JAPAN SPECTACULAR © 2020 After last year's success, JAPAN SPECTACULAR is back at the Sydney Opera House(Date TBC), to showcase a special event of ancient Japanese Performing Arts represented by today’s most celebrated international and local artists. = Music on HERO video: "Like a Ripple"(edited version) Composed by Ian Cleworth, performed by TAIKOZ JAPAN SPECTACULAR © 2019 TALENT & CAST (as appeared on the video) TAIKO TAIKOZ Ian Cleworth (Taikoz Artistic Director) Kerryn Joyce Sophia Ang Ryuji Hamada Sophie Unsen Claudia Wherry Hirotaka Ran | Taikoz Young Artist - Taikoz acknowledges the generous assistance of Create NSW - KENBU - SAMURAI Dance Ryuou Arai Aiho Itsuki Riho Harada IKEBANA Yoshimi Tada Yoriko Macklin Yasuko Kaieda Mariko Osawa KOTO Satsuki Odamura NIHON BUYO(Nichibu) Hirogiku Nishikawa OKINAWA SANCHIN & MUSIC MION & "ICHIMADIN" Mion Kamei Chiemi Shepherd Sayaka Ohno Junko Takahama ONI KENBAI SYDNEY ONIKENBAI CLUB Ryuji Hamada (Shiro-men – White Mask) Sophia Ang (Red Mask) Silvana Imperatori (Blue Mask) Haruka Kunimune (Black Mask) Samantha Newton (Shinobue) Sophie Unsen (Shinobue) Claire Boyle (Taiko) Jason Ashmore (Te-bira) PRODUCTION TEAM Show Executive Producer Yukiko Hirano(Director) Production Manager & Operations Löeby Fernández-Lovato(Director) The Studio - Venue Event Manager Rachel Hume (Sydney Opera House) Technical & Stage Manager Kath Serjeant Walter Hart (Sydney Opera House) Production Assistant Petros Kleoudis (Stage & Video) Script, Stage Concept and Design LOVATO&PARTNERS lovatoplanet.tv SM & On-Line Manager Ayako Nakano SX & LX Technical Ops & Crew Matt Osborn Drew Bisset Tim Walker Sydney Opera House(Tech Team) Spectacular Stagehands Crew(JCS) Calligraphy Design Ren Yano Live Video and Photography LovatoPlanet TV(Video) Masanori Tada(Camera) Hiroki Iijma(Camera) Misaki Ito(Photography) Shinya Taninaka(Photography) Jun Matsuda(Photography) On-Line Promotion Robert Salisbury(Web) Masayo Colley(Poster) Rio Hikichi(Trailer) Kimono Costumes Tae Gessner Make-Up Artist & Hairstylist Yukako Wong Maiko Dekuchi Transport Tadashi Shimizu(Jimmy) Media Junko Hirabayashi (SBS) Baba Kauzya (Nichigo Press) Naoto Ijichi (Nichigo Press) Kaori Yamashita ( Nichigo Press) Yusuke Oba (Cheers) Kazuya Itai (Kyodo News Agency)

A spectacular showcase of Japanese and Australian dance, music, arts performed by today’s most celebrated artists. In celebration of "Japanese and Australian tradition", experience the thunder of the drummers, the power of the Oni Kenbai, the resonation of the Koto, the spirit of the Didgeridoo, the vibration of the Shamisen, the song of the Choir and the beauty of the kimono, in this most extraordinary concert. Renowned artists fuse traditional arts with the energy of today. One night only Tickets are selling fast.　https://bit.ly/2RxUEkq WEB　https://www.jculturesydney.com/current-project

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