Sakura Matsuri – La fête du Japon

PROGRAM

- Lectures -
Amphitheater
Registration required, subject to availability

9:30 a.m.: Doors open
10:00 a.m.: Opening ceremony
10:15-10:40 a.m.: Concert "Song and Harp: Harmony of Nature" by the Ensemble Iris with Yukako HIRAMORI (soprano) and Mutsuko UEMATSU (harp)
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Tea ceremony of the Sekishû School with Master Sôken NAKANE, narrated by Ms. Toshié MATSUOKA (Tsubaki School)
12:30-1:30 p.m.: Immersion in the art of bonsai with Master Hiroyoshi YAMAJI, narrated by Jonathan Pons and Jean-Marc Gubbiotti of the Bonsai Center
2:00-3:00 p.m.: Manga professions in Japan and France with Ms. Yoshimi KATAHIRA Manga artist
3:30-4:30 p.m.: ISART* and Japan - Video game creation, culture (Sengoku project), and careers with Laurent CLUZEL, Deputy Director of Isart Nice
*School of Video Games & 3D Animation-VFX
5:00-5:30 p.m.: Blind Test & Japanese Pop Culture Quiz with the Manga Paradise association
6:00-6:45 p.m.: "Rakugo Brings Back Its Strawberry, Tales of Japanese Flavors" by Stéphane FERRANDEZ, storyteller, and Sandrine GARBUGLIA, author
Show for all ages from 6 years old

- Workshops and introductions -
Registration required, subject to availability

1st floor - Salon Gris
10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Kitsuké Kimono Workshop by Ms. Miyoko SEKI
2:00-4:30 p.m.: Kitsuké Yukata Summer Kimono Workshop by Ms. Toshie MATSUOKA
10:30-4:30 PM: Pixel Arts Workshop, Manga Paradise
12:30-2:30 PM: Haiku Poems by Michel Cerneay
2nd Floor - Red Room
10:30-4:30 PM: Calligraphy Workshop, Ms. Urara Ito
10:30-4:30 PM: Ikebana Workshop, Floral Art by Ms. Emi Yoshimura
11:00-4:00 PM: Tea Ceremony by Ms. Mina Mizuno
10:30-4:30 PM: Origami Folding Workshop by Ms. Rié Okamoto

- Exhibitions -

Kakemono "Spirit of Impermanence - Mujo Spirit" by Hervé Bonein, artist.
Traditional Kimonos - Étincelles Event Agency
Bonsai Trees - Bonsai Center Boutique