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Man of La Mancha
4/5 (wed) - 5/28 (sun). The afternoon show usually starts at 1pm/1:30pm (no shows on Mon & Wed), the evening show starts at 6pm/6:30pm (no shows on Fri & Sun). Please call for detailed schedule. The popular musical by Dan Wasserman has entered its 30th year on Broadway. The Japanese version stars Koshiro Matsumoto in the role of Don Quichotte, with Ran Otori, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Kiho Matsumoto, Teru Sato, Kenkichi Hamahata, and many others. ¥12,000 Nissay Theatre. Tickets & info (3591-2333)
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5/1 mon
Welcome to Amazing Planet
Until 5/16, 11am-8pm. The “Amazing Twins,” characterized by their antennae and cone-shaped ears, were created by the designers Benny Au and Colan Ho from Hong Kong. As main characters of Hitachi commercials they became famous in Japan. This exhibition will focus on these two figures with different theme zones. ¥800 Laforet Museum. Info (5448-9800) |
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5/8 mon
Spiral Garden
5/8-5/17: The 4th Canon Art Lab Project Exhib, Drive by Jordan Crandall. Installation. New York-based media artist and theorist pursuing a new concept of “moving image,” blending various kinds of image languages developed in the 20th century, from traditional cinematic technologies to new image media including motion tracking/monitoring technologies, monocular night vision, wearable video camera, thermal-imaging camera, and infrared scope. 11am-8pm. Spiral 1F, 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku (info: Canon ARTLAB 5410-3611) www.canon.co.jp/cast/ |
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5/9 tue
Stravinsky’s Dick
Be prepared to experience something new. Stravinsky’s Dick are two highly skilled and trained musicians who present a colorful art performance-style show, including vocal artistry and performances on piano, rubber frogs, electric shavers, all kinds of percussion, and more. Try and imagine a free jazz version of the Rocky Horror Show, based on original compositions by Igor Stravinsky. Shinjuku Loft. Please call Hoppy Kamiyama for more info (3428-8559) |
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5/10 wed
Café & Gallery Pax
5/7-5/12: Rena Masuyama, Dragon Wanted. Portraits of unusual ilk by the Tokyo Fine Art College student whose works also appear on commercial posters, etc. 1pm-9pm. 2-16-3 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku (3780-3022) |
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5/11 thu
Pia Super Live Groove #2
5/11 (thu), 8pm (live start). Super groovy live shows at Velfarre, by Dance Man (photo), who just released his 4th maxi single, Spark, and Key-A-Kiss. DJs: Shuichi & Spark. Men ¥3,000; ladies ¥2,500 w/ 2 drinks, Velfarre (3402-8000) |
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5/12 fri
Kee Company — Facets
5/12 (fri), 7pm; 5/13 (sat), 3pm & 7pm. Directed & performed by Colleen Lanki. Facets is an interdisciplinary work, combining live performance, soundscape, and a specialized form called “video poems” which involves text projected in a specially timed sequence. ¥2,000 Plan B. Tickets & info (5269-3908) |
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5/13 sat
Gipsy Kings
7pm (5/12)/6pm (5/13). S ¥7,500; A ¥7,000 Tokyo International Forum. Tickets & info H.I.P. (3475-9999) |
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5/14 sun
Sunday Evening Chill Out Vol. 1
5/14 (sun), 5pm. Blue Note goes with the trend in jazz music and launches its first regular club-style event with international star DJs from the frontline of future jazz, playing on the B1 lounge floor and the B2 club floor. Volume 1 features German DJ/producer Rainer Trüby (photo right) with his specialty Latin-flavored dancefloor jazz; from the UK comes Nick The Record (left), who couples jazz with house. ¥5,000 Blue Note Tokyo (5485-0088) |
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5/15 mon
Steely Dan
7pm (6pm on 5/14). Ladies and gentlemen, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are back. Their new album “Two Against Nature,” sounds like the two have been hibernating in Sleepy Hollow for a long, long time, which doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Steely Dan has never done really spectacular music, but have always served laid-back, high class funk pop to their grown-up fans, and now they’re just too old to stop. S ¥8,000; A ¥7,000 Tokyo International Forum. Tickets & info H.I.P. (3475-9999) |
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5/16 tue
Itzhak Perlman Orchestra Concert
7pm. Mendelssohn: Overture, The Hebrides, op. 26; Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64; Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major, op. 48; Dvorák: Romance in F minor, op. 11, B39.
