Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists 2017 (1)

The Americas
Host Country Project Title Grantee
U.S.A Project: "Washitales" in America, Exhibition, Workshops, Performance Kyoko Ibe
Brazil REQUIOS 20th Anniversary and REQUIOS Brazil EISA 15th Anniversary Stage SOUSAKU GEIDAN REQUIOS
U.S.A Japan Cultural Days Aichiken Toyotashi bounote hozonkai
Canada, U.S.A Japanese-French Project, Kaze America-Canada Tour 2017 Satoko Fujii
U.S.A Toward the implementation of a Japanese traditional education program at the Morikami Museum in Florida Joseph Amato
U.S.A Hiroshima Wind Orchestra Hiroshima Wind Orchestra
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras Kumi Miyakawa and Masaaki Saito "Central America Piano Concert & Tuning Tour 2017 Kumi Miyakawa
Peru JAPAN FLUTISTS ASSOCIATION 50th Memorial Flute Orchestra Peru Tour JAPAN FLUTISTS ASSOCIATION
Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico Nico-ichi Latin America Concert Nico-ichi
Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlamds, U.K, U.S.A Kikagaku Moyo "Rock band" EU and US tour Kikagaku Moyo
U.S.A Yokohama Jazz Promenade presents Detroit Jazz Festival Akihiro Nishiguti Sax Trio YOKOHAMA JAZZ PROMENADE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE
Canada chelfitsch "Time's Journey Through a Room" Montreal Tour chelfitsch
Ecuador, Venezuela Condor and Tsuru Latin America Concert Native Spirit
Mexico Tour in Mexico to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of the Enomoto Immigration to Mexico KIRAKUZA
Canada JAPANESE NEW DANCE Montreal Tour Dance Nippon Associates
Brazil, Germany, France, Poland Takao Kawaguchi's about Kazuo Ohno Tour in Europe and South America Takao Kawaguchi
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, U.K, U.S.A OSAKA MONAURAIL(MUSIC) Tour in Europe and North America SHOUT! PRODUCTIONS CO.,LTD.
Brazil, Peru, Paraguay Marimba Duo Wings Latin America Tour Takayoshi Yoshioka
Asia and Oceania
Host Country Project Title Grantee
Australia NIWA GEKIDAN PENINO "Avidya: No lights Inn" NIWA GEKIDAN PENINO
China The Trojan Women and "Dionysus" by SCOT at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China Suzuki Company of Toga
Malaysia The 60-year memorial event celebrating diplomatic relations between Japan and Malaysia The Japanse traditional group "Kizuna"
China Yoshito Ohno's Tour in China Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio
India Wall Art Project "Earth Art Project in Ladakh 2017" Thiksay, Ladakh, India Wall Art Project
India Fujima Rankou and other Japanese artists Odisha Biennale Tour Tokyo-Odisha Cultural Exchange
Korea Noism1 "NINA materialize sacrifice (ver.black)" in Daegu Niigata City Art & Culture Promotion Foundation
Sri Lanka, Maldives Shoko Ito's "Master Shoko and Margarita" Maldives and Sri Lanka Tour ITO Shoko
Hong Kong, Philippines, Israel Miss Revolutionary Idol Berserker "Crazy Girls Save The World" Hong Kong, The Philippines, Israel Three countries Tour 2017 Miss Revolutionary Idol Berserker
Taiwan, Romania Ryuzanji Company"Japan" x Our Theatre "Taiwan" "Macbeth-Paint it, Black!" in Sibiu International Theater Festival in Romania, Taiwan 2017 Ryuzanji Company
New Zealand New Zealand Tour Collaboration the Miyata-Yoshimura-Suzuki Trio and Katapult Trio Nanae Yoshimura
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Host Country Project Title Grantee
France, Ireland, U.K Introduced great Japanese vocalist Maki Asakawa. There was a singer called Maki Asakawa like Piaf. Sanat Sanat
Italy Yamamura ryu - Mai and jiuta - Stage, demonstration and workshop in Italy - Performing arts from Osaka Yamamura Wakahayaki
Denmark, U.K Kensaku Satou Taiko Project in Edinburgh Sakiwai Creation Inc.
Czech Republic, Germany, U.K Satoko Inoue (pianist) Europe Tour Satoko Inoue
Ukraine OVER THE WALL (mural) Demonstration and workshop in Ukraine OVER THE WALL World Mural Project
Germany, Spain, Italy Keiin YOSHIMURA "Kamigatamai"Europe Tour Kamigatamai-Tomonokai
Ireland, U.K Silent Film Live Show with Hideyuki Yamashiro Katsudo-Benshi narration and Mie Yamashita piano accompaniment in Dublin and UK Mie Yanasita
Spain, Portugal, U.K Yuichi Ito Screening, lecture and workshop I. TOON Ltd. (Yuichi Ito)
France France-Japan Friendship 160 Years Anniversary Event The Ceremony @ Guimet Museum Contribute World Peace ISE FOUNDATION
Portugal Min Tanaka Solo Dance in Portugal Madada Inc.
