Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Reading Performance.
Tanka reading performance oveseas.
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Jan. 27th, I presented tanka reading performance at Lunar New Year Festival held in the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden. I would like to express my sincere gratitude toward everyone who came to the festival and those who made lots of efforts to create wonderful and comfortable atmospherer for this day. |
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Among all, I was very much honored with a comment from an American lady. After the event, she told me, "Where can I listen to your reading performance next time? How can I learn tanka from you?" |
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I am glad to find one more person who are charmed by tanka. I would like to conitinue doing my best to meet more people like her. |
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Mr. James Haddad, the owner of the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, presented reading. |
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The members of Ms. Kathabela Wilson's English tanka group. Ms. Kathabela Wilson told me that she started creating English tanka 12 years ago when she first heard my tanka reading performance at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. |
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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Nov. 3rd, 2018, I was invited and performed tanka reading at KOTEN-NO-HI, the day of classics, hosted by Chubu Nihon Kajinkai. It was a precious opportunity and I feel deep thanks to everyone involved in this event. Also, I am very honored to the closing words made by Mr. Suzuki and Mr. Tanaka. Mr. Suzuki, the chairman of Chubu Nihon Kajinkai, said, "I felt as if my soul was embraced by the soul of tanka-reading. It was a very new feeling I experienced ever. It was a wonderful performance." Mr. Tanaka, the secretary general of Chubu Nihon Kajinkai, said, "In the beginning, I was somewhat bothered by the noise from the outside of the room, however, after a while, I did not even hear the noise at all." |
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The hall staff who served as the receptionists. |
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Two gentlemen who organized everyting of the event. Left: Mr. Takeshi Suzuki, the chairman of Chubu Nihon Kajinkai. Right: Mr. Tetsuo Tanaka, the secretary general of Chubu Nihon Kajinkai, and the member of Kokoro-No-Hana. |
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Mr. Suzuki made the opening remarks. |
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Mr. Tanaka introduced me. |
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Reading performance by me, "Prayer for Peace." |
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With the attendants who remained the room after the event. (It was a pity that some attendants had to leave early and could not get the photo taken together.) |
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The hall staff who helped the event. Thank you very much! |
Saturday, November 3, 2018
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On Oct. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, I performed biringual tanka reading in Pasadena, California. Thank you very much for everyone who gathered to the sessions! |
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Sunday, September 30, 2018
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