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Shunsuke Kimura |
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Shunsuke Kimura is one of the most acclaimed composers and performers on traditional instruments in Japan today.
He has travelled in every corner of the country to discover the various melody, rhythm and styles of carnivals and folk music,
and assimilated them in his own music-making. His melody is haunting and characterised by an ethereal serenity, a variety of stories are told with nostalgia. He expresses the poetic image in nature, scenery and seasons with delicate nuance of color and images of sounds. In 2002, Shunsuke won the Grand Prix Award for 2nd ADD Tsugaru-Shamisen Contest. He performs actively in Europe, USA and Asia and continues artistic challenges with local artists. As a composer, in November 2006, he was commissioned to make music and relics for "AMATERASU", a special theatre project for 25th anniversary of Kodo, the world famous taiko group, with a guest act by Bando Tamasaburo, the star kabuki dancer in the female role. Because of its great success, another performance is scheduled for August 2007 at Kabuki-za theatre Tokyo. Also in 2006, as part of a festival arranged by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Awards, he composed music for a contemporary kabuki dance show "Ouna" featuring Hanayagi Tsurusuga, a noted kabuki dancer (poem by Suzue Miuchi, author of popular manga Galasu no Kamen. Recently Shunsuke’s activities have been introduced on a NHK’s (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) program Geijutu Gekijo. In 2005, Shunsuke directed a live performance at the "Sense of Wonder" World Environmental Film Festival at Aichi Expo 2005. by Akiko Tanagisawa [Mu:Arts http://www.muarts.org.uk］ |