Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists 2017 (2)

The Americas
Host Country Project Title Grantee
Canada Mochinosha Puppet Company Canada Tour Mochinosha Puppet Company
Chile Natsuno Daisankaku Chilean Tour Makoto Oshiro (The great △)
Mexico Miyuki Ito Concert in Mexico Miyuki Ito
U.S.A. Left-Right-Left New York Tour Japan Society
U.S.A 2017 Shakuhachi Festival of the Pacific Yozan Kaminaga
U.S.A Music From Japan Festival 2018, Third Artist Residence, 43rd Season Committee for Music From Japan
U.S.A. YAMATO the Drummers of Japan, USA Tour 2018 Kongendo Co., Ltd.
U.S.A., Canada The Classic Live for The United Nations "Our Blue Planet" Non profit Organization The Classic Live for The United Nations
Asia and Oceania
Host Country Project Title Grantee
Australia Australian Shakuhachi Festival Kaoru Kakizakai
Cambodia Miwa Hoyano Concert and Master Class in Cambodia Miwa Hoyano
India 2017 The Year of Japan-India Friendly Exchanges: Iwami-Kagura Performance Tour in India Hamada Iwami-Kagura Shachu Renrakukyougikai
Malaysia THEATRE MOMENTS "The Ballad of Narayama" Malaysia Tour THEATRE MOMENTS
Sri Lanka Commemoration of 70th Anniversary of Sri Lanka's Independence: Performance of Awa-Odori Dance in Sri Lanka Honganji Foundation
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Host Country Project Title Grantee
Cyprus European Capital of Culture Pafos 2017 Ikebana Program koryu rion kai school
Czech Republic Image Forum Yamashita Koyo (film), Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Lecture and Workshop Image Forum
Ethiopia Mademoiselle Cinema "Journey of Dance" 2017 "ADEY, a journey of exploration and enrichment of Ethiopia's dance culture" Mademoiselle Cinema
France anti-babel project NPO GEKIKEN
France Junior orchestra performance in France, Nantes City 2017 SAKIRA Junior Orchestra Academy Supporters' Association
Hungary Opera "MANYO-SYU FUTAKAMI BANKA" etc., Akira Senju's Works in subscription concert of Szolnok City Symphony Orchestra, Hungary Akira Senju Office Corporation
Italy coba quartet tour in Italy febbre co., Ltd.
Italy Japanese Baby Theater in Bologna Festival TYA Japan
Lithuania Ryu Suzuki's "BU"performance in Lithuania Ryu Suzuki
Switzerland Jiuta Switzerland Tour 2017 Akiko Fujimoto
Ukraine Saruhachi-za Puppet Troupe Ukraine Tour Saruhachi-za Puppet Troupe
U.K. Lectures and Workshops on Urushi/KOGEI during the Asian Art in London Toshiba International Foundation
Belgium, Guadeloupe (FR), Martinique (FR) MOCLOUD MUSIC LLC. "Yosuke Onuma JAM KA" Europe and Caribbean Concert Tour MOCLOUD MUSIC LLC
Bosnia Herzegovina, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia Tadashi Tajima and friends Eupopean Tour Tadashi Tajima
France, Poland TAKUMI-Art Vivant du Japon Lecture and Demonstration on Restoration Techniques in Europe TAKUMI-Living Art of Japan Association
France, Spain Urasenke Tea Ceremony and Bizen Pottery Exhibition and Lecture Association France-Japan of Tea Ceremony
Germany, France, U.K. Gozo Yoshimasu + Kukangendai Europe Tour Kukan Gendai LLC.
Ghana, Malawi IYCO & KAKAFURAHA Africa Tour 2017 IYCO
Italy, Slovenia Saburo Teshigawara/KARAS Europe Tour Saburo Teshigawara/KARAS (KARAS Co., Ltd.)
Italy, Slovenia Takefu Ensemble Italy, Slovenia tour Toshio Hosokawa
Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan Joint Concert of Kaiden Masanori and traditional musicians from Japan in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of Kyrgyz Republic Diplomatic Relations and Kazakhstan-Japan Diplomatic Relations Kaiden Masanori
Mozambique, South Africa Maya Egashira Tour in Mozambique and South Africa Maya Egashira

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