"Breakthrough Journey" dance performance in Tokyo in 2022.
Dancers perform "Breakthrough Journey" in Tokyo in October 2022.
Photo by RYOHEI TOMITA
15/04/2025
Experience the Timeless Performing Arts of Japan and Korea—Together on One Stage!
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage from the Imperial Courts of both countries will come together in a rare, unforgettable performance.
🎭 Kumiodori & Jongmyo Jeryeak
Co-starring Japanese and Korean Court Entertainment
Produced by ( EN)
📍 Performance Details
Date: April 19 (Sat), 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Bunkyo Civic Hall, Tokyo
🕊 In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Japan–Korea diplomatic relations, this special performance features two iconic traditions:
• Kumiodori – A classical Okinawan music and dance drama that blends dialogue, movement, and Ryukyuan music into a captivating theatrical experience.
• Jongmyo Jeryeak – A sacred Korean court ritual of music and dance performed to honor the kings of the Joseon Dynasty at Jongmyo Shrine.
Expect colorful costumes, unique traditional instruments, and a powerful ensemble performance you won’t want to miss!
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Humanity and Nature in Japan Exploring the Arts from Antiquity to the Present
For more than 10,000 years, from primeval times to the present, the arts of Japan have been the expression of respect for the diversity of nature and the landscape. “Art” is inspired by the belief that each and every thing is endowed with a vital spirit and by a feeling of reverence for the beauty manifested therein. Traditions cherishing the nature and the climate of the land have been passed down in all aspects of daily life and art.
We can see that embrace of nature’s beauty in the arts throughout the ages: decorated pottery of ancient Jōmon times, carved or cast Buddhist statuary, paintings on folding screens or in ukiyo-e prints, designs on lacquerware and other traditional crafts, kimono and textiles, noh and kabuki performing arts, modern arts of anime and manga. Art embodies the way nature resonates within and imprints itself upon the human heart. Art displays the ways people treasure that sense of beauty.
“Humanity and Nature in Japan” is the overarching theme for the “Japan Cultural Expo” series of programs introducing the many dimensions of the culture and arts of Japan from the prehistorical Jōmon age to the present:
art and cultural treasures, performing arts, media arts
lifestyle culture, literary arts and music
food culture and nature
design and fashion
inclusive society and coexistence of cultures
disaster recovery
Appreciation of arts in fields such as these by not only Japanese themselves but people of other countries and members of upcoming generations will surely nurture innovation and creativity into the future.