Upcoming Performances:

Rindo & Kizuna Friendship Concert
Tuesday 31st August
Albert Waters Community Centre
Cnr. Hooker Blvd. & Sunshine Blvd.
Mermaid Waters (Gold Coast QLD)
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Melbourne Anime Festival
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st August
Melbourne Showgrounds
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65th Hiroshima & Nagasaki Memorial Concert 2010
Sunday 8th August 3-5pm
State Library Village Roadshow Theatrette
$15/$10
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2010 Turkish Japanese Friendship Year in Australia
Monday 14th June, 5:30 - 8:00pm
BMW Edge, Federation Square
Free of Charge
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Woodend Winter Arts Festival
Sunday 13th June, 10:30 - 11:30am
Woodend Primary School
$15
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Japan Festival
Sun 16th May 10am-5pm
Performance: 4pm
Box Hill Town hall
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Royal Melbourne Flower show
Sat 27 March, 1pm
Royal Exhibition Building
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Night Market
Monday 15, Tuesday 16, Wednesday 17 March, 7 - 9pm
Queen Victoria Market
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Blue Mountains Music Festival (NSW)
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 March
Blue Mountains, NSW
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Melbourne Natsu matusri (Summer Festival)
Saturday 27 Feb 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Melbourne Docklands
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Japanese Traditional Arts performance
Friday 12 February, 7pm
Melba Hall, Melbourne University
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Wadaiko Rindo Concert
Saturday 12 December Premiere 7pm
Sunday 13 December Matinee 2pm
Performing Arts Theatre
Our Lady of Mercy College, Yarra Street, Heidelberg
(adjacent to the College, which is at 52 Cape Street)
Tickets; $15 (Pre-sales $12), Conc$12(Pre-sales $10)
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Latrobe City Japan Festival
Sunday 1st November
Kernot Hall, Morwell
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Cowra (NSW) Sakura Matsuri
Sat 26 September
Cultural Arena: 11:30am, 2:30pm
Sun 27 September
Japanese Garden: 11am
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Royal Melbourne Show
Main stage
Wednesday 23 September
11:30am, 12:30pm
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Japan Night
Osaka Restaurant, St Kilda
Sunday 12 July
7:30pm, 9pm
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Light in Winter
Federation Square
Saturday 20 June
5:30pm, 6pm
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Woodend Winter Arts Festival
Woodend Primary School
Sun 7th June
Performance: 11am-12pm
Workshop: 2-3pm
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Japan Festival
Box Hill Town hall
Sun 17th May 10am-5pm
Performance: 4pm
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Multicultural Festival
Federation Square, Melbourne VIC
Saturday 21 March, 12:25pm
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Wood Wine Roses Festival
Edgar St, Heywood VIC
Saturday 28 February, 2:45pm and 4pm
www.woodwineroses.com
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Osaka Festival,
Treasury Gardens, VIC
Sunday 22 February, 7:20pm
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Wadaiko Rindo December Annual Concert
Performing Arts Theatre,
Our Lady of Mercy College
Yarra Street, Heidelberg, VIC
Saturday 13 December, 7pm
Sunday 14 December, 2pm
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Greek Festival
Federation Square
Sunday 9th November
Taiko performance at 2:30pm
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All Australian Wadaiko Festival
Melba Hall in Melbourne University
Saturday 6th September, 7pm
Participant Teams:
Wadaiko Rindo (VIC), Batari (QLD), Taiko Drum (TAS), Hikari Daiko (TAS), Chotto Chigau (NSW), Taiko no Wa (NSW), Murasaki Daiko (VIC), Western Port Secondary College (VIC), Warranwood Primary School (VIC), Huntingdale Primary School (VIC)
Tickets Adult $15, Conc. $10
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Essence of Japan
The Highway Gallery, 14 The Highway, Mount Waverley VIC
Saturday 9 August, 1pm
Performances: Wadaiko Rindo, Noriko Tadano (Shamisen), Tea Ceremony (Chadou Urasenke), Ikebana (Ikebono), Calligraphy (Coran), Origami (Ai Kubota & Emi Nishikawa), and various Japanese exhibits
