Artists

Artists mu:arts work with:

Traditional Music:

Akiko Fujii (Jiuta), Tsuruga Wakasanjo XI( Shinnai), Jumei Tokumaru (Shakuhachi), Yoshiko Kurashashi (Shakuhachi), Bichu Kagura(Kagura),  Shichiseikai (Shomyo), Hakodate Kodomo Kabuki Group, Kumiko Shuto(Satsuma Biwa)

Traditional x Contemporary Music:

Yoko Nishi (Koto), Hiroshi Motofuji (Taiko Drumming), Michiyo Yagi (Koto), Shinichi Kinoshita (Tsugaru-Shamisen),Shunsuke Kimura (Tsugaru-Shamisen, Fue, Taiko)
Etsuko Takezawa (Koto), Mieko Miyazaki( koto),Duo( Tsugaru Shamisen)

Western Classical Music:

Takeichiro Hirai(cello),Motoki Hirai (piano), Noriko Ogawa(piano), Madeline Mitchelle(violin)

Jazz/ Fusion/Cross Over:

Sizzle Ohtaka (voice), Taro Hakase, Jun Fukamachi (piano),Setsubun Bean Unit, Diana Yukawa( violin), Joji Hirota (percussion, Japanese folk song), New York Brass Ensemble, Sakaki Mango and Limba Train( Limba Rock), Mamoru Okuno ( Sound Artist), Taro Hakase(violin)

Folk Dance:

London Bon Dancers

Manga:

Tetsuya Chiba, Kiriko Kubo

Kamishibai (Paper Theatre performance)

Yuushi Yasuno’ Yuumi Yasuno, Derek Carpenter

We have presented at the following festivals and venues

UK:

Brighton Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Little Chili Festival , Bath International Music Festival, City of London Festival, Canterbury Festival, International Aberdeen Youth Festival, , Music Port Festival (Whitby), Chelsea Festival( London), Liverpool Biannial, Peterborough Festival, Brighton Children's Book Festival and others.

Europe:

Paleo festival (Switzerland), FMM Festival (Portugal), Imago Dei Festival( Krems, Austria), Osterfestival(Tirol, Austria),Istraetono Jazz Festival (Croatia), Zagreb World Music Festival (Croatia).

Beyond Europe:  

Istanbul International Music Festival( Istanbul), Rain Forest Music Festival (Borneo), The International Folk Performing Arts Festival (Tokyo).

Venues

UK:

Southbank Centre, Barbican Centre, Cadogan Hall, St Johns Smith Square, Wigrmore Hall, LSO St. Lukes, ICA, Spitz, Ritzy Cinema, Banqueting House, St. James Church, Asia House, Brunei Theatre(London), Royal Pavilion Theatre (Llangollen, Wales), Urbis( Manchester),SOAS, St Cecilia’s Hall (University of Edinbugh)

Europe:  

Tropentheare (Amsterdam), Rasa (Utrecht), Chester Beatty Library( Dublin) Zuiderpershuis (Antwerp),Maison de la Culture du Japon (Paris) , Auditori Pau Casals (El Vendrell, Spain), Casa Armatei( Brasov, Romania).

Japan:  

National Theatre( Tokyo) and others

mu:arts organizes numerous educational workshops of Japanese music and culture for schools, community and adult audiences.