HIROKO KOSHINO

The 12th Nagauta Kinekatsukai National Competition will be held in the Kabukiza Theatre.

Hiroko Koshino is an accredited Nagauta performer who received the name of Kineya Katsuroku-jo.
At the national competition, in addition to performing “Kanjincho”, she will produce the stage background for the Kinekatsukai’s traditional Nagauta medley “Shokyokushu”. Famous Nagauta songs will be performed with the background of Sumi ink drawings she painted while taking inspiration from each song.
Please look forward to the new world of Nagauta combining tradition and innovation.
We look forward to your visit.

*Hiroko Koshino, or Kineya Katsuroku-jo, will perform “Kanjincho” on Sunday, April 28.

Date & time: Saturday, April 27 Venue open at 10:00 a.m., performance from 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 28 Venue open at 10:00 a.m., performance from 10:30 a.m. (schedule to end at 9:00 p.m.)

Venue: Kabukiza Theatre (4-12-15, Ginza, Chuo-ku)

Admission: Adults 6,000 yen Students 2,000 yen

*If you wish to attend, please contact the Kinekatsukai Office directly.
http://www.kinekatsu.com/

Hiroko Koshino will appear in the Premium Talk section of the NHK’s popular morning news program “Asaichi”.
In the live studio talk, she will present her latest work and private news with some video clips, with a focus on her 2019 AW collection held on Friday, March 22.
She will also talk about the stage background she will draw for the Kinekatsukai National Competition in which she will participate on Sunday, April 28.
Please look forward to it.

TV program: Asaichi Premium Talk

Date & time: Friday, April 19, 2019 8:15 a.m. – 9:54 a.m.

TV station: NHK General

Hiroko Koshino presented her 2019 AW collection in Yebisu Garden Hall on Friday, March 22.
This season’s theme is “3D – 2D – 3D”. The 52 creations were created through the process of flattening things with shapes and reconstructing them into new shapes. Together with the guest pianist Mr. Yukio Yokoyama, we created one-night-only environmental art combining fashion, music and artistry. We would like to express our thanks to those who attended the show.

Kobe Fashion Museum will hold the “Hiroko Koshino Fashion Show GET YOUR STYLE!” on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, 2019. We started to call for models on Monday, March 18 and received a great number of applications. We therefore decided to stop accepting applications before the announced date. For the viewing, we took reservations on a first-come, first-served basis and reached the full capacity. The reservation is now closed.

1. Current situation
(1) Number of models to be selected
100 (50 per day)
(2) Number of applicants
650 (as of noon, March 26, 2019)

2. Shortening of entry period
(1) Before change
Monday, March 18, 2019 – Monday, May 13, 2019
(2) After change
Monday, March 18, 2019 – Sunday, March 31, 2019

3. Other
If you did not receive an automatic reply after sending the model/viewing application, please allow emails from the domain @hirokokoshino-tokyo.com in your inbox settings and contact hkt@hirokokoshino-tokyo.com

4. Contact
Regarding the model/viewing application
Hiroko Koshino Inc.
Email: hkt@hirokokoshino-tokyo.com

Tuesday, April 2 – Saturday, June 6, 2019
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. *Open at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27
Closed: Sundays / Wednesday, May 1

KH Gallery Ginza will hold the exhibition entitled “Hiroko Koshino – New Creations of Traditional Performing Arts”. Koshino grew up watching Kabuki with her grandfather and became acquainted with various forms of Japanese traditional culture. In particular, she has trained in Nagauta Shamisen for many years: she is an accredited performer belonging to Kinekatsukai. For the national competition of Nagauta Kinekatsukai which will be held in the Kabukiza Theatre in late April this year, she will draw the stage background for the Shokyokushu medley. This exhibition presents the new original ink paintings for the stage background, as well as Koshino’s works related to traditional culture. The original stage background paintings that she drew for famous Nagauta songs express the diverse worlds of Sumi ink. These works will be printed on large stage curtains using the technology of Seiren Co., Ltd. and will decorate the climax scene. The exhibition will also present kimono that she painted directly with a brush to wear it at the concert, as well as lacquerware that she decorated on the occasion of her exhibition in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, in 2018. All the works displayed in the exhibition are the results of collaboration brought forth by Koshino who truly loves Japanese traditional performing arts and culture. Please enjoy the new creations that combine the value of tradition with a modern aesthetic sense, through which Koshino hopes people feel closer to the traditional art.