The First Kyoto Fringe Festival (6-7 June 2009)
Article by, Shakti, Artistic Director, The Tokyo Fringe, The Kyoto Fringe and The Garage International.
The 1st Kyoto Fringe Festival will take place on June 6 and 7, 2009 at the VasantaMala Indian Dance Institute in Kyoto.
The intimate space will welcome the most daring and adventurous international artists who will have the challenge of communicating and collaborating with the residents of the ancient capital of Japan.
The First KFF will host Marni Rice (De Joux Musique) with her lovely voice, accordion playing and story. “Songs of an Immigrant: Tales from Paris” will be open the KFF.
It will be followed by wild and outrageous gay Maori entertainer, Mika Haka with his new show, “Timaru”. Tribal meets Las Vegas. Mika is definitely one of a kind and is ready to stun the quiet Kyoto audience.
The final of the trilogy of shows is Shakti, a well known and loved personality and dancer in Kyoto which is the city where she was born. Shakti is the first foreigner to receive the Kyoto Prefectural Government’s Arts and Culture Medal of Honour for her unique and innovative dance.
With 3 unique artists coming from New York, New Zealand and India/Japan, the 1st KFF is bound to awe and give the audience a taste of world art and culture. The artists in return will be welcomed with the warm hospitality of Japan. After the shows there will be a time for the audience to meet the artists and communicate with them.
Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, shall be hosting the most avant garde festival, the Fringe.
