About mu:arts

mu:arts offers unique cultural events and productions, presenting the excellence of traditional and contemporary arts and culture. Its activities include music, dance, performing arts, visual arts, designs, fashion, culinary arts and various workshops.

Music

Traditional/ Traditional Cross- Over:

• Gagaku (ancient court ensemble)
• Shamisen (three string banjo)
• Joruri (narrative singing with shamisen)
• Jiuta (narrative singing with shamisen and koto)
• Shakuhachi (bamboo flute)
• Fue (Japanese flute of various types)
• Koto (13,17,20-string long zither)
• Shomyo (buddhist monk chant)
• Taiko drumming
• Tsugaru-shamisen (folk music started by blind shamisen musicians in Northern Japan)
• Satsuma- Biwa

Contemporary:

• Fusion
• Enka (Japanese blues) and J- Pop (Japanese pops)
• Jazz
• Electronics
• Sound installation

Performing Arts

• Noh Play
• Ningyo Joruri (Puppet theatre with story telling)
• Kagura (Shintoism festival dance/music)
• Bon Dance (Popular Folk Dance) and other traditional festival dances
• Contemporary dance
• Theatre

Others

• Manga
• Kamishibai (Paper theatre performance)
• Shogi (Japanese chess)
• Culinary Arts
• Food
• Design
• Visual Arts