Japan-India Performing Arts Show

This show includes contemporary dance and theater based on the concept of embodiment and the performing arts. India has a long history of colorful, splendid traditional dances that combine high-level artistry and exceptional techniques. These dances have led to the rise of contemporary performing arts that approach modern society through physical expression. Japan is also […]


Origami Workshops

Origami is the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into forms of animals, plants, everyday items and more. It is often done just for fun, but can also incorporate religious and ceremonial dimensions. In recent years, the artistic side of origami has been reassessed, giving rise to many exceptional works and new folding […]


The Water Station

This is a rendition of Shogo Ohta’s silent play “The Water Station” featuring Shankar Venkateswaran, a young stage director gaining attention in India, as well as up- andcoming actors chosen from auditions held throughout India. Shogo Ohta (1939-2007) was a playwright and stage director from Japan that during the cacophony of the 1960s established a […]


Manga cafe

The�Japan Foundation, New Delhi will open the Manga Cafe at the Library of the Japan Foundation�!� This is the first event to be held in the Library after its renovation.� More than 500 Japanese manga books that were translated in English will be free to�read.��Mega hit manga titles such as �”Naruto”, “One Piece”, “Bleach” as […]


Yoko Ono OUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS

Yoko Ono, the world-famous Japanese artist and wife of John Lennon, is also known as a symbol of peace activities. For over half a century, she has continued in a creative capacity in such areas as avantgarde visual arts and performance, film, music and poetry. She has been highly acclaimed as a pioneer in conceptual […]