During nine days, the residents of Chisinau will be able to watch Japanese performances within the Japanese Culture Days that are held in the capital city for the first time. The plays will be put on at “Eugene Ionesco” Theater until June 9. The event is supported by the Foundation for Moldovan-Japanese relations and the Moldovan-Japanese Association for Culture and Civilization, IPN reports.
Japanese Ambassador to Moldova with residence in Kiev Toici Sakata said he was very delighted to take part in such events. “The organization of this event is based on the strong relationship that exists between Moldova and Japan over 20 years. We believe that such events will help to further develop our relations,” he stated.
Petru Vutcarau, artistic director of “Eugene Ionesco” Theater, said the theater organized such an event for the first time and aims to stage the culture days of a certain country every year. The relation of friendship between the theater and Japan started to develop 20 years ago. During this period, they managed to bring a lot of artistic groups to Chisinau, including theater and musical troupes.
New Minister of Culture Monica Babuc said the idea of staging the Japanese Culture Days in Chisinau is wonderful. “What is happening today shows that culture units. Even if Moldova and Japan are situated far from each other, we perceive the beautiful the same way,” she stated.
The program of the Japanese Culture Days includes productions of theater and dance companies from Japan. Throughout the week, the hall of “Eugene Ionesco” Theater will house workshops in the origami technique, Japanese calligraphy and the origins of the language, intended for children and adults. There will be also held traditional Japanese games and the tea ceremonial.
The dance show “Thunder late in autumn”, directed by Moe Yamanato, will be presented on June 4. On June 9, the Japanese Culture Days will close with the performance “Dojo-ji”, directed by Masahiro Yasuda.
