Life with Nature Japan-Norway culture day at Galleri Åkern Sunday August 15, at 14:00
Artists:
Lisa Karina Bakke: Photo polymer
Hiroyuki Nakajima: Calligraphy
Yuichi Saito: Glass Art
Concert:
Aage Kvalbein: Cello
Maiko Nishino Ekeberg: Ballet performance
Liv Lande: Koto
Svein Westad: Jew's harp
Program for the day:
14:00: Reception and opening greetings:
Greeting by Ambassador Hiroshi Kawamura
Greeting from Kongsberg municipality by director of culture Heidi Hesselberg Løken
Greetings from the artists Yuichi Saito, Hiroyuki Nakajima and Lisa Karina Bakke
15:00: Concert:
Aage Kvalbein performs "Turr brunn" Bird in a mother-of pearl cloud, by Lasse Thoresen
Modern dance performance by Maiko Nishino Ekeberg
Liv Lande plays pieces for Japanese koto
Svein Westad plays overtones on the Jew's harp
Recitation of Haiku poems of Yasuko Fujie, by Yoko Eriksen
Flowers to the artists, presented by Siw Bjelland, Fiori ecological flowers
16:00 Refreshments
17:00 Guided tour in the garden and the Ungetsuan teahouse
Due to corona restrictions we have to limit the number of guests inside the gallery to 25.
We kindly ask you to wear masks inside the gallery.
