Events in 2005
2005
December
Dean Bowen solo exhibition: "Dogs"
3 December 2005 - 31 January 2006
Dean Bowen returns to Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto this December with an exhibition celebrating the Year of the Dog on the Chinese calendar and his 10th...
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Robert Wynne + Yuri Yanai Exhibition "Shimmer"
3 December 2005 - 17 December 2005
Returning to Tokyo since their successful 'Elemental' exhibition, Robert Wynne and Yuri Yanai are holding an exhibition 'Shimmer' at Gallery Sakura...
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Gekidan KAITAISHA "Dream Regime, Tokyo"
2 December 2005 - 4 December 2005
From 2 - 4 December, 2005 internationally acclaimed experimental theatre group Gekidan Kaitaisha will perform their latest production of "Dream Reg...
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November
Phatspace & Bus Project
26 November 2005 - 9 January 2006
From 18 December 2005 - 9 January 2006, an exhibtion of contemporary Australian art, bringing together artists from both Sydney and Melbourne will ...
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Opal Dream
26 November 2005
Starring Jacqueline McKenzie and Vince Colosimo, directed by The Full Monty director Peter Cattaneo and based on the novella by Ben Rice, this UK, ...
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Trent Jansen "The Sign Project" at Design Tide in Tokyo 2005
2 November 2005 - 6 November 2005
Having intrigued audiences by the live construction of his Sign Stools at the furniture showroom Space Furniture in Sydney, from November 2nd - 6th...
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October
Dwayne Lawler's solo performance 'TOKYO VAMPIRE'
30 October 2005 - 25 December 2005
Australian actor Dwayne Lawler ("Macbeth" at the New National Theatre, Tokyo in 2004) will be performing his solo performance TOKYO VAMPIRE at the ...
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3D animation films from Australia at EPOC in CG vol.6
26 October 2005 - 17 November 2005
"EPOC in CG vol.6", a special festival of the latest computer graphics animation will exhibit two works from the most advanced 3D CG animators in A...
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6th CINE VIS CINEMA International Film Festival
21 October 2005 - 23 October 2005
Seven Australian short films will join forty other films in the three-day CINE VIS CINEMA program, after having been shown together with two from J...
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Jason Roberts Solo Exhibition: Gondwana Show
13 October 2005 - 26 October 2005
About 20 of Australian wildlife paintings in water colour by Tasmanian born Jason Roberts will be exhibited in Tokyo for the first time from 13 - 2...
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Nigel MacLean returns to Japan
8 October 2005 - 12 October 2005
Following his successful tour last year Nigel MacLean will be returning to Japan in October to thrill audiences with his jazz fiddle. In Tokyo he w...
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra at Asia Orchestra Week 2005
3 October 2005 - 5 October 2005
The 4th Asia Orchestra Week: Present and Future of Asia as seen through 0rchestra will present four exciting orchestras from Asia and Pacific regio...
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September
Craig Walsh at Yokohama Triennale 2005
28 September 2005 - 18 December 2005
The Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art will be hosting Australia's most popular young artist, Craig Walsh from 28 September to 18...
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Jack Davis' "Dreamers" presented by Wesley Enoch and Rakutendan
28 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
Director Wesley Enoch from Australia who directed 'Stolen' for the 2002 Tokyo International Art Festival has been invited to co-direct the 5th in a...
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Shaun Gladwell at Yokohama Triennale 2005
28 September 2005 - 18 December 2005
The Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art will be hosting Australia's most popular young artist, Shaun Gladwell and Craig Walsh from...
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Anne Norman Shakuhachi Concert
24 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
A rare and special opportunity to hear the haunting and evocative shakuhachi of Anne Norman, a leading exponent from Australia and one of the world...
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George Washingmachine Trio at Aichi Expo 2005
18 September 2005 - 25 September 2005
Australia's No. 1 Jazz violinist George Washingmachine makes his Japan debut at the Aichi Expo
Violinist, George Washingmachine, swinging and ecce...
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Bruno Leti Solo Exhibition: The Vision of Horizon
17 September 2005 - 9 October 2005
Although Bruno Leti's fifty solo exhibitions over forty years have won international prizes and exhibitions, mainly in Melbourne, New York, Rome an...
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Oren Ambarchi - Shows in Japan
13 September 2005 - 15 September 2005
Oren Ambarchi - shows in Japan
1. Oren Ambarchi Solo + Atsuhiro Ito, California Dolls (Ami Yoshida + Chihiro Wada), Takefumi Naoshima/Yoshih...
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Daryl Buckley at Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya
11 September 2005 - 15 September 2005
On Site Labo lecture series: Australia's Contemporary Music Scene - ELISION
Mr Daryl Buckley will provide an overview of Australia's innovative an...
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Slava Grigoryan at Aichi Expo 2005
5 September 2005 - 6 September 2005
Slava Grigoryan, one of Australia's leading young guitarist soloists will be playing at Aichi Expo on 5th and 6th September.
Born in 1976 in Kazak...
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Twofold: Queensland - Nagoya Art Exchange
5 September 2005 - 17 September 2005
In the spirit of the universal and transcendent quality of art, Artworkers Alliance (Queensland) and Westbeth Gallery KOZUKA (Nagoya) have coordina...
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International Openair Expressions 2005 Hiki
1 September 2005 - 21 September 2005
The installation work of Virginia Jones and Jessica Dixon has been selected to show in the "International Open Air Expressions 2005, Hiki" located ...
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August
FISA World Rowing Championships 2005 Gifu
28 August 2005 - 4 September 2005
The national Australian rowing team will be competing at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu from 28 August to 4 September. The internation...
