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Events

2005

Robert Wynne + Yuri Yanai Exhibition "Shimmer"

Robert Wynne + Yuri Yanai Exhibition "Shimmer"

3 December 2005 - 17 December 2005

Returning to Tokyo since their successful 'Elemental' exhibition, Robert Wynne and Yuri Yanai are holding an exhibition 'Shimmer' at Gallery Sakura...


Dean Bowen solo exhibition: "Dogs"

Dean Bowen solo exhibition: "Dogs"

3 December 2005 - 31 January 2006

Dean Bowen returns to Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto this December with an exhibition celebrating the Year of the Dog on the Chinese calendar and his 10th...


Gekidan KAITAISHA "Dream Regime, Tokyo"

Gekidan KAITAISHA "Dream Regime, Tokyo"

2 December 2005 - 4 December 2005

From 2 - 4 December, 2005 internationally acclaimed experimental theatre group Gekidan Kaitaisha will perform their latest production of "Dream Reg...


Phatspace & Bus Project

Phatspace & Bus Project

26 November 2005 - 9 January 2006

From 18 December 2005 - 9 January 2006, an exhibtion of contemporary Australian art, bringing together artists from both Sydney and Melbourne will ...


Opal Dream

Opal Dream

26 November 2005

Starring Jacqueline McKenzie and Vince Colosimo, directed by The Full Monty director Peter Cattaneo and based on the novella by Ben Rice, this UK, ...


Jason Roberts Solo Exhibition: Gondwana Show

Jason Roberts Solo Exhibition: Gondwana Show

13 October 2005 - 26 October 2005

About 20 of Australian wildlife paintings in water colour by Tasmanian born Jason Roberts will be exhibited in Tokyo for the first time from 13 - 2...


Nigel MacLean returns to Japan

Nigel MacLean returns to Japan

8 October 2005 - 12 October 2005

Following his successful tour last year Nigel MacLean will be returning to Japan in October to thrill audiences with his jazz fiddle. In Tokyo he w...


Craig Walsh at Yokohama Triennale 2005

Craig Walsh at Yokohama Triennale 2005

28 September 2005 - 18 December 2005

The Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art will be hosting Australia's most popular young artist, Craig Walsh from 28 September to 18...


Shaun Gladwell at Yokohama Triennale 2005

Shaun Gladwell at Yokohama Triennale 2005

28 September 2005 - 18 December 2005

The Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art will be hosting Australia's most popular young artist, Shaun Gladwell and Craig Walsh from...


Anne Norman Shakuhachi Concert

Anne Norman Shakuhachi Concert

24 September 2005 - 2 October 2005

A rare and special opportunity to hear the haunting and evocative shakuhachi of Anne Norman, a leading exponent from Australia and one of the world...


George Washingmachine Trio at Aichi Expo 2005

George Washingmachine Trio at Aichi Expo 2005

18 September 2005 - 25 September 2005

Australia's No. 1 Jazz violinist George Washingmachine makes his Japan debut at the Aichi Expo Violinist, George Washingmachine, swinging and ecce...


Oren Ambarchi - Shows in Japan

Oren Ambarchi - Shows in Japan

13 September 2005 - 15 September 2005

Oren Ambarchi - shows in Japan 1. Oren Ambarchi Solo + Atsuhiro Ito, California Dolls (Ami Yoshida + Chihiro Wada), Takefumi Naoshima/Yoshih...


Daryl Buckley at Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya

Daryl Buckley at Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya

11 September 2005 - 15 September 2005

On Site Labo lecture series: Australia's Contemporary Music Scene - ELISION Mr Daryl Buckley will provide an overview of Australia's innovative an...


Slava Grigoryan at Aichi Expo 2005

Slava Grigoryan at Aichi Expo 2005

5 September 2005 - 6 September 2005

Slava Grigoryan, one of Australia's leading young guitarist soloists will be playing at Aichi Expo on 5th and 6th September. Born in 1976 in Kazak...


Twofold: Queensland - Nagoya Art Exchange

Twofold: Queensland - Nagoya Art Exchange

5 September 2005 - 17 September 2005

In the spirit of the universal and transcendent quality of art, Artworkers Alliance (Queensland) and Westbeth Gallery KOZUKA (Nagoya) have coordina...


International Openair Expressions 2005 Hiki

International Openair Expressions 2005 Hiki

1 September 2005 - 21 September 2005

The installation work of Virginia Jones and Jessica Dixon has been selected to show in the "International Open Air Expressions 2005, Hiki" located ...


FISA World Rowing Championships 2005 Gifu

FISA World Rowing Championships 2005 Gifu

28 August 2005 - 4 September 2005

The national Australian rowing team will be competing at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu from 28 August to 4 September. The internation...


Luke George at "Bokuroll"

Luke George at "Bokuroll"

25 August 2005 - 28 August 2005

From August 25-28, exciting Australian choreographer and dancer Luke George will perform a new dance work created in collaboration with a Japanese ...


Leonie Cohen Jazz Trio

Leonie Cohen Jazz Trio

15 August 2005

Leonie Cohen (piano) will be performing a stunningly beautiful repertoire of standard jazz tunes and original compositions in Tokyo with her jazz t...


