Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Reading Performance.
Tanka reading performance oveseas.
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Aug. 13, I appeared on “Mussashino On-line” a radio program of Musashino FM. In addition to my tanka-reading performance, Mr. Hideyuki Niki, a baritone singer, sang two pieces of my tanka with his amazing voice to heartfelt piano melody played by Ms. Yumi Nakamura. It was an ideal collaboration that I have been dreaming of because I felt that these two wonderful musicians truly understand the world of my tanka and represented in a way of music. I am excited about their concert to be held on Aug. 24, at “Ohmi Gakudo” hall in Tokyo Opera City. Mr. Niki will sing three more pieces of my tanka (in total 5 pieces!!). |
Monday, August 13, 2012
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June 17, 2012 Acted as a substitute personality for Ms. Yoko Tamaki's radio program. Thanks to the great help of Ms. Kyo Hoshino, the guest to the program, and Mr. Kishimoto, a staff of FM Taman, I was able to finish the very important roll without any difficulties. Thank you very much for the precious experience! |
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June 16, 2012 Attended the Requiem Concert of the 17th Okinawa Peace & Antiwar Festival in Itoman-city together with the members of Ms. Yoko Tamaki's "Kurenai Tanka Kai" and Ms. Katsuyo Kina's "Sumire Tanka Kai." Both of these Tanka groups have been particpating this event for eight years to date. I did some Tanka reading and played background music, while Mr. Yukihiro Gushi played Okinawan harp together with us. |
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I started participating to this event in 2009, and it was my 4th year. Having 104 pieces of tanka poems sent from all over Japan, the event held in the year of the 40th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan was very successful and meaningful. I believe in the importance of this annual event, and would like to conitinue being a part of it. |
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June 15, 2012 Attended a tanka-reading gathering at the house of Ms. Yoko Tamaki, the Chief of "Kurenai Tanka Kai." I performed reading of Tanka and Essays while playing musical instruments, which I brought from Tokyo, such as Hamone, Tibetan bells, Rainsticks and chajchas. It was really wonderful that Mr. Yukihiro Gushi, an Okinawan dancer & musician, played Okinawan harp as a background music, which added very nice flavor to the performance. |
Monday, June 18, 2012
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May 10, 2012 I also did the tanka reading at the Tamworth library. My visit to Australia was introduced in Eucalypt :a tanka journal. |
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
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