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JFNY & CGP NEWSLETTER | August 5, 2020
Performance
August 15, 5pm EDT
Online (YouTube Live)
The Japan Foundation, New York will present a special lecture with Isaku Kageyama, Sumie Kaneko, and David Wells on some of the traditional Japanese musical instruments used for Bon Odori, a summertime folk dance festival, which is the highlight of a centuries-old Buddhist custom called Obon. This lecture will focus on the history of Japanese music, covering the histories of taiko, shamisen, koto, and fue. There will be demonstrations of traditional performances by the artists and the various instruments will be played together at the end to showcase how they sound together to create Obon festival music. A live Q&A session will conclude the event and viewers will be invited to ask questions via the chat window on YouTube Live.

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August 13, 8pm EDT
Online
Choral Chameleon will stream the full concert film of the world premiere of "Goshu Ondo Suite" by the accomplished Japanese jazz pianist Yamamoto Eri. The suite is based off of the “Goshu Ondo,” a traditional circle dance song from Shiga, Japan, where it was sung during the summer Obon festival. Composing the "Goshu Ondo Suite" brought some of Yamamoto’s happiest childhood memories flooding back. This event is supported through the JFNY Grant for Arts and Culture.

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Current Opportunities
As in-person gatherings are limited due to the global pandemic, we are introducing a new grant program to provide intensive support for initiatives related to Japanese Studies that focus on exchanges via the Internet. The following are examples of the types of projects this program can support: online symposium, seminars, and workshops; expansion of digital archives; creation of web contents; digital exhibitions, etc.
This grant aims to support projects that will enhance and deepen the understanding of Japan through academic exploration. Successful proposals generally take the form of conferences, colloquia, symposia, presentations, and lectures.
JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture expands the scope to online content programs. We support online projects related to Arts & Cultural Exchange that incorporate issues pertaining to the COVID-19 global pandemic, such as virtual exhibitions and performances, film streaming, online conferences as well as webinars. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For online projects, they must be received by JFNY at least 1 month prior to the project start date.

For inquiries, please contact: info@jfny.org
Image credits (from top to bottom):

(From left to right) Isaku Kageyama, David Wells, and Sumie Kaneko. Photos courtesy of the artists.

Goshu Ondo Suite. Photo: Jacob McCoy.