Kirin Cup Basketball 2005

Kirin Cup Basketball 2005

21 July 2005 - 24 July 2005

Australia National Team vs Japan National Team The Australian and Japanese national basketball teams will challenge each other to three matches in...


Waratah at Aichi Expo 2005

Waratah at Aichi Expo 2005

18 July 2005

For the celebration of Japan's "Marine Day" on 18th July, 2005 in Australian Pavilion at the Aichi World Expo, Waratah will perform and coordinate ...


Pacific Music Festival Sapporo

Pacific Music Festival Sapporo

9 July 2005 - 4 August 2005

From July 9 - August 4 2005, The Pacific Music Festival (PMF), founded in 1990 by Leonard Bernstein will be held in municipal halls in Hokkaido as ...


Short Shorts Film Festival 2005

Short Shorts Film Festival 2005

29 June 2005 - 26 August 2005

From 29 June - 4 July 2005, the short films of two Australians, Steve Baker "Confessions of an Animation" and Renee Webster "SCOFF", have been sele...


Tasmanian Week in Tokyo

Tasmanian Week in Tokyo

28 June 2005 - 6 July 2005

From Tuesday 28th June - Wednesday 6th July 2005, Tasmanian Week celebrating the island's wonders of nature, culture and cuisine will be held at th...


Victoria Week at Aichi Expo 2005

Victoria Week at Aichi Expo 2005

26 June 2005 - 2 July 2005

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the sister state relationship of business, cultural and civic exchange between Victoria and Aichi, Victoria wi...


The Nagoya Players "What the Butler Saw"

The Nagoya Players "What the Butler Saw"

18 June 2005 - 19 June 2005

For their 30th anniversary production, on the 18th and 19th June 2005 at the Aichi Arts Center Mini Theatre the Nagoya Players will present Joe Ort...


Australian Picture Book Exhibition

Australian Picture Book Exhibition

11 June 2005 - 26 June 2005

Artworks from award-winning picture books The Australian Children's Picture Book Exhibition is a display of artworks from award-winning and popula...


The Boy From Oz

The Boy From Oz

10 June 2005 - 27 June 2005

From 10 June - 27 June, 'The Boy from Oz' the Broadway musical which made local boy Peter Allen immortally famous in depicting his dramatic life wi...


We Will Rock You, Tokyo

We Will Rock You, Tokyo

27 May 2005 - 24 August 2005

Since 2002, the enormously popular smash hit We Will Rock You, The Musical by Queen and Ben Elton from London, will be arriving to rock Shinjuku Ko...


World Quilt Carnival Nagoya Japan 2005

World Quilt Carnival Nagoya Japan 2005

20 May 2005 - 22 May 2005

The World Quilt Carnival Nagoya will be held in the city of Nagoya in Aichi prefecture. This large-scale international quilt festival is expected t...


Lines of Sight

Lines of Sight

29 April 2005 - 29 May 2005

Video Works by Three Australians A presentation of three video artworks will be held at Nishi Ogikubo station, as part of the Alibabart event in t...


Architypes Multiples

Architypes Multiples

22 April 2005 - 30 June 2005

"Architypes Multiples" is a contemporary art group exhibition of 6 artists from Australia, Canada and Japan. The artists examine architecture and ...


Australia National Day at Aichi Expo 2005

Australia National Day at Aichi Expo 2005

21 April 2005

Every participating nation at the Aichi World Expo will have a "National Day" with Australia's designated day being April 21. "National Day" is des...


Queensland Week at Aichi Expo 2005

Queensland Week at Aichi Expo 2005

11 April 2005 - 17 April 2005

Queensland's ongoing presence in the Australian pavilion throughout the six months of Expo will be highlighted during Queensland Week at Expo 2005,...


Dean Bowen Exhibition - "Journey"

Dean Bowen Exhibition - "Journey"

9 April 2005 - 1 May 2005

Dean Bowen is undeniably Australian artist with his larrikin humour. And the most notable aspect of his artistic vision is an unique evocation of a...


CINE VIS CINEMA 2005 Film Festival

CINE VIS CINEMA 2005 Film Festival

8 April 2005 - 10 April 2005

CINE VIS CINEMA 2005 Film festival will be held in Tokyo International Forum between 8/4 - 10/4. This 5th short film festival will invite two Aus...


"Outdooring" Photo Exhibition

"Outdooring" Photo Exhibition

25 February 2005 - 22 March 2005

outdooring is an exhibition of 6 emerging Australian photo-media artists who depict one of the oldest and most culturally saturated subjects to con...


Balarinji Design Exhibition

Balarinji Design Exhibition

4 February 2005 - 26 February 2005

Run by John Moriarty, Balarinji is known as an innovative contemporary design brand that has been pushing the boundaries of Australian design. Mori...


Move on Asia

Move on Asia

18 January 2005 - 30 January 2005

Move on Asia, an animation and single-channel video art exhibition, that took place in Seoul, South Korea in May 2004 is now seen in Tokyo. Some v...