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Butoh Classical music 舞踏

Akaji Maro’s Alter Ego in Setagaya Public Theater

Eric Maria Couturier will play the cello and inspire renowned Akaji Maro butoh dancer in continuation of their recent partnership. In the tracks of the Alter Ego performance in Nanterre, where the famous Intercomporain orchester member and Paris conservatoire professor was playing Bach’s solo cello suites, while Akaji Maro was interpreting his music through his art of butoh, the duet will be on stage in SPT from October 29 to November 1st. For this new performance, 4 additional dancers from Dairakudakan will take part, including Jongye Yang. For both music lovers and butoh / contemporary dance fans, it will be a new experience to be enjoyed in theater Tram, after the undergrounds of Kichijoji back in April.
Information for booking here. As unfortunately usual, sales happen on 3 different channels, each having own quota of tickets.

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Butoh Classical music 舞踏

Akaji Maro’s alter ego suits Bach

Eric Maria Couturier will play the cello and inspire renowned Akaji Maro butoh dancer in his Kichijoji laird. In the tracks of the Alter Ego performance in Nanterre, where the famous Intercomporain orchester member and Paris conservatoire professor was playing Bach’s solo cello suites, while Akaji Maro was interpreting his music through his art of butoh, the duet will be on stage in Kochuten on April 7 and 8. For both music lovers and butoh / contemporary dance fans, it will be a delightful double solo to be enjoyed in the undergrounds of Kichijoji.
Information for booking here. Do not miss it. Kochuten acoustics might not be as good as Paris (or Tokyo) famous halls, but this will be an emotional performance, in a close call.

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Classical music Opera

Gracia Hosokawa, a path of light

An oratorio in commemoration of Gracia Hosokawa, from the noble Akechi family of Kumamoto, and whose father killed Oda Nobunaga in 1582, will be performed for the first time in Tokyo on May 10, 2026. Titled A path of light, the love of Gracia Hosokawa, this graceful and deep works, composed by Minako Tokuyama in 2025 and still in the creative process, was first played in Kumamoto last year, in remembrance of the 2015 earthquake. Written in Japanese, supported by solists and a choir, it highlights the destiny of a Christian convert at the end of the 16th century. It is a rare instance of religious based Japanese contemporary music, in the form of an oratorio with great melodic lines, written and sung in Japanese.

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