Workshops | Voice Circle
Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, won't you come lend your ears to the sound of your own voice and the voices of others? Learn folk songs from many traditions including Japanese lullabies, Ainu songs, and Jewish hymns. The Voice Circle aims to make connections with others through sharing song.
Profile
Yoko Fujimoto
Yoko joined Ondekoza (later Kodo) in 1976. After three years appearing as a Koto player, singer and dancer, she stepped down from the stage to edit the monthly Japanese language newsletter 'Kodo' for the next 13 years. In 1989 she began to sing again and has been Kodo's principal vocalist ever since. Apart from Kodo Concerts, she performs in the song and dance group 'Hanayui' with Chieko Kojima and Mitsue Kinjo (Okinawan Dance), and holds concerts and drum-and-song workshops with her husband Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Kodo's principal O-daiko player. In activities abroad, Yoko is a member of the 'Triangle Project' with Japanese-American musicians PJ Hirabayashi and Nobuko Miyamoto. She also conducts 'Voice Circle' and 'Voice-Body-Soul' workshops which help participants rediscover song and the power of their own voices. (This endeavour is one of Yoko's self-claimed 'life works'.) In 2008, her first solo album 'Morisa Komorisa' was released.
Workshop Details
- Date:
- Aug. 17 (Mon) 10:00 - 12:00
- Venue:
- Rito Centre 3F
- Participation Fee:
- 3,000 yen
- Capacity:
- 25 people, ages 12 & over
- Instructor:
- Yoko Fujimoto (Kodo)
- Notes:
- Workshop conducted in Japanese only.
