Date: Feb. 13, 2012

Venue: SM City North EDSA Sky Dome, Quezon City.

Official Website of “Unit Asia”: http://www.planet-arts.co.jp/paeng/unitasia/index.html

Prepare for another cool night of Asian jazz music as the Japan Foundation, Manila and SM City North EDSA bring back to Manila the jazz group, Unit Asia for a one-night free concert on February 13 (Monday), 8:00 pm at the SM City North EDSA Sky Dome in Quezon City.

Unit Asia is a jazz group from Asia composed of five outstanding musicians from Japan, Thailand and Malaysia: Isao “Sankichi” Miyoshi (guitar), Hiroyuki Noritake (drums), Shigeki Ippon (bass), Koh Mr. Saxman (saxophone) and Tay Cher Siang (piano).

Date: Feb. 21 – 25, 2012

Venue: Rizal Theater, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University, Diliman, Quezon City

The award-winning “Fireflies” of the Japanese playwright – Mr. Toshiro Suzue, will be staged at the Rizal Theater of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). This joint project fostesr cross-cultural exchange in the theater between Japanese and Filipino theater schools, specifically the Theater Arts Program of ADMU and the College of Music and Drama of Toho University (Tokyo, Japan).

Lecture-discussion on contemporary Japanese theater will also be conducted. For details, please contact: Tanghalang Ateneo c/o the Fine Arts Program (finearts@admu.edu.ph).

May 16 -28, 2011
Museo Pambata, B-side, Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku

Rap in Tondo 2 is an expansion of a workshop series which started in 2010 facilitated by rap and hip-hop artists from Manila with the Japanese, German and French partners, and local rap and hip-hop artists. This event is presented by the Japan Foundation, Manila, Alliance Française de Manille and Goethe-Institut Philippinen.