The World Space Party at Kamakura / ASAL × YURI’S NIGHT, Vol.3
In commemoration of 12 April 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made the first successful space flight in history, and 12 April 1981, when the first space shuttle was launched, Space Day will be celebrated and enjoyed in Kamakura.
Think space with a talk by a space expert and a mini live performance of space-faring ambient music by Kamakura’s favourite Montreal artist Alex Vincent.
Outline of the event
Date and time: 14 Apr 2023 (Fri) 17:45-19:40 (doors open 17:30)
Tickets:
☆ General: Includes mini-Japanese green tea, ‘Matcha’(donation of at least ¥1,000 on the day is appreciated)
Students: Includes mini-Japanese green tea, ‘Matcha’ (please make a donation of 500 yen or more on the day)
Children with mini-Japanese green tea, ‘Matcha’ (free of charge)
*Participation is welcome as long as you can sit and be quiet.
★★Please choose to attend the after-party if you wish to attend the after-party.
Place: Kamakura Museum of History and Culture
1-5-1 Ogigaya, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0011
TEL: 0467-73-8501 (10:00 – 16:00, closed on Sundays and public holidays)
https://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/rekibun/koryukan.htmlhttps://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/visitkamakura/en/places-to-go/art-cultural/history-culture.html
A museum in a renovated private residence designed by the world-renowned architect Norman Foster’s design office (Foster + Partners).
The museum introduces the history of Kamakura from primitive and ancient times to modern times, mainly through excavated artifacts found in Kamakura.
Highlights include the latest video displays including dioramas, projection mapping and VR, special architectural materials throughout, a garden reminiscent of a medieval landscape, and a view of the sea from the hillside. The museum also hosts various events from time to time, including special exhibitions, lectures and workshops based on the results of the latest excavations.
The exhibition ‘Forms of Medieval Prayer’ is currently being held (10:00-16:00, closed on Sundays and public holidays).Performances:
Alex Vincent / Alex Vincent
Electric music artist from Montreal, Canada. He plays dreamy songs with a sense of floating. He has performed in Kamakura, Zushi, Tokyo, Kyoto, etc. Loved Kamakura, which he visited on his first visit to Japan, and will release the ‘KAMAKURA’ EP in 2019. They have also performed at Kisho Kurokawa’s Metabolism architecture Nakagin Capsule Tower, collaborated on songs and sessions with Japanese musicians (Shiba@FreedomSunset, Calm, etc.) and provided music for a light-up installation at a hot spring shrine in Fukushima, among other activities in Japan. A new album will be completed soon.
https://www.alexvincentmusic.com/
Organised by ASAL / Art Spirit Art Life
Link: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artspiritartlife
Event page https://fb.me/e/3mj68hRqv
Instagram https://instagram.com/artspiritartlife
Cooperation: Kamakura History and Culture Exchange, Kamakura Heritage Project, tilda
For enquiries about events, Alex Vincent, live performances, interviews, etc.: ASAL Nomura
Kazuyo Nomura / Kazuyo Nomura Messenger
https://www.facebook.com/kazuyo.tilda
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +81-90-2153-0311
The World Space Party at Kamakura / ASAL x YURI’S NIGHT, Vol.3
https://asalxyurisnight2023.peatix.com
Additional Details
Time Zone - Asia/Tokyo
Organizer
I’m one of the organaisers of Yuri’s Night in 2005-2010, 2013, 2019-2021 in Japan.I was the National Contact of Point of Japan in Space Generation Advisory Council(SGAC) from 2009 to 2013.
Venue
This museum, which opened in May 2017, is a place where visitors can interact, study and experience the historical and cultural heritage of Kamakura.It uses an individual house designed by the office of renowned British architect Norman Foster,and it presents mainly artifacts from Kamakura as well as the history of Kamakura from prehistoric and ancient times up to the modern era.