Conductor - Kazuyoshi Akiyama;
Orch - The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
S ¥15,000; A ¥12,000; B ¥9,000; C ¥6,000 Suntory Hall. Tickets & info IMG (3403-9003) |
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5/17 wed
Grand Sumo Tournament
5/7 (sun) - 5/21 (sun). The ring-entering ceremony by the grand champion takes place around 4pm. After that the main tournament by Sumo wrestlers belonging to the upper-rank will start. Advanced tickets range from ¥3,600 to ¥11,300, and are usually sold out before the tournament. During the tournament period about 400 unreserved seat-tickets will be sold at the hall, on a first-come-first-served basis for ¥2,100. Kokugikan Hall. Info Tourist Information Center (3201-3331) |
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5/18 thu
Hymne á L’Amour
5/20 (sat) - 6/11 (sun), 6:30pm; Mon, Wed, Sat & Sun, 2pm; 5/20, 6:30pm. When it comes to showcasing the tempestuouslife of French chanteuse Edith Piaf, there is supposedly no better choice for the role than androgynous Japanese actor Akihiro Miwa, who can look back on a similar rollercoaster ride. Other performers include A. Tomizawa, T. Inoue, Hatsuo Yamaya, etc. ¥8,000 Parco Theater (3477-5858) |
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5/19 fri
Daisan Erotica — Wara no Shinzo
5/11 (thu) - 5/21 (sun), 7pm; Sat & Sun, 2pm & 7pm; 5/21, 2pm. DE’s new piece is set in the the later 21st century, when a series of murders strikes a futuristic Tokyo where only the rich are living in the center, and the poor in the slums around. Performed by Jun Toda, Kotaro Yoshida, Kiyoshi Mizushita, Ken Miyashima, etc. ¥4,200 Theater Tram. Tickets & info (5272-1001) |
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5/20 sat
Tatsumi Hijikata Rare Film Footage
5/20 (sat) & 5/21 (sun), 1pm, 4pm & 7pm. Asbestos Studio shows films of early works by the Butoh master. For everyone who’s interested in Butoh and Tatsumi Hijikata’s grotesque universe this event — usually held 3~4 times yearly — including films, explanations, talk, etc. is a fine occasion to study, exchange, and meet Hijikata’s widow Akiko Motofuji. a ¥1,200; d ¥1,500 Asbestos Studio Meguro (3264-3422) |
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5/21 sun
Design Festa Vol. 11
5/20 (sat) & 5/21 (sun), 11am-7pm. Design Festa is a free style of art festival, with two days of head-spinning, mind blowing and body-shaking thrills for all ages of people from around the world. See art (painting, objet d'art, photographs and dyed-work), fashion (clothes, huts, bags, shoes, knitted-work, rather and accessories) and miscellaneous interior goods (furniture, lighting system and stationery). a ¥800; d ¥1,000 Tokyo Big Sight, West 1 & 2. Info (3479-1433) or www.designfesta.com |
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5/22 mon
Dr. John
7pm & 9:30pm. The doctor pays a house call to Tokyo again, this time to let it smoke at Blue Note. ¥8,400 Blue Note Tokyo (5485-0088) |
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5/23 tue
Viva Flamenco
5/23 (tue) - 5/25 (thu), 6:30pm. Starring former Spain National Ballet dancer and daughter of world famous dancer Jose Greco, Lola Greco. Also featuring Luis Ortega and Jose Serrano, plus about 20 Spanish and Japanese dancers and musicians. S ¥7,400; A ¥6,400.
