Japan-related events in New York

A young wanderer named Yoah descends from her aerial silks into a moonlit circle of Shinto spirits—mysterious maestros of cirque! Hypnotic projections surround the performers as they send juggling balls soaring, conjure confidence atop a tower of chairs and fling their glowing diabolos to the heavens in dazzling arcs of neon.

North American premiere of what Kinema Junpo named "the best Japanese film of the year." Director in person.

UNSEEN / Kaikō (Encounter) is a group exhibition featuring five women artists based in New York. Kana Handel, Akiko Matsuo, Hiromi Oikawa, Akiko Yamamoto and Yukie Yasui
ニューヨークを拠点に活動する5人の女性作家、及川ひろみ、ヘンデル佳奈、松尾明子、山本章子、安井雪絵による絵画を中心としたグループ展。多層的な歴史と文化が交錯するニューヨークの日常のなかで、作家たちは言葉になる前の感覚や、個人的 でありながら普遍性を内包した瞬間をすくい上げてきた。本展では、そうした関係性のなかから生まれた作品群が、鑑賞者とのあいだにも新たな邂逅をひらいていく。

Retrospective show of Shoko Suzuki's award-winning 75-year career in ceramics, blending traditional Japanese practices with Brazilian modernist influences and materials. Trained under Tokoō Karasugi in Tokyo in the 1950s, Suzuki immigrated to Brazil in 1962, built her Saigama, Brazil's first noborigama kiln. With her hand-operated potter wheel, she created a distinctive place in Brazilian and international arts . In 2021 she received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.

Takuya Kuroda, a Brooklyn-based Japanese trumpeter, returns to LPR on April 23. After playing around the world, Kuroda brings his hip hop & neo-soul stylings back to (Le) Poisson Rogue to perform selections off his eighth studio album, Everyday.

Formed in Osaka, Japan, Shonen Knife has been creating infectious power pop since 1981. With a cult following around the globe, their music bridges Japanese pop culture and rock tradition. Known for their colorful performances and unshakeable positivity, the band has remained a cornerstone of the indie music scene for over four decades.