Poland, Ukraine EITETSU HAYASHI with FU-UN no KAI Concert "NATURE'S RHYTHM 2017" Eastern Europe Tour HAL CO., LTD
Czech Republic The seventh workshop and bilingual performance of Kyogen farces in Czech Republic Shigeyama Motohiko
France Mari Natsuki Impressionate MNS TOKYO CO., LTD
Denmark, France 150th Anniversary of Japan-Denmark Diplomatic Relations TOKYO JAZZ at COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL and TOKYO JAZZ at Jazz a Vienne NHK Enterprises, Inc.
Cyprus MOTOKO HIRAYAMA, EMI TOKO & OREKA TX "HYBRID spin-off" Motoko Hirayama
Belgium, France, U.K Kuniko Kato Europe Tour Kuniko Kato
Czech Republic, Italy Pro Musica Nipponia Europe Tour Pro Musica Nipponia
Netherlands DADADADAN TENKO "TSUKUMO" in Oerol Festival JIRAIYA Co., Ltd.
Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia GOCOO Europe Tour 2017 GOCOO(Tawoo Limited Company)
France, U.K KENTARO KOBAYASHI Paris, London Performance TWINKLE Corporation Ltd.
Denmark Kawaii to Epikku-Denmark meets Japan "Viborg Animation Festival 2017, the 150th Anniversary of Japan-Denmark Diplomatic Relations/ Aarhus 2017-European Cultural Capital /the 100th Anniversary of Anime Animation Sans Frontiers Partners"abbrev."ASF Partners Office H
Saudi Arabia Japan-Saudi Arabia Friendship Concert "Japan Festival Orchestra" Riyadh Tour Sawakami Opera Foundation
Spain, Portugal WADAIKO group DONGARA "BANSHOU" Europe Tour DONGARA
Switzerland, Germany, Denmark JAPAN-DENMA YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI
Lithuania Japan-Baltic Design Week in Japan '17 OHRYS BIRD
Sweden Kenjiro Okazaki, Akira Asada "Intelligent Environment: Natural Science and Art-Alternative Intellectual Tradition in Japan" Lecture & Workshop in Nordic Countries NAKAYA UKICHIRO FOUNDATION
Germany, Spain, France, Italy Concert performance of GAIA CUATRO in Europe Kaiya Project.,Inc.
Czech Republic International Shakuhachi Festival Prague 2017(ISFP 2017) OBAMA AKIHITO
Germany, Italy Naoki Kita and Tetsu Saitoh "My Castle" Dance Theatre themed Autism in Germany NAOKI KITA
Switzerland, Germany Contemporary Duo Kousei Murata & Kazue Nakamura Swiss and Germany Tour Atsuo Murata
Denmark IMAI MIEKO Shodo Performance "Lead the life of nature lover" in Copenhagen Mieko Imai
Finland Hideo Furukawa "The 28th Lahti International Writer's Reunion" Hideo Furukawa
Ethiopia ETHIO X JAPAN Cultural Exchange 2017 COMMITTED, Inc
Finland, Romania Yamamoto Noh Theatre Performances in Europe 2017 Yamamoto Noh Theater
Germany Norimizu Ameya Classroom FFT Nippon Performance Night precog co., LTD.
Ghana, Portugal Kiwi & The Papaya Mangoes Atlantic Tour Kiwi & The Papaya Mangoes
Italy Concert and Lecture by Opera Singers of Cuore d' Opera Kazufumi Takada
Denmark Ichitaro Live in Denmark Ichitaro
Germany, Spain, France, Ireland Japanese Royal Court Music GAGAKU in Europe. Naoyuki Manabe
Germany, Denmark, Poland, Russia, Slovenia Hikashu East and Northern Europe Tour Hikashu
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia Theatre Company A La Place "The Seagull" South Eastern Europe Tour Workshop Theatre Centre Without Walls
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic Calligraphy - Michiko Hamazaki Michiko Hamazaki
Ireland The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Japan:Shigeyama Sengoro Kyogen in Ireland Committee for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Japan:Shigeyama Sengoro Kyogen in Ireland
France SPAC "ANTIGONE" Festival d' Avignon Shizuoka Performing Arts Center

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