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Past World Cultural Forum
2006 (4th)
2006 (4th)
 Cultural Diversity Saturday, October 21, 2006 (13:30-17:30) / Kyoto International Conference Hall (Kyoto Prefecture)  Ashis NANDY (ICSSR National Fellow and Former Director Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi), LEVY Hideo (Novelist) and the others Learned guests from Japan and around the world will present their opinions and discuss from racial, religious, artistic and various other viewpoints the significance of the concept of "cultural diversity" for everyone living on this planet. |
 Peace and Culture - Seeking ways to live together through cultural exchange Sunday, October 22, 2006 (13:30-17:00) / Koshoden Hall, Saidai-ji Temple (Nara Prefecture) HIRAYAMA Ikuo (President, Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art Research) and the others Can peaceful dialogue and mutual respect overcome the misunderstandings and frictions generated between peoples with different religious and cultural traditions? The participants in the discussion held last year exchanged opinions on the possibilities of coexistence and cooperation between peoples with opposing cultures and what part Japan might play in this harmonious coexistence. This year's discussions will go one step further and examine the ways of "Kyosei - living together." |
Art and Culture - Linkage between museums / art galleries and exchange between different cultures Tuesday, October 24, 2006 (13:30-17:00) / Museum Hall, Kyushu National Museum (Fukuoka Prefecture) TAKASHINA Shuji (Director, Ohara Museum of Art) and the others Surveying the part museums and art galleries in Japan and around the world have played up until now in promoting art and culture, after introducing their own institutions the panelists will engage in a discussion of future directions in museum/gallery operation, including the communication of cultural values and provision of inspirational service, with mutual cooperation and collaboration between museums and galleries as keywords. |
Performing Arts and Culture - Ryukyuan performing arts in Asia Thursday, October 26, 2006 (13:30-17:00) / Small Theatre, National Theatre Okinawa (Okinawa Prefecture) IKEMIYA Masaharu (Director and Secretary-General, National Theatre Okinawa Management Foundation) and the others Okinawa was able to nurture its own culture, largely unaffected by Japan's isolationist policy. How has Okinawa evolved its unique culture, making the most of its unique regional position to interact with the countries of Asia? Taking advantage of the opportunity of having a Chinese troupe performing traditional operatic theatre in Okinawa, where there has been a significant Chinese cultural influence, a discussion will be held between representatives of Okinawan (Ryukyuan) culture and researchers from China, Korea and the United Kingdom on the theme of cultural exchange in Asia. |
Mythologies and Culture 2* - Mythologies of the Moon and Women Sunday, October 29, 2006 (13:30-17:00) / Itukinomiya Hall for Historical Experience (Mie Prefecture) *This session is continued from the Forum 2005 with the same theme. NAKAZAWA Shinichi (Director, Institute for Art Anthropology; Professor, Tama Art University) and the others Mythology - humankind's oldest form of philosophy - has a focus on the connection between the moon and women and grand ideas have been cast around it. Life and death were one and the same, as through death new life came into being; such was the prevailing euphemistic view of the world. The Forum, held in the Itukinomiya Hall replica of the residence of an Ise priestess, will re-examine the world view that is about to be lost from our modern world. |
Music and Culture - Music in prayer Sunday, November 5, 2006 (13:00-17:00) / Koya-san Daishi Kyokai Headquarters (Wakayama Prefecture) TOKUMARU Yosihiko (Director, Tokyo Adachi Learning center, The University of the Air) and the others Words, music, physical movements, light and flowers - these are all indispensable elements of religious rituals. Koya-san, one of Japan's oldest religious cities, will be the stage for this Forum in which we focus on words and music in examining the relationship between prayer and music in various religions through a variety of demonstration and commentary. |
Literature and Disasters - Grief and Rebuilding Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (17:00-20:00) / MY PLAZA HALL (Tokyo) ATOUDA Takashi (Writer; Managing Director, Japan P.E.N. Club) and the others To what extent have disasters, events that strip bare the surface structure of regions and communities to reveal both the kindness and cruelty of people, had a conscious presence as a theme in literature? What possibilities does literature have as the "place" where humankind comes face to face with nature? The Forum will discuss literary works created in various disaster-struck places of the world. |
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