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Kawai Ikuko: Women Who Embrace the Shadow

Night One: Yukio Mishima's "The Yawning of Virtue

2026/06/06(sa.) 16:00 Starting

New National Theatre, Middle Theatre （Tokyo）

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Kawai Ikuko: Women Who Embrace the Shadow

Ikuko Kawai, "a violinist who crosses borders," will write, direct, and compose the music for this musical epic project. In the first of two consecutive nights of performances combining literature and music, the theme is Yukio Mishima's "The Yorozu of Virtue," and the stage will be filled with the melancholy and passion of piazzolla chansons and the prestigious words of Yukio Mishima. The performance features Ikuko Kawai (violin), Satoshi Kitamura (bandoneon), Nahoko Aoki (piano), Jun Saito (double bass), Christopher Hardy (percussion), a string quartet of N Resonance members, and Ken Kikuchi and Miri Murano (dance), among other splendid performers. Along with sensual dance, the program depicts the psychology of an absurd woman, and in the second half, a special ensemble will present a passionate tango Piazzolla and a concert of popular numbers. Please look forward to this innovative performing art, which will be explored together with young performers active in the Japanese and Western music worlds.

Program

  • Milonga of Angels

  • Hymn of Love

  • Ravian Rose

  • escualo

Subject to change

Performer

  • Ikuko Kawai

    violin

  • Satoshi Kitamura

    bandoneon

  • Nahoko Aoki

    piano

  • Jun Saito

    contrabass

  • Christopher Hardy.

    percussion

  • Members of the NHK Symphony Orchestra

    string quartet

  • Ken Kikuchi

    dance

  • Miri Murano

    dance

Admission and ticket purchase

  • Admission fee

    *The program and performers will be different on the 6th and 7th. Please confirm in advance before purchasing.

    About Tickets with Privileges
    *Tickets with benefits are SS and S seats with benefits goods, and do not guarantee seats in the front.
    Only one of the bonus goods will be given per ticket with a bonus.
    The award will be exchanged at the venue on the day of the performance.
    The "Original Anniversary Newspaper" is the same as the one distributed at the "Ikuko Kawai Debut 25th Anniversary Concert" and "Virtue no Yoromeki" performances. Also, "LUNA" DVD is a product that has been on sale since 2020.

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