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	TOP PAGE >> Programs >> Other cities in Greece (related programs of Patras2006)

<As of September 2006>

Youth & Music Lecture and Concert by Makoto Yamashiro, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Date： 17 Mar. Venue： City Hall of Sparta (Sparta city) Performer： Makoto Yamashiro (Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko） Makoto Yamashiro of the Okinawa drumming troupe Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko, visiting Patras and then Sparta for appearances in Greece this year, gave a performance at city hall. He was warmly welcomed by the mayor of Sparta and by the teachers and students of the city's music academy who gathered at city hall. One hopes for yet richer exchanges this year.

Fine Arts Stone Sculpture Project Kentaro Sato Hironori Katagiri Date： 2 Jun. - 11 Jul. Working space： a beach in front of 4 Seasons Hotel (Amaliada city) Japanese Sculptors： Kentaro Sato Hironori Katagiri As part of the activities of the Cultural Capital of Europe, Greek and Japanese sculptors are engaged in an artist-in-residence program in the city of Amaliada, creating stone sculpture there on the theme of the Greek gods. The completed works will be placed at public facilities and other locations in the city. We hope the work of Japanese sculptors will generate new viewpoints and discussion among the local people.

Music Performance of GOCOO: Japanese drum team Date： 16 Jul. Pleace： Athens Performer： GOCOO Following their Patras appearance, GOCOO are also to perform at the Festival Byrona held in Athens as part of the Cultural Capital of Europe Patras 2006. Byrona is a major music festival that attracts audiences of several thousand people every year. GOCOO's powerful performance is sure to envelop the large crowd in a vortex of enthusiasm.

Photography Athens, Greece 13th International Month of Photography Photograph Exhibition "European Eyes on Japan / Japan Today vol.8" Stratos Kalafatis Karin Borghouts Eleni Maligoura Photographer Date / Venue Stratos Kalafatis 3 Oct. - 11 Nov. / Kalfayan Galleries Athens Karin Borghouts 4 - 20 Oct. / a.antonopoulou.art Eleni Maligoura 5 - 20 Oct. / Aenaon Art Gallery(Katechaki 70, GR-115 25 Athens Tel: +30 210 6711 264 E-mail:aenart@otenet.gr Organized by： Hellenic Centre for Photography This 13th International Month of Photography in Athens is a major month-long project, lasting September 18 to October 18, showcasing the range of European photographic arts in numerous museums and galleries in the city. The Month of Photography is to include, at separate venues, the work of the three photographers involved in European Eyes on Japan/Japan Today vol. 8. Their several perspectives on Japan should provide the people of Europe with a fresh and more familiar notion of the country as a society of people experiencing the same contemporary present as themselves.

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