5/23 (tue): Kosei Nenkin Kaikan
5/24 (wed): Nakano Sun Plaza
5/25 (thu): Green Hall Sagamiono.
Please call for more details. Min-On (3226-9999) |
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5/24 wed
Japan Blues Carnival 2000
7pm. The JBC celebrates its 15th anniversary, artists this time include blues legend Buddy Guy, as well as Carl Weathersby, Shannon Curfman, Shun Kikuta with Nellie “Tiger” Travis, Georgie Pie, and others. ¥6,000 On Air East. Tickets & info M&I Company (5453-8899) |
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5/25 thu
Embrace
7pm. A new generation of British rock bands is on the move, and Embrace will certainly in contention when Oasis relinquish their throne. Also, lend an ear to their recent album “Drawn From Memory.” ¥6,500 On Air East. Tickets & info H.I.P. (3475-9999) |
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5/26 fri
The Museum of Modern Art, Kawaguchi, Studio Kmoca+s
Until 5/28: Veronica 2000 Koichi Watanabe X Kazuo Ono — Skin, Run at Full Speed. Collaborative work of the oldest active butoh dancer Ono & the artist Watanabe, who has been collecting the handprints of Japanese who have ‘contributed to the world.’ 12noon-5:30pm; Mon, Tue & Wed closed (5/3 open). g ¥300. Rosa No. 2 Bldg, 7-20 Shibashinmachi, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama Prefecture (048-261-7878) www.kawaguchi.site.ne.jp/ |
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5/27 sat
Sasarahosara — Umi Usagi
5/27 (sat), 2pm & 7pm. 5/28 (sun), 2pm. The next performance by the female branch of Dairakudakan tells the story of a shellfish called “umi usagi (sea rabbit),” which, during its peaceful life in the southern Japanese seas, represents a woman who encounters various kinds of love. Choreographed & performed by Rie Yasuda, Tamami Nanjo, and others.
a ¥3,000; d ¥3,500 Fujita Vente. Tickets & info Dairakudakan (0422-21-4984) |
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5/28 (sun)
Composium 2000 — Louis Andriessen
Classical music festival showcasing the works of the Dutch Takemitsu, Louis Andriessen in concerts, films, and talks at Tokyo Opera City. 5/28 (last day), 5pm: Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2000, Concert for Final Selection. Featuring Vittorio Zago, Sho Ueda, Carlo Forlivesi, Joe Cutler and Jun Nagao. ¥1,000. Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall/Recital Hall. A limited number of set tickets for ¥12,000 for all concerts, as well as student discounts are available, tickets & info Tokyo Opera City (5353-0770) |
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5/29 mon
De La Soul
5/29 (mon), 9pm. Toy’s Factory presents hip hopper De La Soul’s new album to a limited audience of 200! ¥3,500 (advanced only, from 5/1) Space Lab Yellow (3479-0690) |
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5/30 tue
Beck
7pm. As Beck Hansen, the man with the most unglamorous name/face combination in show business edges towards 30, the self-proclaimed loser is already well placed among the nominees for the artist of the Millennium. Beck and his “Midnite Vulture” band attack the country again with one of the masterpieces of the late 20th century — as well as a package of new sex laws. aS ¥6,500; aA ¥6,000 Nihon Budokan. Tickets & info Hot Stuff (5720-9999) or Smash (3444-6751).
For more info and reservations: Beck Concert Info (0180-993-991) |
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5/31 wed
The Tempest
5/27 (sat) - 6/4 (sun), 2pm; 5/27, 6pm; 5/28 & 6/3, 1pm & 6pm; 6/2, 7pm; 6/4, 1pm; 5/29, no show. Shakespeare classic, performed by Mikijiro Hira, Shinobu Terashima, Kazuma Suzuki, etc. S ¥10,000; A ¥7,000; B ¥5,000 Saitama Arts Theater (048-858-5511) |
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