People in every era have loved flowers, but Japanese predecessors in ikebana felt that flowers were not only beautiful but could reflect the passing of time and the feelings in their own hearts. When people sense plants’ unspoken words and silent movements, they intensify their impressions through form, a form which becomes ikebana, a unique art of Japanese tradition.
We arrange plants cut and removed from nature so that they are filled with new beauty when placed in a new environment. Rather than simply re-create the shape a plant had in nature, we can create with branches, leaves, and flowers a new form that holds our impression of a plant’s beauty as well as the marks of our own spirit.
Assigned as a Cultural Envoy by the Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan, Mr. SASAKI Yasuhito, a Japanese Ikebana professor from one of the most long-standing Ikebana schools in Japan -the Ikenobo, will tour Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore for introducing Ikebana. He will have a series of presentations of flower arrangement in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi this September.
On the auspicious occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents a Demonstration and Workshop on IKEBANA” to the Vietnamese audience in Hanoi on September 16th to 19th. The events open free to the public. For workshops, pre-registration is required (see the contact below for your registration.)
In HCMC
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Time: September 12 – 13, 2010 (see over for dates, times and venues)
Venue: The Youth’s Cultural House of Ho Chi Minh City
& Women Cultural House of Ho Chi Minh City
Admission: free
Contact:
Japan Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City
13-17 Nguyen Hue St., D.1, HCMC Tel: 08-3822-5314
In Hanoi
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Time: September 16th ~ 19th, 2010 (see over for dates, times and venues)
Venue: Vietnamese Women Museum
36 Ly thuong Kiet St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
Admission: free
Contact: Ms. Trang / Ms. Vân
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
Tel: 04-3944-7419 / Email: jpfhanoi@jpf.org.vn
Ikebana craftman SASAKI Yasuhito
Ikebana craftman - Sasaki Yusuhito
– In 1985: Participated in the Ikenobo school .
Ikebana craftman of the Hokkaido Assiciation (Japan).
– In 2003: Became Ikebana instructor in USA and Canada.
– In 2004: Organized lecture on Ikebana in Vietnam (in HCMC) and Myanmar at the invitation of the Japan Foundation in an attemp to universalize Japanese flower arranging in and outside Japan.
– In July 2010: Be appointed as a Japan Cultural Envoy by the Agency for Cultural Affairs – Government of Japan.
About Ikenobo School
The history of Ikenobo is the history of ikebana. Ikebana began with Ikenobo over the first 550 years.The Ikenobo association’s headquarter locates in Kyoto, Japan and has members and branches worldwide. Based on the traditional flower arranging, the Ikenobo asscociation has studied and developed numberous forms of modern Ikebana.
SCHEDULE
In HCMC
(September 12 – 13, 2010)
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9:15 ~ 11:15
Youth’s Cultural House of Ho Chi Minh City
4 Pham Ngoc Thach St., D.1, HCMC
Monday 13 Sep, 2010
9:00 ~ 11:00
Women Cultural House of Ho Chi Minh City 192-194 Ly Chinh Thang St., D.3, HCMC
14:00 ~ 16:00
In Hanoi
(September 16 – 19, 2010)
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Venue: Room 203, Vietnam Woman Museum
36 Ly Thuong Kiet St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi
(Demonstration and workshop are conducted in Japanese language with Vietnamese interpretation)
Thursday, Sep16,2010
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08:30～10:30 Demonstration
(for students of the Japanese Dept., Hanoi University)
14:00～15:30 Demonstration
(for students of the Japanese Dept., Hanoi University)
16:00～17:30 Workshop (pre-registration is required, maximum of 30 people)
Friday, Sep17,2010
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10:00～11:30 Demonstration
(for Japanese people and pre-registration is required)
14:00～15:30 Workshop (pre-registration is required, maximum of 30 people)
16:00～17:30 Demonstration (open to the public)
Saturday, Sep18,2010
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09:00～10:30 Demonstration (open to the public)
14:00～15:30 Workshop (pre-registration is required, maximum of 30 people)
16:00～17:30 Workshop (pre-registration is required, maximum of 30 people)
Sunday, Sep19,2010
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09:00～10:30 Workshop (pre-registration is required, maximum of 30 people)
14:00～15:30 Workshop (pre-registration is required, maximum of 30 people)
16:00～17:30 Workshop (pre-registration is required, maximum of 30 people)
