Live Events
Kansai TV presents an exciting line up of live events and performing arts. Over the years, Kansai TV has produced, organized and promoted large scale events and performing arts to cater for all audiences.
Kansai TV has organized ten Japan tours of the dynamic dance entertainment shows “Burn the Floor” and “Floorplay”, to a total audience of near 500,000!
Kansai TV also supports and sponsors the classic and traditional arts. We have organized Japan tours of the Paris Opera, Teatro San Carlo of Napoli and Teatro Verdi Trieste, and the "Osaka Heisei Nakamura-za" with star Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanzaburo in an Edo period Kabuki theatre.
We also hold the hugely popular Cirque du Soleil performances in Osaka, and recently held the immensely successful "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibition in Osaka.
Kansai TV continues to bring you the best in live entertainment!
Ballett am Rhein “Swan Lake”
“Swan Lake” as you’ve never seen before！
Led by Martin Schläpfer,
Ballett am Rhein makes its sensational Japan debut！
Martin Schläpfer
（ Ballett am Rhein Artistic Director, First Choreographer ）
Ballett am Rhein is the ballet company of Deutsche Oper am Rhein, one of Germany’s leading opera houses founded in 1956.It continues to enthrall audiences around Europe with its outstanding performances, and will make its much anticipated Japan debut with “Swan Lake”, Tchaikovsy’s most famous ballet. Swiss choreographer Martin Schläpfer’s innovative version of “Swan Lake” premiered in Germany in June 2018. Stylish and highly individual in its dance, costumes, lighting and scenery, this modern “Swan Lake” was a huge success captivating audiences in sold out performances. This will mark the first time Martin Schläpfer’s “Swan Lake” has been performed abroad. An experience of the world of “ultimate art” not to be missed.
Program
“Swan Lake”
Choreography： Martin Schläpfer
Performance： Ballett am Rhein
Conductor： Motonori Kobayashi（Conductor, Theater Dortmund）
Orchestra： Theater Orchestra Tokyo（Tokyo performance）
Osaka Symphony Orchestra （Hyogo performance）
Schedule
Tokyo performance
Dates：
September 20th （Fri） 6：30pm （doors open 5：45 pm）
September 21st （Sat）11：30am （doors open 10：45am）
6：30pm （doors open 5：45 pm）
Venue： Orchard Hall, Bunkamura
Hyogo performance
Dates： September 28th （Sat）3pm （doors open 2：15 pm）
Venue： Grand Hall, Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Tickets
On sale from May 25th （Sat） 10am
S seats：20,000 JPY, A seats：17,000 JPY, B seats：14,000 JPY, C seats：11,000 JPY
D seats：8,000 JPY, SS seats：25,000 JPY
All seats reserved, incl.tax
＊No admission for children under school age
Photos by Gert Weigelt
The Magic of Alice in Wonderland Exhibition
Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was first published over 150 years ago. Already translated into 170 languages, it a global best- selling story continuously published every year. The wonderful world and endearing characters that Alice finds down the rabbit hole continue to enchant fans of all ages, all around the world.
In this exhibition, which includes 32 works on display in Japan for the first time, we trace “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” from its origin, illustrating how this well- loved story has influenced many genres to this day.
Details
Dates： March 16th （Sat） to May 26th （Sun）
Venue： Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art 3rd Floor, Gallery Wing
Open： 10am to 5pm （Last admission 30 minutes before closing time）
Closed： Mondays and May 7th （Open on April 29th and May 6th ）
Tickets
■At the Door
Adults：1,400 JPY
University/ High school students： 1,000 JPY
Junior high/ elementary school students 600 JPY
Free admission for children under elementary school age
Official website： http://www.alice2019-20.jp/
Making the Difference： Vermeer and Dutch Art
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch master painter of the 17th century, whose art works are known for their tranquil scenes and characteristic expressions of light, continues to enthrall art fans around the world.
In this exhibition we will show works of Vermeer and Dutch painters of the same period. It is said that only 35 of Vermeer’s works survive today. Of these, six paintings will be shown in this exhibition, including “The Procuress” which will be shown in Japan for the first time. This exceeds the five works shown in the exhibition “The Public and the Private in the Age of Vermeer” which was held in 2000 at the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art and attracted approximately 600,000 visitors. This will be the largest Vermeer exhibition held to date in Western Japan.
In particular, “The Procuress” is a highly important work highlighting the change in Vermeer’s style from biblical subject matter to those of daily life. The gentleman depicted in the left is said to be a self-portrait of Vermeer. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover an unknown side of the “Master of Light”
Details
Dates： February 16th （Sat） ～ May 12th （Sun）
Venue： Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
Closed： Mondays （Open on national holidays, in this case closed the next weekday） Open on April 30th and May 7th
Open： 9：30 am ～ 5pm （ Last admission 30 minutes before closing time）
Tickets
■Advance Sales
Adults： 1,600JPY University/ High school students： 1,300JPY
■At the Door
Adults： 1,800JPY University/ High school students： 1,500JPY
＊Children （up to Junior high school students）, disabled people with one attendant： Free
Official website： https://www.ktv.jp/event/vermeer/