This bilingual public forum, organized by Tiempo Iberoamericano, will explore intercultural engagement through the arts by dialoguing about cutting edge initiatives or practical experiences across government, business, NPO and academic sectors towards dynamic community development.
During the Q. & A., the specially invited panelists from Saga and Fukuoka can share their perspectives with local participants.

This forum is part of the two-day festival (September 23rd and 24th, 2017) - 1st INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL THROUGH THE ARTS. This two hour moderated forum with five invited panelists will be open to the general public as well as conference delegates free of charge.

Tiempo hopes that not only scholars, and educators but also practitioners and community stake-holders from different fields will join the dialogue on intercultural engagement through the arts for dynamic community development.

Workshop schedule

It is an interactive event where you can enjoy many different cultures in one night. Enjoy the powerful performances of Latin, Flamenco, Argentine Tango and Bellydancers and musicians.
Our special guest is“Wagakudan Japan Marvelous” whose creative and alternative performances are very popular around the world. The group uses traditional Japan instruments-drums, a koto harp and bamboo flute.

Artists

Japan Marvelous Drummers

An award winning Japanese Drum Group, recognized all over the Globe!
Having performed in over 20 countries across the globe, Japan Marvelous Drummers’ eight performers use the traditional instruments of Japan including drums of all sizes, the koto harp, bamboo flutes and clarinet to create a truly unique show. Combining the power of these instruments with dance, humour and beauty, this intense rhythmic show has the power to change the way you think about Japan forever. In August, 2015, Japan Marvelous Drummers performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 for the second time, receiving 5 stars reviews 2 years in a row.

Shoko Kawahara (17-string Koto)

1996 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Traditional Japanese Music. Major: Koto music (Ikuta style). 1998 Graduated from Tokai University, Master of the Graduate of Arts. Major: Sound Art. 1999 Graduated from Tokai University, Master of the Graduate of Arts as a special non-degree student Major: Sound Art.
In addition, she continues studying and researching by taking a part in planning concerts such as “The World of the 17-stringed Japanese Koto Part I to III” in Tokyo in 2012. Also, she plays a supervisory roles in junior high schools in Fukuoka city through the Municipal Board of Education. For example, She works at Fukuoka University of Education and Fukuoka Woman’s Junior College as a part-time instructor, Japanese Koto music club at Hara central Junior high school and Fukuoka Chikushi Jogakuen Senior high school as an instructor.

Silvana Reyes
Flamenco

Verónica Nieto
Flamenco

Conrado Gmeiner
Flamenco

Ahlam
Orienta dance

Joel Tempestti
Agueda Mansilla
Tango

Pablo Sosa
Salsa / Caribbean dance

Yenis Flores
Salsa / Caribbean dance

Proyección Flamenca
Yuri Yoshihara, Sonoko Oka, Naoko Hirata, Yukaha Hidera

Anacaona
Yuka Kamikakimoto, Namiko Shimada, Maori Yoshikawa, Rie Fujinobu

As this is an inaugural event, the art exhibition and poster session invited a broad variety of artwork and posters that addressed the conference themes in some way. As such, it didn't follow any selective process, but rather sought to further enhance the event through offering a rich space to presenters and exhibitors to share their productions or work for the benefit of participants and visitors alike. Poster work on display sees a broad range of approaches focused on intercultural exchange and/or learning across communities, fields of expertise and cultures. In line with our initial vision for this project, some of the presented work are more academically and/or educationally oriented, while others explore and blend ideas freely, hoping to engage and challenge the visitor in ways not thought of before.

POSTER SESSIONS

Co-ordinators: Peter Roux & Elida Maria Matsumoto
Free of charge

• A curriculum for Intercultural Learning
• Japanese Bamboo Work: Their Trajectory from ‘Crafts’ in Japan to ‘Bamboo Art’ in U.S.
• Intercultural communication through French comics
• Five (science) stories, Five artists
• Moving the body and shaping the mind
• Ceramic Art - Fusion: A blend of East and West
• Exhibition of cultural exchange: Felter hats and accompanying drawings

Alonso Beti
- Painter -

She was born in Boka in Argentina where the cradle of Tango. In his early ages, she started painting as a tool of selfexpression. She studied art in la escuela nacional de Bellas Artes Prylidiano Pueyrredon. She has been holding her individual shows in Argentina and abroad. Also, she has been trained the younger generations at her atelier over 30 years.
At present, she has been working on the portraits of the Argentina historiacal heroes by the commission of the Argentina ministry of culture.

Angeles Hererra
- Painter -

Independent, Visual Arts Professor; Plastic Arts Artist, Art Educator and Creator of Mosaics.

Shinya Mori
- Painter -

For 15 years, Shinya Mori has been traveling to Spain, engaging in art activities. Lately he’s also been developing his creativity in the city of Fukuoka. The feature of his work is highlighted in its line, point and colors.

Vincent Lefrançois
- Illustrator -

Elida Maria Matsumoto
- Art educator and art therapist -

Elida is an art educator and fine artist working with Art and Healing and she is The College of Healing Foundation course tutor and Practitioner course support teacher in Japan.

This is an international conference on Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts: Community Development, Education and Policy in which more than 20 educators and specialists from all over the world will present their research and investigations.
Two or three speakers will present in separate sessions about every theme.You can choose some themes that you are interested in and listen to the related presentations.

This conference is co-organized by NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano in Fukuoka, and the Multicultural Fitness Community, which is based at Saga University, in Japan. It is supported by the Faculty of Art and Regional Design, and the Faculty of Culture and Education at Saga University. It is also supported by Cultnet , which is a group of researchers sharing an interest in ‘the cultural dimension’ of language teaching.

The organizers and supporters of Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts: Community Development, Education and Policy aim to generate wide-ranging forms of intercultural dialogue through which interconnected global and local issues can be explored within the spheres of education, language, culture, and society through the arts. Scholars, educators, practitioners and community stake-holders from different fields will be invited to participate in this event to further promote intercultural exchange, community development, and educational and policy initiatives through the arts.

Please visit the conference website (abstracts) to check their presentation themes.

You are invited to attend one of 4 concurrent, moderated sessions in any of the conference languages - English, Japanese or Spanish. The purpose of this concluding session is to bring together scholars and community members to deepen mutual understanding and explore how to support ongoing Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts, as captured in the three strands of Community Development, Education and Policy.

Floating Moderator: Dr.Andy Nonaka, Intercultural Communication, President, CommSkill Co., Ltd.

Moderators:
1- Elida Maria Matsumoto (Japanese), Fine Artist, Educator, Art Healer, Flaming Elephant NPO Founder
2 - Peter Roux (English), Lecturer, Organization for General Education, Saga University
3 - Santiago Hererra (Spanish), Founder and President, NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano
4 - Stephanie Weston (Multilingual), Professor, International Relations, Law Faculty, Fukuoka University

Two or three speakers will present in separate sessions about every theme in the conference. Also we have scheduled some workshops on different themes.
Please choose and reserve sessions or workshops you are interested in from among a general program that will be released soon.
* Open Forum (on the 23rd), Artist performances and Art exhibitions (on the 23rd and 24th) are free to join.

1 admission: ¥1,000
   * Workshop, Session ( panel presentations ) or Tiempo 4 ALL Party

Voucher: ¥2,500
   ** 4 sessions + TIEMPO 4 ALL PARTY Admission fee