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Luke George at "Bokuroll"
25 August 2005 - 28 August 2005
From August 25-28, exciting Australian choreographer and dancer Luke George will perform a new dance work created in collaboration with a Japanese ...
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Leonie Cohen Jazz Trio
15 August 2005
Leonie Cohen (piano) will be performing a stunningly beautiful repertoire of standard jazz tunes and original compositions in Tokyo with her jazz t...
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July
Kirin Cup Basketball 2005
21 July 2005 - 24 July 2005
Australia National Team vs Japan National Team
The Australian and Japanese national basketball teams will challenge each other to three matches in...
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Waratah at Aichi Expo 2005
18 July 2005
For the celebration of Japan's "Marine Day" on 18th July, 2005 in Australian Pavilion at the Aichi World Expo, Waratah will perform and coordinate ...
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Pacific Music Festival Sapporo
9 July 2005 - 4 August 2005
From July 9 - August 4 2005, The Pacific Music Festival (PMF), founded in 1990 by Leonard Bernstein will be held in municipal halls in Hokkaido as ...
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Western Australian Celebration at Aichi Expo 2005
6 July 2005 - 8 July 2005
Western Australia will be featured in the Australian Pavilion at the 2005 World Expo Aichi, Japan from 6-8 July. The Western Australian celebration...
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June
Short Shorts Film Festival 2005
29 June 2005 - 26 August 2005
From 29 June - 4 July 2005, the short films of two Australians, Steve Baker "Confessions of an Animation" and Renee Webster "SCOFF", have been sele...
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Tasmanian Week in Tokyo
28 June 2005 - 6 July 2005
From Tuesday 28th June - Wednesday 6th July 2005, Tasmanian Week celebrating the island's wonders of nature, culture and cuisine will be held at th...
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Victoria Week at Aichi Expo 2005
26 June 2005 - 2 July 2005
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the sister state relationship of business, cultural and civic exchange between Victoria and Aichi, Victoria wi...
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The Nagoya Players "What the Butler Saw"
18 June 2005 - 19 June 2005
For their 30th anniversary production, on the 18th and 19th June 2005 at the Aichi Arts Center Mini Theatre the Nagoya Players will present Joe Ort...
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Australian Picture Book Exhibition
11 June 2005 - 26 June 2005
Artworks from award-winning picture books
The Australian Children's Picture Book Exhibition is a display of artworks from award-winning and popula...
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The Boy From Oz
10 June 2005 - 27 June 2005
From 10 June - 27 June, 'The Boy from Oz' the Broadway musical which made local boy Peter Allen immortally famous in depicting his dramatic life wi...
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May
We Will Rock You, Tokyo
27 May 2005 - 24 August 2005
Since 2002, the enormously popular smash hit We Will Rock You, The Musical by Queen and Ben Elton from London, will be arriving to rock Shinjuku Ko...
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World Quilt Carnival Nagoya Japan 2005
20 May 2005 - 22 May 2005
The World Quilt Carnival Nagoya will be held in the city of Nagoya in Aichi prefecture. This large-scale international quilt festival is expected t...
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April
Lines of Sight
29 April 2005 - 29 May 2005
Video Works by Three Australians
A presentation of three video artworks will be held at Nishi Ogikubo station, as part of the Alibabart event in t...
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Architypes Multiples
22 April 2005 - 30 June 2005
"Architypes Multiples" is a contemporary art group exhibition of 6 artists from Australia, Canada and Japan.
The artists examine architecture and ...
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Australia National Day at Aichi Expo 2005
21 April 2005
Every participating nation at the Aichi World Expo will have a "National Day" with Australia's designated day being April 21. "National Day" is des...
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Wollongong Conservatorium Jazz Orch. Tokyo Live
14 April 2005 - 17 April 2005
James Morrison
The Australian multi-instrumentalist James Morrison counts among the most talented musicians ever seen and the list of artists he's...
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Video installation & performance "public=un+public"
13 April 2005 - 29 May 2005
ff Nibroll + Jo Lloyd & Shio Otani
The Off Nibroll is a new unit by Mikuni Yanaihara and Keisuke Takahashi who are members of Nibroll, one of the ...
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Queensland Week at Aichi Expo 2005
11 April 2005 - 17 April 2005
Queensland's ongoing presence in the Australian pavilion throughout the six months of Expo will be highlighted during Queensland Week at Expo 2005,...
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Dean Bowen Exhibition - "Journey"
9 April 2005 - 1 May 2005
Dean Bowen is undeniably Australian artist with his larrikin humour. And the most notable aspect of his artistic vision is an unique evocation of a...
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CINE VIS CINEMA 2005 Film Festival
8 April 2005 - 10 April 2005
CINE VIS CINEMA 2005 Film festival will be held in Tokyo International Forum between 8/4 - 10/4. This 5th short film festival will invite two Aus...
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February
"Outdooring" Photo Exhibition
25 February 2005 - 22 March 2005
outdooring is an exhibition of 6 emerging Australian photo-media artists who depict one of the oldest and most culturally saturated subjects to con...
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Balarinji Design Exhibition
4 February 2005 - 26 February 2005
Run by John Moriarty, Balarinji is known as an innovative contemporary design brand that has been pushing the boundaries of Australian design. Mori...
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January
Move on Asia
18 January 2005 - 30 January 2005
Move on Asia, an animation and single-channel video art exhibition, that took place in Seoul, South Korea in May 2004 is now seen in Tokyo.
Some v...
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Hyogo International Competition of Painting - The 10th Anniversary of Post-Earthquake Restration
17 January 2005 - 20 February 2005
In April 2002, the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art was inaugurated as a symbol of cultural restoration from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in t...
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