For you [Kofu, Japan] 10th January

2021-12-07
//10th January 2022 in Kofu, Japan//

For You

[Appearance]
Fumio Itabashi (Piano)
Mokugusha+Kanroku (Joruri Ningyo)
Sizzle Ohtaka (Vocal)
Norihito Sumitomo (Sax)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue)

[Date]
Monday, 10th January 2022, open 14:30 / start 15:00

[Place]
Sakura-za
(1-1-7, Chuo, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan)

[Ticket]
Advance 3,500YEN +1 drink
Doors 4,000YEN +1 drink

[Reservation & Contact]
+81 90 2738 0247 (Yamamoto)

Sakura-za
TEL&FAX +81 55 233 2031
kofu@sakuraza.jp

 

True Life [Sayama, Japan] 9th January

2021-12-07
//9th January 2022 in Sayama, Japan//

True Life

[Appearance]
Mokugusha+Kanroku (Joruri Ningyo)
Sizzle Ohtaka (Vocal)
Norihito Sumitomo (Sax, Keyboard)
Yosuke Watanabe (Percussion)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue)

[Date]
Sunday, 9th January 2022, open 14:30 / start 15:00

[Place]
Sayama-shi Shimin Koryu center
(1-3-1, Irumagawa, Sayama, Saitama, Japan)

[Ticket]
Admission Free *Donations are welcome

[Contact]
+81 90 3185 4653(Kamekura)

 

True Life [Hachioji, Japan] 8th January

2021-12-07
//8th January 2022 in Hachioji, Japan//

True Life

[Appearance]
Mokugusha+Kanroku (Joruri Ningyo)
Sizzle Ohtaka (Vocal)
Norihito Sumitomo (Sax, Keyboard)
Yosuke Watanabe (Percussion)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue)

[Date]
Saturday, 8th January 2022, open 14:00 / start 14:30

[Place]
Minami-osawa Campus of Tokyo Toritsudaigaku University
(1-1, Minami-osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan)

[Ticket]
Admission Free *Donations are welcome

[Contact]
+81 90 2348 1154 (Nomoto)

 

DAWNING. [Saijo, Japan] 26th December

2021-12-06
//26th December 2021 in Saijo, Japan//

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The original tale of gods
DAWNING.


Directed & Costume by Miharu Toriyama
Script & music by Kazunari Abe

☆☆☆

This is our stage performance, where our prayer is made visible
through Norito (Shinto ritual prayers) chanted by Shinto priest,
​Ballet in Western Culture, and the traditional Japanese musical instruments, Shinobue (bamboo flute) and Taiko (drum)--they all merge together and resonate with one another.

☆☆☆

■Appearance
Kanae Kusu (Ballet) as Amaterasu “shining in heaven”
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute) as Mirror Artisan
Hideshi Sogabe (Norito, Shinto prayer) as Storyteller & Divine Spirit

Atsushi Doi (Keyboard)
Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drum)
Tsuyoshi Maeda (Taiko, Japanese drum)

Shinako Imaizumi (MC)

■Date
Sunday, 26th December 2021, start 14:00 (open 13:30)

■Place
Ishizuchi Shrine Kaikan (797, Nishida-ko, Saijo-shi, Ehime, Japan)

■Ticket
Advance 5,000YEN / Student 3,000円 / Elementary school student 1,000円
At Doors 5,500YEN / Student 3,500円 / Elementary school student 1,500円
Peatix
https://2021akeru.peatix.com

■Streaming Ticket 2,000YEN
〔Live streaming+Archive streaming until 9th January 2022〕
TwitCasting
https://twitcasting.tv/f:3082169045184571/shopcart/118356

■Contact
Shinobue Studio +81 50 5372 3395
shinobuestudio@cg7.so-net.ne.jp
https://kazunariabe.jp/contact.html

DAWNING. official site
https://www.akeru-dawning.info

DAWNING. trailer
https://youtu.be/hQLanqbq4eI


Supervisor / Ryuta Abe
“Aizome” Indigo dyeing / Hiroshi Hayashi (Indigo Dyeing Studio RUWACH)
Fragrance effects / Yoko Tsukamoto (natural garden makahou)
The Theatre Mask / Harumi Hoshika (Handmade Studio Poppo Jiiji)
Hairstylist & Kimono dressing / Yuka Ozeki (Beauty Salon Tiara)
Makeup artist / Chiemi Abe (Beauty Salon Warm hands)
Graphic Design / Hako Kokubo (Photographer)
Original Drawing of Materials / Yuko Hirata (Painter)

Stage & Lighting / Kazuki Yoshii (Stage Create Co., Ltd.)
Sound / Shunichi Ito (Niihama Jeandore)
Filming & Live Streaming / Masataka Jinno (CACTUS Inc.)
Photo / Tsuyoshi Matsuura (Hi-Clutch!)
Production Cooperation / Fumi Mae (Mind Up Co., Ltd.)

Special Thanks to Ishizuchi Shrine
NPO Ishizuchi Mori-no-Gakko (“School of the Woods”)

Produced by SHINOBUE STUDIO

 

Amanoiwato Shrine [Takachiho, Japan] 21st December

2021-11-15
//21st December 2021 in Takachiho, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will perform Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute in the Eve Festival of "Amanoiwato Shimenawa Rehabilitation Shinto Ritual".

https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/508721

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"Amanoiwato Shimenawa Rehabilitation Shinto Ritual"

DATE (planned):
21st December 2021, 15:00-21:00 (Eve Festival)
22nd December 2021, 6:50-10:30 (Main Festival)

PLACE: Amanoiwato Shrine
*1073-1 Iwato, Takachiho-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture
**TEL +81 982 74 8239
https://amanoiwato-jinja.jp

◆Day 1: December 21 (Tuesday) (Eve Festival)
・ Ceremony of the memorial service for the ropes
・ Dedication performance by musicians Tetsuya Kajiwara and Kazunari Abe
・ Dedication performance by dancers Yasutake Shimaji and Hana Sakai
・ Dedication of Amanoiwato Kagura
・ Dedication by calligrapher Taijun Nagayama

◆ Day 2: December 22 (Wednesday) (Main Festival)
・Dedication tea ceremony by Chikuho Hanawa
・Dedication Birdsong of Naganakidori by Nihon Niwatori Hogo Renmei
・Dedication performance by martial artist Takashi Araya
・Shimenawa Rehabilitation Shinto Ritual Norito by the chief priest
・Dedication performance byTakachiho high school archery club
・Shimenawa Rehabilitation Shinto Ritual by mountain climber
Hirotaka Takeuchi and Kazuaki Amano
・ Dedication by calligrapher Taijun Nagayama