August 18 (Thu.), 2022
PR & Marketing Section
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater(Aichi Arts Foundation)
Tel: 052-955-5506
Aichi Arts Foundation

Press Release

Saburo Teshigawara’s First Stage Performance in Aichi
after Winning the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement atthe 2022 Venice Biennale

Dance Concert by Saburo Teshigawara:

Live Music & Dance
The Aichi Prefectural Art Theater will present a Dance Concert by Saburo Teshigawara: Live Music & Dance“Heavenly Gardens” at the Concert Hall on September 16 (Friday) and 17 (Saturday), 2022.
An original program developed and produced by the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, the Dance Concert series waslaunched in 2016 to present a collaborative live dance and music performance by world-class artists at theConcert Hall. This is the sixth show of the series.
“Heavenly Gardens” is a collaboration of dancers and a cellist, and will be presented as a world premiere. The
concept of this show was first conceived in 2021, and the cellist who will appear was announced in April 2022.
Rehearsals at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater are scheduled to start in early September 2022.
The dance performance will be given by Saburo Teshigawara, Artistic Director of the Aichi PrefecturalArt Theater, who was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Dance at the 2022 Venice
Biennale, and Rihoko Sato, who has flourished as a choreographer and artistic collaborator in recentyears.
The musical part will be played by Jonathan Roozeman, a talented young Finnish-Dutch cellist and award
winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, who has played with the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra among others.
The pieces to be played in the show include the Suites for Solo Cello by J.S. Bach and the Sonata for Solo Celloby Kodály. Please come to the theater and enjoy the unparalleled live dance and music performance.

Inquiries
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater (Aichi Arts Foundation)
PR & Marketing Section (Takeishi), Programming & Production Section (Uebayashi)
1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, 461-8525
Email: pr@aaf.or.jp

Tel: 052-955-5506

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Website: https://www-stage.aac.pref.aichi.jp/event/detail/000739.html (in Japanese)
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Saburo Teshigawara

Rihoko Sato

Jonathan Roozeman

Program___J.S. Bach: Suites for Solo Cello (selected)
Cassadó: Suites for Solo Cello (selected)
Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello Op.8
*The program is subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances.

Program Information__Title: Dance Concert by Saburo Teshigawara: Live Music & Dance “Heavenly Gardens”
Times and dates: 19:00 on September 16 (Friday), 2022
19:00 on September 17 (Saturday), 2022
(Doors open 45 minutes before the show starts.)
Venue: Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Concert Hall
Ticket price: Reserved seating only. S: ¥7,000, A: ¥5,000, U25: Half of each ticket price*To be eligible for a U25 ticket, you must be under 25 years of age as of the date of the performance. (Proof of age
is required.)*Preschool children are not allowed to enter.
Paid childcare service is available on September 17 (Saturday) only. (Prior application is required.)
Eligibility: Preschool children aged one year or older: ¥1,000 per child (incl. tax)
Application deadline: September 10 (Saturday), 2022
Inquiry: Office Palette Co., Ltd.
Tel: 0120-353-528 (052-562-5005 for cellular phone)Open 9:00–17:00 on Monday to Friday, and 9:00–12:00 on Saturday (Closed on Sunday and nationalholidays)*Hearing loops and wheelchairs are available for rent. If you need one, please contact the office of the Aichi
Prefectural Art Theater (Tel: 052-211-7552, apat_info@aaf.or.jp).
*Entrance may not be allowed after the performance commences.
*The program and performers may change due to unavoidable circumstances.
Ticket availability: Now on sale
Ticketing:○ Online ticket service by Aichi Prefectural Art Theater at https://www-stage.aac.pref.aichi.jp/event (in Japanese)○ Box office at Aichi Arts Center (on the second basement floor) Tel: 052-972-0430*Open 10:00–19:00 on weekdays and 10:00–18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays.
Closed on Mondays, and if Monday falls on a national holiday, on the following weekday.
Organizer and producer: Aichi Prefectural Art Theater
Supporting organizations:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Grant to promote cultural and artistic activities provided under the Project to Revitalize
Theaters and Concert Halls)
Japan Arts Council
The Aichi Prefectural Art Theater takes the following measures to prevent Covid-19 infection at its events; please readthese instructions in advance: https://www-stage.aac.pref.aichi.jp/about/news2020_01.html (in Japanese)

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