. The very fact that such an ensemble performed in Košice is an event whose importance hardly anyone realizes, though it is almost certain that getting orchestras of a similar calibre to Košice in the coming years will not be so easy. The Tokyo group arrived after performances at the Prague Spring Festival and Ostrava’s Janáček May in full force, which they decided to showcase at the House of Arts in Košice under the leadership of their residential conductor Kazuhito Koizumi.
Voice of the audience was used to create Original Tempo disco music
A play without words, a mixture of music, visual projections and performance took place on Saturday night in a public space in a courtyard on the Main Street from the Japanese performers. The Original Tempo group pulled a large number of fans who wanted to see a piece of Japanese culture into rainy Košice. Theatrical performances were one of many gems of the USE THE CITY festival in the European Capital of Culture.
Marseille lighthouse built and demolished by cardboard builder
As part of the USE THE C!TY festival, making his debut performance was Olivier Grossetête. He intrigued a mass of people with his cardboard construction, which upon finishing he demolished. In Košice he built the Marseille light house. In Marseille, which is co-capital of culture this year, he will create Košice’s St. Michael’s Chapel.
Audience enjoys “stepping” and is transported to the scene
“We are free here.” That is to say, in our country. To this end, the protagonists of the Košice Na Peróne Theatre, together with the hosting actors had to work through a number of historical ages, marked by wars, suppression, oppression, exile, censorship and the return to the free homeland, where the artists could create without someone forbidding or decreeing something.
The Step by Step performance provided the USE THE CITY
Tape riots in the Košice streets
Hungarian artists’ experimentation with the forms of musical theatre was fully expressed on Saturday afternoon in the streets of Košice. A crowd of people went for the music. Well known songs performed by the HOPPart theatre company echoed in the City Park, under the old bastion and on Zvonárska street. Without any musical instruments they managed to emulate current hits by Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. They also included Hungarian singles. The icing on the cake was the last song by the Košice band Puding pani Elvisovej – Gramatika (Grammar) which our southern neighbours perfectly imitated.
Kjógenu’s farce gets them laughing, even in Japanese
In Košice we had a chance to see Japanese farce again after only a short time. Like the first performance, Friday can be summed up in one sentence. It was famous, surprised the eyes, made the ears happy, got the heart beating and amused the audience. The Small Kjógenu Theatre from Brno with its guest – master Motohiko Shigejam, of Kyoto’s professional actor of the traditional school, Okura in the main role and in his native language, presented three farces in the historic town hall: Voice at the Door, Tea Caddy and Large Clothing.
Exhibition of Japanese culture – bonsai, go, shogi
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of cooperation and good relations between the Slovak Republic and Japan, European Capital of Culture – Košice 2013, in cooperation with EU Japan Fest – Japanese company to support the dissemination of Japanese culture in Europe, prepared a number of interesting events presenting Japanese culture fort the weekend of 25th – 26th May 2013.
Concert of the Sun from the Japanese musical sky
The Land of the Rising Sun and its artists will soon shine on and warm up the music scene in Košice. Another cultural gem to be offered by the European Capital of Culture Košice 2013 is the concert of Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra to be held on 26th May in the concert hall of the House of Arts. It will be undoubtedly one of the biggest events of this year in the metropolis of the East.
Košice to anchor its cultural ship in Marseille
The port city of Marseille is this year’s European cultural twin town of Košice. Our French partner, is one of the oldest cities in France with its 2600-year long existence. It was established by Greek sailors and traders. The recent port is a place where we can find a number of cultures and communities, it is a city of diversity, openness, tradition and change, trade, design and fashion, and a city also known for its cuisine. From 14th May, Košice will present Slovak culture in the partner city through various events.
Košice suburbs revived by culture
Košice residents will have better access to culture once again. With two already functioning cultural exchangers, arts made it to suburbs and housing estates. Early this week, three new exchangers were launched as part of the Košice 2013 and SPOTs projects in Košice to offer cultural, scientific, and sports activities for people of all ages.
Convergences with The Hiliard Ensemble
Convergences bring to Košice an exclusive consert of British vocal ensemble The Hiliard Ensemble and an unusual rendition of Maori music.
Japanese orchestra to perform in Košice soon
The concert of Tokyo Metropolitan Symphonic Orchestra will undoubtedly be one of the biggest events of Košice – European Capital of Culture 2013. The leading Japanese orchestra is on an exclusive Czech-Slovak tour, and will perform in Košice, lead by conductor Kazuhiro Koizumi, after a concert at the Prague Musical Spring festival.