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SUMMARY:The 25th Katari Japanese Storytelling Show - Hina Doll Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Toronto Storytelling Festival present\nThe 25th Katari Japanese Storytelling Show – Hina Doll Festival.\nJoin us for an afternoon of Japanese folk tales\, songs and stories at the 25th annual Katari Japanese Storytelling event. This family-friendly event is presented in cooperation with the Toronto Storytelling Festival. The Katari Japanese Storytellers programme includes traditional and contemporary stories accompanied by guitar renditions\, for visitors of all ages. \nAudience: Family\nAdmission: Free (RSVP required)\nWheelchair Accessibility: Yes \n**Registration will open in February 2018** \nProgramme: \n\nNatalie Vachon : Issun Boshi\nAisha Masaoka : A Boy in the Moon\nKoko Kikucho : Saburo\, the Eel Hunter\nYusuke Tanaka : Reiko’s Hina Dolls\nRui Umezawa : The Art of Fighting Without Fighting\nNoriko Yamamoto : Clown\n\n——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– \nKoko Kikuchi Born in Tohoku\, in the Northeast region of Japan\, Koko has been involved in Katari since its inception. He specialized in the folktakes of his native region of Iwate. \nYusuke Tanaka Veteran translator\, writer and director of the Katari Storytellers since 1994\, he has been telling Ainu people’s stories and his own adaptations of Japanese folklore in many places including New York\, Seoul\, Kyoto\, Tokyo and Sapporo. \nNoriko Yamamoto A professional dancer\, mime\, silent storyteller\, and visual artist. Since moving to Toronto from Tokyo in 1994\, Noriko has added Nia dance exercise to her repertoire. She performs regularly at schools\, libraries\, festivals\, and at various other events. \nNathalie Vachon A writer/storyteller and painter whose work is described as whimsical\, magical and heartwarming. She lived in Osaka for a year and a half and loves to share\, hear stories and travel back into memories of Japan and Asia. \nRui Umezawa A Toronto writer and storyteller. His novel The Truth About Death and Dying was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize for Best First Book. His past participation in Katari inspired his most recent publication\, Strange Light Afar: Tales of the Supernatural from Old Japan. \nAisha Masaoka Aisha is excited to have the opportunity to perform with the Katari Storytellers again. She is a graduate of Humber College’s Theatre Performance Program. She recently moved to Listowel\, Ontario from Toronto and is enjoying the small town life. \n \n       \n  \n*** Registration is at capacity for this event. To join the waiting list please email library@jftor.org  RSVPs will be held until 10 minutes before the start of the event\, after which point patrons from the waiting list will be allowed in\, if space allows.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/katari-japanese-storytelling-2018/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The 24th Katari Japanese Storytelling Show
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the 2017 Toronto Storytelling Festival present \nThe 24th Katari Japanese Storytelling Show\n– Hot and Spicy Ramen with 7 Toppings! – \nJoin us for an afternoon of Japanese folk tales\, songs and stories at the 24th annual Katari Japanese Storytelling event. This family-friendly event is presented in cooperation with the Toronto Storytelling Festival. The Katari Japanese Storytellers programme includes traditional and contemporary stories for visitors of all ages. This year we will have draw prizes that reflect the hot and spicy theme. \n  \nAudience: Family\nLanguage: English with some Japanese words \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/the-24th-katari-japanese-storytelling-show/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:A Bento of Katari Japanese Stories – featuring the work of Kenji Miyazawa
DESCRIPTION:in the Toronto Storytelling Festival\nIn 1994\, a group of Japanese teachers in the Toronto area started telling Japanese folklore both in English and Japanese with a mission of disseminating Japanese folklore to Canadians at large. Yusuke Tanaka\, co-founder and current director\, continued this group by enriching their programmes with Japanese contemporary stories and Ainu aboriginal stories with the support of the Toronto Storytelling Festival. Katari members now include Canadian storytellers of various ethnic backgrounds. \nThe event commemorates the 120th anniversary of Kenji Miyazawa by introducing three of his works. \nAudience: General\nContact person: Yusuke Tanaka 416-446-6256\nRegistration: Yusuketanaka446@gmail.com \nPROGRAMME: \n\nNatalie Vachon: Issun Boshi\nYusuke Tanaka: The Restaurant of Many Orders\nSachiko Pereklita (songs): Hoshi-Meguri no Uta (The Song of Stars)\, Hanamizuki (dogwood)\, Sato no Aki (The Autumn of My Home)\nNoriko Yamamoto: Gauche the Cellist\nRui Umezawa: Trickster (Kawauso)\n\nHost: Jack Howard \nPresented in partnership with The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n \n\n2016 Storyteller Biographies \nSachiko Hata-Pereklita Born in Hyogo\, Japan\, Sachiko is an active community worker and singer at various local community events and she loves painting and teaching Etegami (picture card) craft. \nJack Howard A librarian at the Royal Ontario Museum\, Jack has been telling stories at the ROM and other venues for over twenty-five years. Jack feels a special connection with the stories of East Asia\, especially Japan and Korea\, and enjoys telling the traditional folk tales from those lands. \nYusuke Tanaka A veteran translator\, writer\, director and co-founder of the Katari since 1994. He has been telling Ainu people’s stories and his own adaptations of Japanese folklore in many places such as New York\, Seoul\, Kyoto\, Tokyo and Sapporo. \nNoriko Yamamoto A professional dancer\, mime\, silent storyteller\, and visual artist. Since moving to Toronto from Tokyo in 1994\, Noriko has added Nia to her repertoire. She performs regularly at schools\, libraries\, festivals\, and at various other events. \nNathalie Vachon A writer/storyteller and painter whose work is described as whimsical\, magical and heartwarming. She lived in Osaka for a year and a half and loves to share\, hear stories and travel back into memories of Japan and Asia. \nRui Umezawa A Toronto writer and storyteller.  His novel\, The Truth About Death and Dying was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize for Best First Book. His past participation in Katari inspired his latest publication\, Strange Tales Afar: Tales of the Supernatural from Old Japan. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/katari-2016/
LOCATION:Luc Sculpture School and Studio\, 663 Greenwood Ave\, Toronto\, ON\, M4J 4B3 \, Canada
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SUMMARY:Katari Japanese Storytellers 「春・夏・秋・冬　Stories of Love and Four Seasons」
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 29\, 3 – 5 pm \nJack Howard\nA Boy in the Moon\nAn Ainu folktale shows a different image and story in the Moon. \nNathalie Vachon\nKetut and the Thousand Herons\nA Bali Island folktale tells how “sunshine” was created. \nYusuke Tanaka \nIshikari Elegy song and story\nA popular song of  lament  singing “Where have all the Herrings gone?” \nKoko Kikuchi\nThe Nighthawk Star\nA Kenji Miyazawa story about an ugly-looking bird who becomes a star in the night sky. \nIntermission \nSharon Isac \nMorning of Final Farewell\nThe most beautiful and sorrowful poem by Kenji Miyazawa \nGladiolus Choir Chorus \n\nSakura Sakura : the most well-known song about cherry-blossoms\nHana : Okinawan song of love for all flowers\nHanamizuki: A very popular contemporary song about the dogwood flower\n\nNoriko Yamamoto\nMirror in Mirror\nAn original mime performance depicts a memory of summer reflected in the mirror
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LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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