5 – 7 JUNE
9 – 23 JUNE
UNTIL 7 JULY
5 – 7 JUNE
James Blake— Japan Tour 2013 The English electronic music producer and singer-songwriter from London was the runner-up in the BBC’ s Sound of 2011 poll. He was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Music Prize for his eponymous debut album, James Blake, which was released in the UK in February 2011.
Studio Coast 2-2-10 Shinkiba Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-0082 5 June
Diamond Hall Unryu Flex Bldg 5F 2-1-9 Shinsakae Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0007
6 June Namba Hatch 1-3-1 Minatomachi Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0017 7 June
Adults from ¥ 6,000 http:// smash-jpn. com / live /? id = 1941
9 – 23 JUNE
Othello William Shakespeare’ s renowned tragedy— believed to have been written around 1603— centres on four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; Desdemona, Othello’ s wife; Cassio, Othello’ s lieutenant; and Iago, Othello’ s trusted ensign. The cast will include the well-known Japanese actor and actress Toru Nakamura and Yu Yamada.
Toru Nakamura / Yu Yamada / Masaaki Akahori / Akira Shirai
Setagaya Public Theatre 4-1-1 Taishido Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0004 15, 22, 23 June, 1pm 13, 19, 20 June, 2pm 9 and 16 June, 5pm 22 June, 6pm 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21 June, 7pm
http:// setagaya-pt. jp / en /
Closed on 11 and 18 June Adults from ¥ 5,000
UNTIL 7 JULY
Natsume Soseki and Arts Natsume Soseki( 1867 – 1916)— art lover and one of the most well-known authors of the Meiji period— spent two years during his early thirties in London. On display will be more than 200 art works mentioned in Soseki’ s novels, including Botchan and Sanshiro.
© Tate, London 2013
The Golden Bough; Joseph Mallord William Turner; 1834; Tate, London
The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts 12-8 Ueno Park Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714 10am – 5pm( entry permitted until 4:30pm) Closed on Mondays
www. tokyo-np. co. jp / event / soseki /
03-5777-8600 Adults from ¥ 1,500
FREE TICKETS We are giving away five pairs of free tickets to this event.
MAY 2013 | BCCJ ACUMEN | 45