Website: www.vicnet.net.au/~highwayg
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'The Gift Of Light'
Federation Square
Saturday 21 June 2008
Performing at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Japan Festival (10am-5pm)
Box Hill Town Hall, Box Hill
Sunday 18th May
Performance information:
Kids Taiko at 10am, 10:50am
Wadaiko workshop at 12:35pm
Wadaiko Rindo performance at 4pm
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Western Bulldogs Football Club Community Festival
Whitten Oval, Footscray
Sunday 9th March
Cultural performances at 11am – 12:00pm
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Osaka Twilight Festival
Treasury Gardens (Melway reference: 2G A3)
Sunday 17 February 2008, 4pm - 8pm (Wadaiko Rindo 7:30pm)
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Fundraising Event for Chika Honda
Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University (Building 54, Clayton Campus)
Saturday 16 February, 3 - 5 pm
Yumi Umiumare (Butoh), Anne Norman (Shakuhachi), Toshi Sakamoto (Japanese traditional drum)
Free admission (your kind donation will be most appreciated)
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‘VOYAGES’ Drum on Drum Oz Concert
Federation Square, Saturday 26th January, 2008
‘Drum on Drum Oz’ is shaping up to be a colourful and exciting cultural spectacular involving more than 400 drummers
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Wadaiko Rindo Annual Concert
St Phillips Anglican Church Hall
144 Hoddle St, Abbotsford
Friday 7 December: 7pm
Saturday 8 December: 2pm & 6:30pm
Tickets: $10 ($5 children under 12 y.o.)
Bookings: toshijun@netspace.net.au
Guests: Noriko Tadano (Shamisen), Yomei Nakajima (Shakuhachi)
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ABC TV Arts Program
Sunday 7th October 5pm
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Spring Festival
St Baptist Church
Collins St, Melbourne
Thursday 4th October
10:30-10:45am
www.csbc.org.au
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Melbourne Fringe Festival: Fu-Rin Kazan
Festival Hub - Lithuanian club, Main Theatre
44 Errol St, North Melbourne (Melway 2A J10)
Saturday 29th September: 6:30-7:45pm
Sunday 30th September: 5:30-6:45pm
Tickets: melbournefringe.com.au 03-8412-8777
Full $16/ Conc $12
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Channel 9 Today show (live performance)
Thursday 27th September 8:30am
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West vs East
The G.B. Hotel at 5pm
447 Church St. Richmond
Sunday 23 September 5pm
Geroge Kamikawa (blues guitar)
Noriko Tadano (Shamisen)
Toshi Sakamoto (Taiko)
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RACV Home Show & Garden Expo
Melbourne Exhibition centre
Sunday 2 September 2pm
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Japanaise Impressionisme
Venue: CARNI
60 High Street, South Preston
Saturday 1 September
Performers: Wadaiko Rindo, Noriko Tadano & others
Cost: $10
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The Light in Winter
(6 August ~ 20 August)
Federation Square
Friday 10 August
5:30pm (Opening) & 6:30pm (closing)
Event info: www.fedsquare.com
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"A Prayer for Peace"
Peace activist group 'Japanese For Peace' (JFP)
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Memorial Concert
Venue: Melbourne Town Hall
Swanston Room
5 August 2007 (Sun) 3pm~5pm
Performers: David Jones - Tibetan/Japanese meditation music
Ajak Kwai - Sudanese Singer
Julian Yu - Ehru
Noriko Tadano - Shamisen
Rindo Daiko - Wadaiko
Tickets: $15/conc $10
Website: www.jfp.org.au
Contact: Japanese for Peace (JFP)
Email: jfp@hotmail.co.jp
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Japanese Song and Dance
Concert series
15 June 2007 (Fri)
8pm - 10pm
Venue: Chapel Off Chapel
12 Little Chapel St, Prahran
Bookings: Ph: 03 8290 7000
Tickets: $28 ($22 conc.)
info: www.stonnington.vic.gov.au
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Grand Sumo Tournament viewing festival
27 May 2007 (Sun)
Federation Square (main stage)
Festival starts 3pm
performance starts 4pm
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Japan Festival
20 May 2007 (Sun)
Box Hill Town Hall
Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill
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