Event:

12xHolland Art Festival

Date:

22 - 23 September 2009

Venue:

Hirado City Nagasaki Prefecture: Main Hall, Hirado Cultural Centre and Main Hall, Tabira Ci

Tickets:

Free


Contact:

info@studio-e.nl

Description:

This year the 10th edition of the annual intercultural exchange project 12xHolland will take place in and around the island of Hirado in southern Japan. During 10 years about 40 Dutch artists were invited by 12xHolland to live and work during one month in Hirado. Altogether, they presented many workshops, school presentations, concerts, exhibitions and more, during these 10 years. Also, in 2009 we are celebrating the Hirado Holland Year and the 400 years of trade relations between Holland and Japan. Because of all these festivities a most special event will take place in Hirado this September: the 12xHolland Art Festival.  In the 12xHolland Art Festival 10 Dutch artistc will present a music, dance and art performance in Hirado. They will perform and combine various styles of music, dance and visual arts in an attractive program especially made for this occassion. Six of the artists are former 12xHolland participants, two artists are new participators in 2009 and two artists are actually initiator/ producer of 12xHolland since 2000.